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Specifications:
Wingspan---------------63.0 in (160 cm).
Engine-------------------20cc - 30cc
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Beaver Turbin Instruction Manual.
INTRODUCTION.
Thank you for choosing the BEAVER TURBIN ARF by SG MODELS. The BEAVER TURBIN-
was designed with the intermediate/advanced sport flyer in mind. It is a semi scale airplane
which is easy to fly and quick to assemble. The airframe is conventionally built using balsa,
plywood to make it stronger than the average ARF, yet the design allows the aeroplane to be
kept light. You will find that most of the work has been done for you already. The motor mount
has been fitted and the hinges are pre-installed. Flying the BEAVER TURBIN is simply a joy.
This instruction manual is designed to help you build a great flying aeroplane. Please read this
manual throughly before starting assembly of your BEAVER TURBIN. Use the parts listing
below to indentify all parts.
WARNING.
Please be aware that this aeroplane is not a toy and if assembled or used incorrectly it is
capable of causing injury to people or property. WHEN YOU FLY THIS AEROPLANE YOU
ASSUME ALL RISK & REPONSIBILITY.
If you are inexperienced with basic R/C flight we strongly recommend you contact your R/C
supplier and join your local R/C model Flying Club. R/C Model Flying Clubs offer a variety of
training procedures designed to help the new pilot on his way to successful R/C flight. They
will also be able to advise on any insurance and safety regulations that may apply.
KIT CONTENTS
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KIT CONTENTS. HINGING THE FLAP.
SEA268 BEAVER TURBIN
1. Fuselage
2. Wing set
3. Tail set
4. Canopy
5. Cowling
2x10mm
6. Gear cover
7. Landing gear
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Hinge.
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7) Repeat this process with the other wing
panel, securely hinging the aileron in place.
Epoxy.
Epoxy.
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Mark.
2x10mm
M2 lock nut.
8mm
Metal clevis.
Snap keeper.
AILERON PUSHROD
INSTALLATION.
Snap keeper.
Hex Nut.
Use a felt tip pen to mark the wire where Fuel tubing.
it crosses the hole. Use a pair of pliers to
put a shrp 90-degree bend in the wire at .
the mark.
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Epoxy.
Throttle servo.
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Elevator servo.
Rudder servo.
Install adjustable servo connector in the Install the switch into the precut hole in
servo arm as same as picture below: the side, in the fuselage.
Servo arm.
Switch.
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M4x20mm
Switch.
M4x20mm
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Epoxy.
M3x4mm
Collar.
M3x4mm
Collar.
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Blow through one of the lines to ensure
the fuel lines have not become kinked inside
A the fuel tank compartment. Air should flow
through easily.
C/A glue.
B
Balsa wood.
C/A glue. .
4x30mm
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Pushrod wire.
4mm
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COWLING.
9) Move the throttle stick to the closed po- Because of the size of the cowl, it may be nec-
sition and move the carburetor to closed. essary to use a needle valve extension for the
high speed needle valve. Make this out of suf-
Use a 2.5mm hex wrench to tighten the
ficient length 1.5mm wire and install it into
screw that secures the throttle pushrod the end of the needle valve. Secure the wire in
wire. Make sure to use threadlock on the place by tightening the set screw in the side of
screw so it does not vibrate loose. the needle valve.
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3x10mm
2) Recommend the items necessary to in-
stall the electric power conversion parts
included with your model.
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5.5 mm
Blind nut.
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M4x20mm
4) Attach the motor to the front of the 5) Attach the motor to the front of the
electric motor box using four 4mm blind electric motor box using four 4mm blind
nut, four M4x20mm hex head bolts to se- nut, four M4x20mm hex head bolts to se-
cure the motor. Please see picture shown. cure the motor. Please see picture shown.
M4x20mm
4 mm
Epoxy
145mm
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Epoxy
Speed control.
Battery.
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HINGING THE ELEVATOR. INSTALLING THE HORIZONTAL
STABILIZER.
Glue the elevator hinges in place using
the same techniques used to hinge the ai- 1) Using a ruler and a pen, locate the cen-
lerons. terline of the horizontal stabilizer, at the
trailing edge, and place a mark. Use a tri-
angle and extend this mark, from back to
front, across the top of the stabilizer. Also
extend this mark down the back of the
trailing edge of the stabilizer.
