Starlet Instruction Ord. No. 00 6140 It s not a toy! GB
Content Safety Information 2 General Information 3 Technical data Box contents Highlights 3 Building the Model 3-13 Set-up 13 Recommended Accessories 14 Plans 15-19 Safety Information This model is not a toy! Suitable for people over 14 year. Note: Not suitable for children under 36 months. Risk of suffocation. Contains small parts which can be swallowed. WARNING! Read the instructions carefully before using the model. Keep the instructions and packing after reading it. Operating Safety Instructions This product is not intended for use by individuals (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and / or knowledge, unless they are supervised by a person responsible for their safety and is able to give instructions about how the product should be used. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the porduct. Warning: Risk of eye injury! Keep a safe distance of at least 1 m. Keep hands, hair and loose clothing away from the rotor, not reach into the rotors. Never allow anything to come into contact with the rotors. The model can only be flown in good weather. Do not fly in wind, rain or thunder storms. Find a place to fly which complies with any laws, and is free from obstacles such as trees, houses or power cables. The model should not be changed in any way, doing so will invalidate the guarantee. Do not expose the model or batteries to direct sunlight, always keep them in the shade. Important Information for use of batteries and battery packs Adhere to the specification of how the batteries should be taken out or placed into the product. Do not recharge disposable batteries! Rechargeable batteries should be taken out of the model before charging (if applicable)! Only charge rechargeable batteries under adult supervision! Different types of batteries or new and used batteries should not be used together! Adhere to correct polarity! Remove spent batteries from the device! Do not short circuit connection terminals! The included battery is not charged! Charge before use! Do not charge the battery pack immediately after use! If the battery pack becomes warm during use, leave it to cool down before charging! Avoid short circuits! This could in the worst case cause fires and in any case it will reduce the battery life. Only recharge battery packs with same capacity and specifications as the supplied battery pack if you intend to use the supplied charger. Keep batteries away from small children! Information on how to charge the battery pack: Connect the battery to the charger. Plug the charger into the socket. Charge the battery pack until it is fully charged. Once fully charged, unplug the charger from the wall socket and disconnect the battery from the charger! The battery is now ready to use! General Safety Instructions Contains small parts, danger of choking. Keep away from children Never operate the model on rain or over damp surfaces, this may damage the electronics. If this model is the first radio controlled model which you are attempting to build or fly, you should secure the assistance of an experienced model pilot. Your local dealer will be able to assist you in locating your local model aircraft club or experienced pilots in your area. NEVER fly your model over people and never operate the model in way which may endanger people or animals. Before and after every flight inspect the model for damage, and rectify any faults before you attempt to take off. The operator is responsible for any damage caused by the operation of flying models. 2
General Information As the company JAMARA e. K. has no influence over the use, maintenance or conditions under which our products will operate, we accept no responsibility for any damage caused be it of a physical, financial or theoretical nature. JAMARA e. K. will accept no claim against it which results directly or indirectly from the operation or use of ist products. Your Statutory Rights apply, any claim made against us will be based solely on the retail price of the product, and limited to the model only. This will not apply if we are proved to be legally responsible or when gross negligence can be proved. Attention! In some countries it is a legal requirement to carry third party indemnity insurance when operating a radio controlled model. Please ask your local dealer, governing body or your insurance company for details. Attention! Switch the transmitter on first then the model. When you are finisished first switch off the model then the transmitter.. Technical data Wing Span ~ 1080 mm Weight ~ 650-750 g Servos 4 x 9 g Battery LiPo 1800mAh 3N No responsibility is taken for the correctness of this information. Subject to change without prior notice. Errors and omissions excepted. Box contents Model Undercarriage Accessories Instructions Highlights Laser cut kit Ideal to have with you at all times Prepared for retracts Aileron, elevator, vertical fin and throttle Fuselage made of balsa and plywood Wings made of wood in rib construction 1. Mount the undercarriage support. 2. The undercarriage wire support is doubled-layered as shown 3. and glued together. 4. Undercarriage support and fuselage side peices are jointed and aligned in a right angle. 3
