QuiQue's Aircraft 102" YAK 54 Spécifications

Semi Scale Yak-54, ARF 69” ASSEMBLY MANUAL Specifications Wingspan: 69 in Wing Area: 950 sq in Weight (RTF): 8.5-9 lb Radio: 4-6

bottom that you marked along the right and left sides of the fuse. Step 5 Use a new # 11 blade and gently cut through the ultra cote. See Figure 7.

There two methods that you can do this. Method 1 First you need to remove the dotted line area of the tail with a sharp xacto knife. Figure 9 Fig

There are two white stripes of Ultracote provided in the kit that you can use to cover the tail section of the plane for best appearance. Figure 14

Section 3-Vertical Fin Installation Required Tools and Adhesive • Acetone • Xacto knife, #11 Blade • Felt tip marker • 30-minute epoxy • Alco

the rudderpost and fuselage did not fill up with epoxy. Before the epoxy hardens, you might be able to clean out most of the epoxy with a round toothp

Section 4-Preparation and Installation of Aileron Hinges Required Tools and Adhesive • Xacto knife, #11 Blade • Lithium grease/Petroleum Jelly •

Figure 22 Figure 23 Figure 24 Figure 25 Step 4 Sealing the Control Surfaces After you are done hinging the ailerons and elevators, make su

Section 5-Elevator, Rudder and Aileron Control Horn Installation Required Tools and Adhesive • Course sandpaper • Xacto knife, #11 Blade • 30-mi

Figure 29 Figure 30 Aileron Horn Installation Step 1 Find the location for the aileron servos in the bottom of each wing. Note that there are

Section 6-Hinging Rudder & Tail Wheel Installation Required Tools and Adhesive • Xacto knife, #11 Blade • 30-minute epoxy • Alcohol Swab/Al

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Step 6 Insert the tail wheel into rudder and dry fit hinging to vertical fin and fuse. Try to adjust your tail wheel bracket to look like picture bel

Section 7-Elevator Servo Installation Required Tools and Adhesive • 18” or 24” servo extension • Sullivan inner nyrod • Pin vise • 2 full threade

Step 5 Adjust the linkage size and arm so when the servo is center your elevators are flush with the stab. For ease of setting this, tape the stab a

Section 8-Rudder Servo and Pull/Pull Installation Required Tools and Adhesive • Pliers • Masking tape • 2-4 full threaded servo mounting screws

Step 5 Screw the threaded brass connectors half way into the plastic ball link connection on the extended rudder servo arm as shown as shown in Figur

Step 12 Bend the cable over and slip the loose end into the brass sleeve and crimp and CA as mentioned above. You need to use two spacers on the ba

Section 9-Engine Mounting and Throttle Control Installation Required Tools and Adhesive • Drill • #3 (0.213”) drill bit • #1 (0.228) drill bit

Figure 58 Step 5 Mount the throttle servo so the output shaft is towards the tail of the fuse. Use ball link and rod provided to attach the servo t

Section 10-Landing Gear Installation Required Tools and Adhesive • Drill and drill bit Landing gear comes drilled and ready to install but you sti

kit. Make sure to use thread locker to prevent the bolts from coming loose under vibration. Figure 66 Step 7 Put a washer on the gear axle and pl

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position. Wheel pant should be parallel to the fuse when plane is to a flight line position. Figure 70 Figure 71 30

Section 11-Fuel Tank Installation and Engine Box Completion Required Tools and Adhesive • Medium C/A • 15-30 minute epoxy • Velcro • Masking tap

Figure 75 Figure 76 Important: Make sure the tank is firmly secured. Keep in mind that with a full fuel tank, say 12 ounces, with an airplane pull

Section 12-Engine Cowling Required Tools and Adhesive • Pencil/Marker • Drill & 1/8” drill bit • Masking tape Follow below steps to mark the

Figure 82 Figure 83 34

Section 13-Canopy Installation Required Tools and Adhesive • Xacto knife, #11 blade • Drill and 1/8” drill bit • Thin/Medium C/A • Rat-tail file

on the inside of the tabs to help them stay in place. Step 5 If you have measured correctly, you should now be able to insert the two canopy hold d

Section 14-Wing Preparation and Aileron Servo Installation Required Tools and Adhesive • Xacto knife, #11 blade • Fine sandpaper • Thin and thick

Figure 93 Figure 94 Step 6 Install the aileron servo so the output shaft is towards the ailerons. Step 7 Attach the plastic wheel that comes w

Section 15-Radio Equipment You are now in the final stages in completing the assembly of your Yak-54. Mount the receiver using following method: 1.

Covering Colors Ultra-cote covering used on this 69” Yak-54 can be purchased from Horizon Hobbies Website. The codes are as follows:  Deep Blue

Figure 101 Please use exact same method of mounting your Duralite (Similar) Li-Ion battery. Duralite batteries have a fail-safe stay balance circui

Figure 107 There are two places already cut for you to mount your switch. If you need to enlarge the compartment to fit your switch, use sharp xacto

Balancing the Model Perhaps one of the most important things that you need to check before you fly your plane is your model C.G. Correctly balancing

Side Force Generators (Optional) These are mounted on the wing tips. The mounting holes are already drilled in the SFG; however you will have to open

Control Throws Aileron (As shown in Figure 113 & 114) Low Rate High Rate 55 mm Up (Expo 50) 85 mm Up (Expo 70) 55 mm

Rudder (As shown in Figure 117 & 118) Low Rate High Rate 40 mm Right (Expo 15) 60 mm Right (Expo 60) 40 mm Left (Expo 15)

Preflight at the Field Range Test Your Radio Make sure you range check your radio before you attempt to fly your plane. Turn on your transmitter w

Hardware Supplied Wing Mounting Parts Aileron-Hardware Pack Elevator Hardware Pack Engine Mount Wheels Rudder Hardware Pack Canopy Hardware Pack

Additional Required Tools and Adhesives • Covering/Trim iron • Xacto knife, #11 blade • Pacer hinge glue (PT-55) • 5, 15 and 30-minute ep

Servo Selection The servos used for the control surfaces of this Yak-54 must have a minimum of 130 ounce-inch of servo torque. In the prototype Yak-5

Section 1-Preparing Fuselage Required Tools and Adhesive • Xacto knife, #11 Blade • Trim Iron • White Glue Step 1 Use a Xacto knife with a # 1

Section 2-Horizontal Stab And Elevator Installation Required Tools and Adhesive • Ultra fine point Sharpie • Acetone • Xacto knife, #11 Blade •