TGPF MX manual 7/4/ 08:47 Page
TGPF MX manual 7/4/ 08:47 Page MX Electric Powered 90% Assembled Semi-Scale Aircraft CONTENTS INSTRUCTION MANUAL Specificaton Introduction Kit Contents Inspection Tool and Equipment Needed Warranty Transmitter (RTF only) 4 Binding (RTF only) 4 Battery Charging (RTF only) 4. Undercarriage 5. Tail wheel 5. Elevator Tail Control Horns 6 4. Rudder Control Horns 6 5. Fitting Horizontal Stab Assembly 7 6. Fitting Vertical Stab Assembly 7 7. Connecting up Elevator and Rudder 7 8. Aileron Set Up 8 9. Fitting the wings 9 0. Checking the Vertical and Horizontal Stab 9. Propeller and Spinner 0. Canopy 0. Cooling 4. Centre of Gravity 5. Installing your Radio (Not RTF) Final Checks Flying the MX Spare Parts List 6 SPECIFICATIONS Wing Span: 400mm Total Length: 90mm Flying Weight: 900g Outrunner Brushless Motor 45 Amp ESC x 9g Servo (Ailerons) x 8g Servo (Elevator & Rudder) This kit has been designed for the discerning modeller looking for an introduction into aerobatics with a scale replica of the famous Mx. The airframe will perform with great style and grace and excells at aeromusical style freestyle. Please take a few minutes to read this instruction manual before beginning assembly. We have outlined a fast, clear and easy method to assemble the Mx and by familiarising yourself with this process it will aid in a quick, LiPo: 4.8v 00mAh 0C (RTF ONLY) LiPo v Charger (RTF ONLY).4Ghz Transmitter and Receiver (RTF ONLY) Material: EPO Foam CONGRATULATIONS ON PURCHASING YOUR MX FROM TOP GUN PARK FLITE. enjoyable and successful build. Top Gun Park Flite offer a full range of spares for this aircraft; should you unfortunately damage the aircraft, the foam can easily be repaired with all types of super glue or contact adhesive. (Please check on a small area that the adhesive does not attach the foam). We hope that you enjoy the assembly of your new Mx and we wish you success in the exciting world of Radio Controlled flight.
TGPF MX manual 7/4/ 08:47 Page KIT CONTENTS Fuselage Main Wing Set Carbon Wing Tube Vertical Tailplane Horizontal Tailplane Landing Gear Set Tail Wheel Set Blade Propeller Spinner Brushless outrunner 648 45 Amp Brushless Speed Controller LiPo v Charger (RTF ONLY) LiPo: 4.8v 00mAh 0C (RTF ONLY).4Ghz Transmitter and Receiver (RTF ONLY) Installed x 9g & x 8g Servo Accessories, Screw and fixings Bags INSPECTION Carefully inspect all the parts in the kit Before you assemble, should you find a manufacturing defect please contact the retail outlet where this product was purchased. ITEMS AND TOOLS REQUIRED TO FINISH THIS MODEL.4Ghz 4/6 Channel Radio and Recevier (not RTF) 00mAh 500mAh 4.8v LiPo Battery (not RTF) LiPo Battery Charger (not RTF) Small Pozidrive Screwdrive Small Flat Screwdriver Tape Measure Sticky Tape Hot Air Gun Thin Cynoacrylate Small File/Dremel Thread Lock Hook and Loop fastener mm Allen Key READ THIS BEFORE BEGINNING ASSEMBLY OF YOUR AIRCRAFT! THIS IS NOT A TOY! Only to be used by people over the age of 4 with RC flight experience. Serious injury, destruction of property or even death may result from the misuse of this product. This product must be assembled by the end user to produce a flying model. However it is beyond our control to monitor the finished aircraft that you produce. Top Gun Park Flite will in no way accept or assume responsibility or liability for damages resulting from the use of this user assembled product. This aircraft should be flown in accordance with the BMFA safety guidelines. It is highly recommended that you join the BMFA in order to be insured for third party damages and only operate this aircraft at approved flying sites. Top Gun Park Flite also highly recommend that you practice model RC flight on one of the many computer simulators such as Reality Craft Plane Master. If you are not willing to accept ALL liability for the use of this product please return it to the place of purchase immediately. PROPELLER Keep your hands and face away from the propeller as injury can occur. Keep loose items that could get entangled in the propeller away from the prop such as loose clothing, pens and paper. SMALL PARTS This contains many small parts and should not be left unattended near children as choking and serious injury could result BATTERIES When misused, Lithium Polymer batteries are much more volatile than Alkaline or NiMH. Please read the charging instructions and Safety Notes on page 4, 4 & 5 as mishandling can cause serious injury and fire. WARRANTY All warranty claims must be made with your proof of purchase. Warranty is extended only to the original purchaser of the aircraft kit.
