OMPHOBBY OMPP001W Decathalon 55 ARF 55 Inch Balsa and Kevlar Airplane Instruction Manual

June 17, 2024
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Decathalon 55 ARF Version

OMPP001W Decathalon 55 ARF 55 Inch Balsa and Kevlar Airplane

OMPHOBBY OMPP001W Decathalon 55 ARF 55 Inch Balsa and Kevlar
Airplane

Zhuhai Edge Smart Drive Technology Co., Ltd.
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OMPHOBBY OMPP001W Decathalon 55 ARF 55 Inch Balsa and Kevlar Airplane - Fig
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Parameter Specification

Item: 55″ Super Decathlon Color: Red▢  White▢ Green▢
WingSpan: 1400mm(55in) Full Length: 1020mm(40in)
Flight Weight: 1.55kg The Center of Gravity: Approx.70-75mm
Wing Area: 34.67d㎡ Wing Load: 44.7g/d㎡
Wing Angle of Incidence: 1.5° Motor Thrust Angles: Down2.5°&Right 4°
Pack Dimension 1073225 (LHW)cm Gross Weight: 7.35KG

Servo: OMPHOBBY SG5 17g 4 : (Aileron2,Elevator1, Rudder1)
Electric Power (Recommended):
Motor: Sunnysky 2820 , ESC: 40A, Propeller: Eolo 13x7E/12×6.5E, Lipo battery:3S/4S 2200-2600mah

Recommended Settings of Dual Rates and Exponentials of Control Surfaces

| Low rate| Low rate exp| High rate| High rate exp
---|---|---|---|---
Aileron| 60| 50%| 100| 40%
Elevator| 50| 40%| 100| 30%
Rudder| 60| 40%| 100| 30%

Package contents  (ARF version)OMPHOBBY OMPP001W Decathalon 55 ARF 55 Inch
Balsa and Kevlar Airplane - Fig 2

Wings Assembly

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  1. Carefully locate the slots which has been made on aileron, lightly cut  through the covering but not into the balsa sheeting; Insert 2mm  inner hexagon screwdriver into the slots to make sure the glue inflow  into the slots to secure the control arms.

  2. Use sand paper to roughen the root of control arms. Try to insert it  into the mounting slot to adjust the position at first, then take it out,  apply glue to the slot and the root of the control arm insert it into  the slot to secure it. OMPHOBBY OMPP001W Decathalon 55 ARF 55 Inch Balsa and Kevlar Airplane - Fig 4

  3. Pull out the white polyester thread from the servo holes with  tweezers,tie up with the servo connector.OMPHOBBY OMPP001W Decathalon 55 ARF 55 Inch Balsa and Kevlar Airplane - Fig 5

  4. Find the other head of white polyester thread from wing side,  pull it until servo is placed in servo hole.OMPHOBBY OMPP001W Decathalon 55 ARF 55 Inch Balsa and Kevlar Airplane - Fig 6

  5. Use screwdriver to tighten the screws to secure the servos.

  6. Secure servo arms and control arms with ball head pull rod (After  the glue is dried), put the cup head hexagonal screw, gasket, ball  head on servo arm, secure it with iron pliers, adjust the ball head  pull rods to proper length.

  7. Secure screw, washer, ball head to control arm, check the degrees  between servo arms and control arms.OMPHOBBY OMPP001W Decathalon 55 ARF 55 Inch Balsa and Kevlar Airplane - Fig 7

  8. Slide the left and right wings on to the carbon fiber wing tubes, and  tighten the M5 nylon screws. Then, place the fuselage bottom up  and remove the screws at the bottom of the wings. If necessary,  gently bend the tips of the wing supports so the ends are flush with  the respective screw holes on the wings and fuselage. Be sure to  align the large wing supports towards the leading edge of the wings,  and the smaller ones towards the trailing edges.

  9. Make sure the two holes overlap with the claw holes, and then screw  in the two‐wing support frame on the fuselage.
    (Note: Do not tighten each screw all at once. The screws at both ends of the wing support frame should be screwed into the threads and then  tightened one by one.)OMPHOBBY OMPP001W Decathalon 55 ARF 55 Inch Balsa and Kevlar
Airplane - Fig 8

  10. Pull up the stainless‐steel cable wing support frame on the wing, and  then clamp the two black plastic pieces on the front and rear aluminum  wing support frames. Then, adjust the aluminum wing support frame
    along the wing brace and the steel cable to make it straight.OMPHOBBY
OMPP001W Decathalon 55 ARF 55 Inch Balsa and Kevlar Airplane - Fig
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  11. I Insert the cable through the sleeve, and then thread the cable  through the hole of the vertical stabilizer cable buckle, and then thread  it back into the sleeve. After adjusting the tightness of the cable, use  pliers to clamp the sleeve.