5. Insert further ribs and glue together.!!adhere to right angle and make sure nothing is displaced!! 6. The construction is turned. Servo/ battery board and motor support are mounted. 7. The motor support already has a side pull and drop installed. Looking from the cockpit the motor rib is showing to the right. 8. The fuselage rib and fuselage belts are glued. 9. The ribs at the rear for the fuselage are inserted into the groove and glued. 10. 3 x 4 mm balsa belts are glued to underside and upside. 4
11. The frame for the battery cover are assembled as shown. For it to fit nicely we recommend to glue it later on once the fuselage is completed. 12. The half-rib is now glued to the fuselage. 13. The baldachin support is mounted from the shown parts. 14. The slat for wire guidance is glued into place 15. The baldrachin is made of 4 long wire pieces and 2 diagonal joints. 16. The 4 long wires are glued into the groove and fixed with the plywood side pieces.. 5
17. Plank fuselage with 1.5 mm balsa 18. underside with 2 mm balsa. 19. The fuselage top is planked with 1.5 mm at the front. 20. The fuselage back is planked with 1.5 mm balsa and at the top it is rounded with 4 mm balsa leftovers. 21. 4 mm balsa sanded. 22. The battery cover planked and sanded. 6
23. The transition from fuselage to empennage is now completed. Glue a place holder made of 4 mm balsa leftovers together and lay on fuselage. Do not glue it to the fuselage. 24. 4 mm balsa is glued to the fuselage frontal.!!do not let glue drop on the empennage dummy!! 25. The balsa pieces are sanded incl. the empennage dummy. If successful the rear of the fuselage will look as shown once the dummy has been pulled out. 26. The empennage can be fitted to check. You may have to adjust for the rudders to be in a right angle to the fuselage. 27. The empennage and rudder. The wire will be used to joint the elevator. 28. To build a wing mounting support, use the enclosed plywood pieces. 7
29. The support is inserted into the fuselage and the wing is put on top. The support is taken out at a later stage. It was made to fit and position the wing supports on fuselage/ wing. 30. The wire is bent according to plan 31. and later fixed with a plywood piece. 32. The cowling is made of two halfs which are later glued together. 33. To achive more glue surface, rests from inside can be glued to the edge. 34. Once both pieces are glued together, the fuselage is sanded wet with 400 600 sanding paper. 8
35. The undercarriage cover is made of 3 layers of balsa. The first layer is cut out of 1.5 mm balsa with overlap. For filling in width, 3 mm balsa is used. 36. Pants made of 4 x 6 mm balsa (image without 2 mm side pieces). 37. Sanded pants. 38. The rudder is sanded on one side if foil is used as hindge and on both sides if a hindge is used. 40. The plywood holm is glued to the plank along the edge. 41. The holm is fitted with ribs and the rear holm is inserted. The shorted holm is not glued yet. 9
41. Now everything is fixed by glueing all parts together. You can also use the plan to do so but a straight line with a right angle is efficient. Only glue parts together which are aligned. 42. The tailing edge is mounted out of 3 parts. 43. The aileron ledge is glued. 44. Small pockets are made of playwood for joining the wings later on. 45. In this pocket small alu angle brackets are glued into place. 46. Now the front third can also be planked. 10
47. The servo frame is glued together. 48. And the cover scrued. 49. One left and right wheel arch is glued together. 50. Wheel arches are glued and the leading edge is also glued. 51. Trailing edge and ribs are supported with small balsa triangles. 52. Upper planking of wings with the leading edge 11
53. Both wing parts are now glued to the holm. 54. The curved edge is adjusted to fit the planking with balsa leftovers. 55. Sand edge once finished. 56. The wing is now fitted and the baldachin is aligned. 57 Clamps and alu angles are glued at first. Later they can be removed with the playwood fitting. 58. The alu angles are used in the wings 8 times. Cut approx 20 mm of alu off, drill through and bend. 12
59. Also for the outer braces alu angles are glued into the pocket. 60. Made from 1.5 mm balsa leftovers a frame is made for the rudder horn so the foil does not crinkle. 61. Servo mounting. 62. Finished model Set-up Aileron: +/- 10 mm Ausschlag Elevator: +/- 10 mm deflexion Side rudder: +/- 25 mm deflexion Centre of Gravity: Down thrust: Traction: 46mm from the nose ~ 2 nach down ~ 2-2,5 right (depending on motor and prop) 13
Recommended Accessories No.13 2217 Motor A2217/8-BI No.08 1925 Controller Xetronic 25A No.34 0056 Propeller APC elektro 9 x 6 No.14 1368 Battery LiPoStar Turbo 1800mAh 3N No.17 4412 4 x Servos XT-9 No.17 7312 Tail Skid wheel steerable 25 mm complete 14
Plane - The original sized plan can be found on the DVD Starlet 15
Plane - The original sized plan can be found on the DVD Module Starlet 16
Plane - The original sized plan can be found on the DVD Module Starlet 1SV 1 EWD CG 17
Plane - The original sized plan can be found on the DVD Undercarriage 152 49 97,50 17,50 4 x 135 4 97,50 2 x 71 97,50 78 30 18
Plane - The original sized plan can be found on the DVD Brace 345 331 19
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