TGPF MX manual 7/4/ 08:47 Page 4 TRANSMITTER (INCLUDED IN THE RTF VERSION ONLY) Open up the battery compartment at the rear of the transmitter, carefully install your new batteries. Please note the correct polarity as shown inside the transmitter. The Transmitter (TX) comes factory bound to the installed Receiver(RX). Battery status LED s Green LED 00-70% Full Amber LED 70-50% Full Red LED LOW - Land Immediately /Do Not Fly BINDING PROCESS.Connect up a bind lead (not included but available from most model shops).power up the Receiver. Red LED starts to flash..press the bind button on the TX, keeping it pressed, switch on the TX. After several seconds the LED stops flashing and remains on. 4.Remove the Bind plug from the RX 5.Disconnect power to the RX and then reconnect. LED will be on constantly showing you that it is bound and connected. 6.Check that you have functionality on all control surfaces. BATTERY Charging your Lithium Polymer Batteries (Included in the RTF version only) Once you have connected the charger to a power source, both LED lights will be be showing green. Carefully connect the white balance/charge plug of the battery to the charging connector noting that the socket and plug feature a tab that offers reverse polarity protection. The status light will now change to the following: Red Charging Orange 95% charged Green Fully charged 4
TGPF MX manual 7/4/ 08:47 Page 5 AIRCRAFT ASSEMBLY.UNDERCARRIAGE Fuselage Main Under Carriage 4off 5x4mm Cap Screws Thread Lock mm Allen Key. Apply thread lock to each of the 5x4mm Cap Screws.. Insert Cap screws per leg and position over the holes in the fuselage mounting plate.. Tighten the Cap Screws using a mm Allan Key. 4. Repeat for the other leg. 4. TAIL WHEEL Fuselage Tail Wheel Assembly off.6x8mm Screws Thin Cyno. Insert the Aluminum leg into the Tail Wheel and secure with thin Cyno. 4. Remove screw and apply Thin Cyno, tighten up onto the tail wheel wire.. Fit this assembly to the underside of the fuselage. 4. Secure this with off.6 x 8mm Screws 5
TGPF MX manual 7/4/ 08:47 Page 6. ELEVATOR CONTROL HORNS Horizontal Tail Control Horn and Plate 4 off.6x5mm Screws. Place the control horn on the underside of the elevator in the recess.. Push through the 4 off.6 x 5mm Screws.. On the opposite side line up the screws with the plate and tighten securely using the Pozi Screwdriver. 4. RUDDER CONTROL HORNS Vertical Tail off Control Horn Rudder Steering Plate 4 off.6x5mm Screws. Fit the Rudder Steering Plate into the recess of the Vertical Stab. 4. Fit a Control Horn, secure each with Screws DIAGONALLY OPPOSED.. Fit the second Control Horn and secure with Screws fitted into the free remaining holes. NOTE: Each Control Horn is only secured by SCREWS. The Rudder plate securely clamps the Rudder and distributes all loads evenly from both sides. 6
TGPF MX manual 7/4/ 08:47 Page 7 5. FITTING HORIZONTAL STAB ASSEMBLY Horizontal Tail Assembly Fuselage off 45xmm Screws. Attach the Stab using the off 45 x mm Screws using the. 6. FITTING THE VERTICAL STAB ASSEMBLY Vertical Tail Assembly Fuselage off 50xmm Screws off Springs. Insert the Vertical stab into the fuselage.. Attach the Stab using the off 50 x mm Screws.. Connect up the springs to the Rudder Tail Steering Wheel. 7. CONNECTING UP ELEVATOR & RUDDER Fuselage Required Tools Thread Lock 7
TGPF MX manual 7/4/ 08:47 Page 8 CONNECTING UP ELEVATOR & RUDDER (continued) Ensure the Rudder is positioned centrally.. Centre the Servo Arms so that they are parallel to the fuselage sides.. Undo Elevator Quick Connector. Connect up the Clevis to the Elevator, snap lock it in place. 7. Check all surfaces move without binding. 5 4. Level the Elevator Control Surface. 5. Apply Thread Lock to the Quick Connector Screw and tighten up with a. 6. By adjusting the Rudder Clevis length connect the rudder. 8. AILERON SET UP Wings off Control Horn and Plates 8 off.6x5mm Screws off Pushrods Small File or Dremel with Sanding Disk. Fit Control Horn on the underside of Aileron in the recess.. Push through 4 off.6x5mm Screws and then screw them into the top horn plate. 5. Ensure the aileron surface is level and adjust the length of the Clevis so that it can be connected. Repeat for the other wing. 4. Position the Servo Arm so that it is verical. 4. Chamfer the tip of the Z bend and push this through the outer most servo arm hole. 5 8
