Carf-Models Composite-ARF Yak-55 SP Instruction Manual

10, The Stabilisers: The stab parts are also vacuum bagged sandwiched. The rudder and elevator control surfaces are hinged with 4mm ø aluminium tubes, fitted through phenolic hinge bearing plates which are installed during manufacture for perfect alignment. The rudder and elevator design allo…

34, on the upper plywood plate behind the firewall. The ignition battery for the motor can be fitted in the same area, and of course both should be protected with foam sleeves, and fixed securely with cable-ties. Please make sure that all the Nicad batteries are fixed very securely in the plane, as t…

35, the right side. These powerswitches are available as options from C-ARF, please see our website for current details. Composite-ARF advise you to keep all the cables between the motor ignition battery, ignition switch, and high voltage ignition unit as far away as possible from the receiv…

26, Wings Finished in 3 hours Like the stabs, the wings are 95% finished at the factory, and have already been installed on your fuselage to check the alignment. Slide the wings onto the wing tube and check for a perfect fit. You can sand the edges of the wing roots a little if needed. If the win…

20, Carf-Models Composite-ARF Yak-55 SP space between the plywood plates and fuselage is com- pletely filled with epoxy. Drill a 3mm hole through the side of the fuselage in the cen- tre of the 4 front and rear mounting plates only (not the mid- dle 2 plates). Take the 4 plywood rectangles with the milled holes, and glue t…

17, these photos is an optional part available from C-ARF, and is mounted with 4 sheet metal screws and 2 plastic ‘U’ brackets under the fuselage, screwed into the plywood reinforcement installed in the fuselage at the factory. You do not need to make the tailwheel steerable, a simple cast…