MinimumRC P40 Q-Series Flying Tigers Fighter Instruction Manual

MinimumRC P40 Q-Series Flying Tigers Fighter

Product Information

The P40 Q-Series is a model aircraft kit that requires assembly. It comes with a fuselage structure, servos, receiver, motor, propeller, wings, tails, landing gears, control horns, and other necessary components. The kit also includes UFO glue for bonding foam parts and 502 glue for bonding wood, carbon fiber, and metal parts. Please note that 502 glue should not be used on foam parts as it can cause corrosion.

Important notification

1. The model is supplied with UFO and 502 glue. UFO is for bonding foam parts, and 502 for bonding wood, carbon fiber and metal parts. 502 glue will cause serious corrosion to foam parts.
2. Please wait for the glue to dry and solidify in each installation step before the next installation.
3. Please avoid using flame to heat the heat shrinkable tube on the model. Electric iron shall be used for heating.
4. Please use razor blade to remove the parts from the plate. Do not tear the parts by force.

Product Usage Instructions

1. Before starting the assembly, ensure you have all the required components and glues.
2. Follow the provided picture instructions carefully for each step of the assembly process.
3. Use UFO glue to bond foam parts and 502 glue to bond wood, carbon fiber, and metal parts. Avoid applying 502 glue to foam parts.
4. Allow the glue to dry and solidify before moving on to the next installation step.
5. Do not use flame to heat the heat shrinkable tube on the model. Use an electric iron for heating instead.
6. Use a razor blade to remove the parts from the plate. Do not tear the parts by force.
7. Connect the servos to a powered receiver and bind the receiver with your transmitter. Test whether the servos are working correctly.
8. Install the servo arms according to the position shown in the picture. Ensure strict adherence to the instructions as adjustments may not be possible after assembly.
9. Fix the servos under the plywood board.
10. Connect the receiver to the motor and install the propeller. Test whether the rotation direction of the motor is correct.
11. Ensure the corresponding relationship between the three servos and the transmitter channel is correct.
12. Fix the receiver with Velcro and tie the cables.
13. Install the magnet base and magnet.
14. Align and fix the wooden structure with glue using the scribed line on the inner side of the fuselage.
15. The battery cover plate can be opened. Do not apply glue to the area marked by the yellow line.
16. Fix the top and bottom strip of the fuselage with glue.
17. Combine the fuselage parts together.
18. Paste the fuselage sticker.
19. Fix the battery cover magnet with glue and cover it with stickers.
20. Install the propeller and spinner.
21. Score through the aileron half-cut lines on the wing, aileron, horizontal tail, and vertical tail using the end of a screwdriver.
22. Install the tails onto the fuselage.
23. Attach the wings to the fuselage.
24. Insert the copper axle core into the center of the wood wheel core.
25. Glue the tires onto the wheels.
26. Bend the steel wire as shown in the picture using pointed nose pliers.
27. Install the landing gears.
28. Install the dummy fuel tank.
29. Install the tail landing gear.
30. Install aileron control horns.
31. Install rudder control horns.
32. Install elevator control horns.
33. Use heat shrinkable tube to connect tail push rod and steel wire clip, then fix them with glue.

installation instruction

1. Fuselage internals.

2. Bond the inner structure of the fuselage with 502 glue.

3. Bond the inner structure of the fuselage with 502 glue.

4. Connect the servos to a powered receiver. Bind the receiver with your transmitter to make the servos arms return to their neutral point. Test whether the servos are working correctly, and install the servo arms according to the position shown in the picture.
   Note: Please make sure that the servos have been tested and installed in strict accordance with the following picture. After assembling the model, it will be not able to adjust.

5. (bottom view) The three servos are installed and fixed under the plywood board.

6. Connect the receiver to the motor, install the propeller and test whether the rotation direction of the motor is correct. Test whether the corresponding relationship between the three servos and the transmitter channel is correct (as shown in the picture).
   After the test, fix the receiver with Velcro and tie the cable.

7. Install magnet base & magnet.

8. Align the scribed line on the inner side of the fuselage and fix the wooden structure with glue.

9. Align the scribed line on the inner side of the fuselage and fix the wooden structure with glue.

10. Note: the position shown in the picture is the battery cover plate that can be opened. No glue shall be applied to the area marked by the yellow line.

11. Fix the top and bottom strip of the fuselage with glue.

12. Combine the fuselage.

13. Paste the fuselage sticker.

14. Fix the battery cover magnet with glue and cover it with stickers.

15. Install the propeller and spinner.

16. Use the end of a screwdriver to score through the aileron half-cut line of the wing surface.

17. Use the end of a screwdriver to score through the aileron half-cut line of the aileron.

18. Use the end of a screwdriver to score through the aileron half-cut line of the horizontal tail.

19. Use the end of a screwdriver to score through the aileron half-cut line of the vertical tail.

20. Install the tails.

21. Attach the wings to the fuselage.

22. Insert the copper axle core into the center of the wood wheel core.

23. Glue the tires.

24. Glue the tires.

25. Bend the steel wire with pointed nose pliers as shown in the picture.

26. Bend the outer end of the steel wire with pointed nose pliers.

27. Install the landing gears.

28. Install dummy fuel tank.

29. Install tail landing gear.

30. Install aileron control horns.

31. Install rudder control horns.

32. Install elevator control horns.

33. Use heat shrinkable tube to connect tail push rod and steel wire clip.

34. Use heat shrinkable tube to connect the push rod and wire clip, then use glue to fix them.

35. Attach the steel wire hooks to the control horns.

36. Cut the carbon rod to proper length and connect the wire hooks with heat-shrinkable tubes.

37. Use heat shrinkable tube to connect aileron steel wire clips & hooks.

38. Attach the steel wire clips to the aileron servo arms.

39. Connect the steel wire hooks and wire clips with heat-shrinkable tubes.

40. The battery is placed in the battery compartment.

Assembly complete!

Maiden flight

• The center of gravity of the aircraft is located at the front score line of the wing.
• The active range of ailerons, elevator and rudder is 5mm on both sides.
• choose grass land for maiden flight.

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