TGPF MX manual 7/4/ 08:47 Page 9 9. FITTING THE WINGS Wing Assemblies Carbon Wing Tube off 60 x mm Screws Y lead Supplied (We recommend using - separate channels) Repeat steps and 4 for the other Wing &. Slide the wing tube into wing.. Push this wing and tube into the hole in the side in of the fuselage.. Feed the Aileron cable through the squrare hole in the side of the fuselage. 4. Secure the wing in place using the 60 x mm Screw. 4 0. CHECKING VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STAB Airframe assembly Y Y Y = Y Tape Measure Set Square Thin Cyno (Optional) X X X = X. Check the vertical Stab is 90 Degrees to the horizontal Stab using a Set Square and tape measure. Adjust if necessary.. Check the Horizontal Stab is level and parallel to wing. Adjust if necessary. TOP TIP If you want to maximise performance we suggest that the horizontal and vertical stab are glued to the fuselage. Once you have gone through the above steps apply thin cyno to the vertical and Horizontal Stabs. Capillary action will draw the adhesive in, be careful not to overapply as runs can occur. 9
TGPF MX manual 7/4/ 08:47 Page 0. PROPELLER AND SPINNER &4 Airframe Assembly Blade Propeller Spinner off 5xmm Screw 0mm Spanner. Remove the nut and washer. 5. Slide on the spinner backplate onto the shaft.. Push on the Propeller and rotate into its correct position. 4. Fit washer and nut and tighten with the 0mm Spanner. 5. Attach Spinner and tighten up the 5xmm Screw with a Pozi Screwdrive. TOP TIP For Optimum Performance always balance your propellers. CANOPY Canopy frame Clear Canopy Airframe Assembly Contact Adhesive. Apply contact adhesive to the Foam Frame where shown, being carefull not to go over the edges.. Fit into the Fuslage.. Fit Clear Canopy to Fuselage Frame and leave to cure for at least 0minutes. 4. Remove Canopy Assembly by lifting from the rear. 0
TGPF MX manual 7/4/ 08:47 Page. COOLING To Improve the Performance of the Motor, ESC and Battery we suggest that you carry out the following modification to the airframe. Fuselage Assembly Dremel with a 0mm Sanding drum Pencil 0mm Diameter Template (we used a red servo horn!) 00mm Rule. Cut entry hole in ONE side of the cowl only using a dremel and sanding drum.. Place your template on the underside of the fuselage and mark holes at shown dimensions.. Dremel out the marked up holes, take your time to get a nice finish 4. CENTRE OF GRAVITY Centre of Gravity for the MX is between 00-0mm measured from the leading edge of the wing at the root. Use the Flight Battery by moving it fore or Aft to give your preferred setting. 00-0 mm C of G
TGPF MX manual 7/4/ 08:47 Page 5. INSTALLING YOUR RADIO (NOT RTF).4Ghz Transmitter (6 Channel Recommended).4Ghz Receiver (6 Channel Recommended) Hook and Loop. Please install your radio according to your manufacturers recommendations on best practice.. We recommend that you install each Aileron into its own seperate channel but we do include a Y lead should you choose to use it.. Use a small piece of Hook and Loop to retain your receiver. SAFETY: The ESC default throttle setting (Servo Direction) is set to NORM for JR and Spektrum Radio but will need to be set to REV Direction for Futaba Radio. IN ALL CASES Always check with the Propeller removed and be vigillant around a live aircrfaft as serious injury can occur. 4. Confirm that you have set the Radio and Aircraft correctly by checking stick input and resultant surface movement. 5. Recommended Control Throws: Low Rates and Expo Aileron 0mm Up and Down 0% Expo Elevator 0mm Up and Down 0% Expo Rudder 40mm Left and Right 0% Expo High Rates and Expo Aileron 0mm Up and Down 0% Expo Elevator 5mm Up and Down 0% Expo Rudder 60mm Left and Right 5% Expo