Cut.
Epoxy.
Epoxy.
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4) With the stabilizer held firmly in place, When cutting through the covering
use a pen and draw lines onto the stabi- to remove it, cut with only enough pressure
lizer where it and the fuselage sides meet. to only cut through the covering itself. Cut-
Do this on both the right and left sides ting into the balsa structure may weaken
and top and bottom of the stabilizer. it.
6) Using a modeling knife, carefully re-
move the covering that overlaps the sta-
Pen bilizer mounting platform sides in the
fuselage. Remove the covering from both
the top and the bottom of the platform
sides.
.
Epoxy
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Remove covering.
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Epoxy.
2) Slide the vertical stabilizer back in- 3) Thread one clevis and M2 lock nut on
place. Using a triangle, check to ensure to each elevator control rod. Thread the
that the vertical stabilizer is aligned 90º horns on until they are flush with the
to the horizontal stabilizer. ends of the control rods.
4) Elevator pushrods assembly as pictures
below.
Vertical
Horizontal 90º Stabilizer.
Stabilizer.
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M3x4mm Nylon Snap Keeper.
RUDDER PUSHROD
INSTALLATION.
Pen.
8mm
Pen.
8mm
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8mm
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Epoxy
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Epoxy
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2) If all the decals are not precut, please
use scissors or a sharp hobby knife to cut
the decals from the sheet. Please be cer-
tain the model is clean and free from oily
fingerprints and dust. Position decal on
the model where desired, using the pho-
tos on the box and aid in their location.
Battery.
Receiver.
2x10mm
2x10mm
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2) Insert two wing panels as pictures 4) The last detail is to install the antenna
below. onto the fuselage. Use a hobby knife to
cut a slot in the top of the fuselage for the
antenna.
Wing bolt.
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INSTALLATION WING- FUSELAGE
STRUTS.
M3x12mm
Aluminum piece
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M3lock nut
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OPTIONAL FLOAT FOR BEAVER TURBIN (SEA268F ).
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Thin CA.
Drill hole.
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Thin CA.
3.5x20mm
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M3x25mm
3
M3x15mm
Thin CA.
2
1
2x8mm
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Left
425mm Right
AT POSITION 1.
244mm
Nylon washer
3 2 1
Nylon washer
M3 locknut
Front
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Repeat these steps for opposite position.
240mm
Cross brace wire.
Nylon washer
M3 locknut
Front
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AT POSITION 3.
Use the diagram to position the nylon
washers and the center diagonal brace
when installing the support braces to the
mounting brackets.
Nylon washer
Nylon washer
M3 locknut
Front
M3x12mm
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FLOAT INSTALLATION
M3x15mm
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A) Plug in your radio system per the 2) Check every bolt and every glue
manufacturer’s instructions and turn joint in the BEAVER TURBIN to
everything on. ensure that everything is tight and
well bonded.
B) Check the elevator first. Pull
back on the elevator stick. The eleva- 3) Double check the balance of the
tor halves should move up. If it they do airplane. Do this with the fuel tank
not, flip the servo reversing switch on empty.
your transmitter to change the direc-
tion. 4) Check the control surfaces. All
should move in the correct direction
C) Check the rudder. Looking from and not bind in any way.
behind the airplane, move the rudder
stick to the right. The rudder should 5) If your radio transmitter is
move to the right. If it does not, flip equipped with dual rate switches
the servo reversing switch on your double check that they are on the low
transmitter to change the direction. rate setting for your first few flights.
D) Check the throttle. Moving the
throttle stick forward should open the 6) Check to ensure the control sur-
carburetor barrel. If it does not, flip the faces are moving the proper amount
servo reversing switch on your trans- for both low and high rate settings.
mitter to change the direction.
7) Check the receiver antenna.
E) From behind the airplane, look It should be fully extended and not
at the aileron on the right wing half. coiled up inside the fuselage.
Move the aileron stick to the right.
The right aileron should move up and
8) Properly balance the propeller.
the other aileron should move down.
An out of balance propeller will cause
If it does not, flip the servo reversing
excessive vibration which could lead
switch on your transmitter to change
to engine and/or airframe failure.
the direction.
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