TGPF MX manual 7/4/ 08:47 Page 6. FINAL CHECKS (BEFORE YOU FLY) Range Test your aircraft, walk 0 metres away from your aircraft and check that you still have full control. If you do not, reposition the RX inside the fuselage and repeat test. Confirm that your Flight Battery is fully charged, we recommend that you check this with a battery checker such as the Etronix Battery Doctor (Part Number ET0500). Confirm that all hardware is fitted securely, especially control horns, clevices. 6. To get the best out of this airframe we have experimented with programmable mixes to compensate for Rudder to pitch and Rudder to roll coupling. 7. Have your high Rates on one swich so that you can instantly switch between them. I always have my aileron rates set high so that I can initiate Snap rolls with no switching needed. High rates is for High Alpaha and Prop Hanging. We found the following setup virtually eliminates any coupling: PMIX To Eliminate PITCH changes when inputting Rudder. Surfaces move in the correct direction. Master: Rudder Transmitter is fully charged, trims and switches are in the correct place. FLYING THE MX. You will find that the ground handling of the MX is great, especially if you select high rudder rates to give you maxium movement before you take off.. Gently roll the throttle to about half for a smooth scale take off. Slave: Movements: Elevator Right Rudder to give 4% of Up Elevator Left Rudder to give 4% of Up Elevator PMIX To Eliminate ROLL when inputting the Rudder. Master: Rudder. The aircraft will perform the entire aerobatic catalogue but you will have to mangage your power and energy. 4. Landing the MX on the strip is easy, just line it up on the runway and bring it in, when you approach ground effect chop the throttle and gradually bleed the speed off with the elevator. Three point landings are best with this type of aircraft. 5. The Rudder is extremely effective in the air, I would suggest that if you use your own radio you dial in a small amount of Expo to help keep things smooth. Slave: Movements: Aileron Right Rudder to give 5% of Right Aileron Left Rudder to give 5% of Left Aileron
TGPF MX manual 7/4/ 08:47 Page 4 RECOMMENDED UPGRADES PowerPal Compact. BATTERY For outstanding performance and value choose the new 00mAh Voltz 4.8v LiPo. Voltz 00mah 4.8V Lipo Cell Pack PowerPal Compact Charger Product code: ET007 Simple yet rated to give up to 40Watts, it will charge a 00mAh, 4.8v LiPo in an hour.. SERVOS. CHARGERS PowerPal 00 Savox SH-055 Micro Size Digital Servo Product code: SAV-SH055 If you want the ulitmate in Speed and Resolution use Savox Servos, we have had excellent results with SH-055-MG PowerPal 00 Charger Product code: ET006 The most powerful charger in the range, capable of delivery upto 00Watts of Power and upto 6 LiPo Cells. It s a metal gear servo with.9kg of Torque and class leading resolution and will transform the MX flight handling and performance. Torque.9kg Speed 0.s Weight 5.8g Note: Will require small modification (Plywood rail) to Elevator and Rudder mounts. 4
TGPF MX manual 7/4/ 08:47 Page 5 TOP GUN PARKFLITE LIPO CELLS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTURCTIONS AND WARNINGS READ BEFORE USE Lithium Polymer batteries can be volatile. Whilst some of the instances listed below are rare, they can occur and it is important for you to be aware of how to handle such situations. Failure to read and follow the below instructions may result in fire, personal injury and damage to property if charged or used improperly. Top Gun Park Flite, its distributers or retailers assume no liability for failures to comply with these warnings and safety guidelines. By using this battery, the buyer assumes all risks associated with lithium batteries. If you do not agree with these conditions, return the battery immediately before use. The final use and preparation of the battery pack is ultimately beyond our control and those of our representatives and retailers. Your decision to use this product incorporates your agreement that you have read and understood the safety precautions listed below an on each battery pack, and that you agree to accept full responsibility for any injury, loss or damage resulting from all circumstances surrounding your use or misuse of this product. STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION ) Store the battery at room temperature between 5 and 6 C. ) Do not expose battery pack to direct sunlight (heat) for extended periods. ) When transporting or temporarily storing in a vehicle, temperatures should between 6 C to 60 C and ensure that the battery terminals can t short. 4) Storing battery temperatures greater than 76 C for extended periods (more than hours) may cause damage to the battery and may lead to a possible fire. 5) Always store the batteries in a fireproof box or LiPo Bag. PRODUCT WARRANTY OF BATTERIES Product warranty is limited to original defects in material and workmanship. Warranty does not cover collateral damage. Due to the nature and use of the battery there is no term warranty. Misuse, abuse, incorrect charging and other inappropriate use of this product are not covered under warranty. GENERAL GUIDELINES AND WARNINGS FOR LIPO BATTERIES. Only use the supplied specific lithium charger. Do not use a NiMH or NiCd charger Failure to do so may cause fire, which may result in personal injury and property damage.. Never charge batteries unattended. When charging LiPo batteries you should always remain in constant observation to monitor the charging process and react to potential problems that may occur.. If at any time you witness a battery starting to balloon or swell up, discontinue the charging process immediately, disconnect the battery and observe it in a safe place for approximately 5 minutes. The battery electrolyte may leak, and the reaction with the air may cause the chemicals to ignite, resulting in a fire. 4. Since delayed chemical reaction can occur, it is best to observe it in a safe place for approximately 5 minutes should any damage occur to your battery. 5. Additionally, if a short occurs and contact is made with metal (such as rings on your hand), severe injuries may occur due to the conductibility of electric current. 6. Do not bend, crush, drill or cut open your battery. In the event of a crash, you must remove the battery for observation and in a place where it is away from combustible material for approximately 5 minutes. 7. Never store or charge the battery pack inside your car in extreme temperatures, since extreme temperatures it could ignite. Do not expose the battery to fire or any temperatures exceeding 76 C. 8. After use please let the battery cool to ambient temperature before charging. 9. Do not over-discharge the battery. Discharging the battery below volts per cell may cause damage to the pack resulting in reduced performance and duration. When a drop in power occurs in flight land immediately to avoid discharging the batteries below Volts per cell. 0. Should you get the electrolyte on your skin wash it off immediately with soap and water. Should you get the electrolyte in your eyes flush generously with water for 0 minutes and seek medical attention...7 Volts is the average voltage of each cell; a LiPo can be charged up to 4. Volts and discharged to Volts, any higher or lower in voltage and the cell will almost certainly be damaged and may become unstable. This can be very dangerous as there is a fire risk.. If disposing of a LiPo battery proceed as follows: Submerse the battery into a container filled with about 0 litres of salt water (one cup of salt in 0L). Leave the battery submerged for weeks, this will slowly and safely discharge the battery until the voltage has dropped to zero volts which eliminates the risk of any chemical reaction. It can then be disposed off in the general waste collection. 5
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