  12. Repeat steps to affix the other end of the cable to the buckle on the  same side horizontal stabilizer. Finally, cut off any excess cable. Then  proceed to do the same on the other side.
    (Note: Do not over tighten the cable because it can cause the horizontal stabilizer to not be level and affect flight characteristics.)OMPHOBBY
OMPP001W Decathalon 55 ARF 55 Inch Balsa and Kevlar Airplane - Fig
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  13. Pass the remaining two cables through the sleeve, make a loop, and  then thread them back into the sleeves while leaving a cable loop with  a diameter of about 3mm. Then clamp the sleeve with pliers. Next,  remove the second tail wheel screw. Align the cable loop holes of the  two cables with the tail wheel screw hole, and then reinsert the screw  back into the fuselage. Finally, fix the other end of the cable to the  pull buckle on the same side horizontal stabilizer from previous steps.  Be sure to cut off the excess cable. OMPHOBBY OMPP001W Decathalon 55 ARF 55 Inch Balsa and Kevlar Airplane - Fig 11

  14. Take out the 4 ball joint connecting rods, install 1 of the 58.5mm on  the left as well as the right wing.Next, install the 60.5mm on the  rudder, and the 90.5mm on the elevator.OMPHOBBY OMPP001W Decathalon 55 ARF 55 Inch Balsa and Kevlar Airplane - Fig 12

Elevator Assembly

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  1. Take out the horizontal stabilizer and insert it face up into the slot in the  tail of the fuselage, be sure to insert it fully. Insert the wing tubes into  the front of the fuselage. Look forward from the rear of the fuselage to  make sure that the horizontal stabilizer and wing tubes are parallel, and  then use adequate glue on the gap to affix the horizontal stabilizer on  the fuselage.OMPHOBBY OMPP001W Decathalon 55 ARF 55 Inch Balsa and Kevlar Airplane - Fig 14

  2. Carefully locate the slots which have been made on horizontal tail and  vertical tail, lightly cut through the covering but not into the balsa  sheeting; Insert 2mm inner hexagon screwdriver into the slots to make
    sure the glue inflow into the slot to secure the control arms.

  3. Use sand paper to roughen the root of control arms. Try to insert it into  the mounting slot to adjust the position at first, then take it out, apply  glue to the slot and the root of the control arm, insert it into the slot to  secure it.

  4. Install elevator servos, assemble the servo arm and control arm with  ball head pull rod, secure the cup head hexagonal screw, gasket, ball  head to the servo arm, secure it with iron pliers, adjust the ball head  pull rods to proper length.

  5. Secure screw, washer, ball head to control arm.

  6. The mounting locations of elevator servo and Ball head pull rod as in  Figure.

OMPHOBBY OMPP001W Decathalon 55 ARF 55 Inch Balsa and Kevlar Airplane - Fig
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Landing gear assembly

  1. Take out the landing gear and related parts as below, install the wheels  and wheel covers as shown, then, add a bit of blue thread lock screw   glue to the tip of the screw. Then, align the holes of the landing gear  with the holes of the fuselage, take out the wooden fittings and glue them to the landing gear, and then insert screws, be sure to tighten  evenly.OMPHOBBY OMPP001W Decathalon 55 ARF 55 Inch Balsa and Kevlar Airplane - Fig 16
  2. Insert the rudder hinge into the slot of the vertical stabilizer, the bottom  of the rudder and fuselage is kept flush, and there should be a gap of  about 0.3mm (or about 4 sheets of printer paper thick) between the  leading‐ edge ( L.E.) of the rudder and the trailing‐ edge ( T. E.) of the  vertical stabilizer. Use appropriate glue to stick the hinge on the vertical  stabilizer. After the glue is cured, take out the T2xl2mm Phillips self‐ tapping gasket screw, and pass it through the slot of the aluminum plate  of the tail wheel. Screw it into the hole at the botton of the rudder.OMPHOBBY OMPP001W Decathalon 55 ARF 55 Inch Balsa and Kevlar Airplane - Fig 17

Cowl and Engine Assembly

Motor Installation

  1. Put the screws into motor mount and put aluminum columns to the  other side of screws.
  2. Apply glue to the screws and install motor to motor holder.OMPHOBBY OMPP001W Decathalon 55 ARF 55 Inch Balsa and Kevlar Airplane - Fig 18

ESC Installation

  1. Attach the connected ESC to ESC holder with double‐sided tape  and Secure with cable ties.
  2. Tie the wires of  ESC and motor with fastening strap.
  3. Connect the ESC and motor wires.OMPHOBBY OMPP001W Decathalon 55 ARF 55 Inch Balsa and Kevlar Airplane - Fig 19
  4. Tighten the propeller onto the motor shaft as shown in the figure.
    Make sure the spinner’s back plate is flush with the propeller base.  Add a little bit of blue thread lock to the tip of the screw, reinstall  the spinner to the motor shaft, then tighten screw.OMPHOBBY OMPP001W Decathalon 55 ARF
55 Inch Balsa and Kevlar Airplane - Fig 20

Important   note: A 6‐channel receiver is required / Navigation Lighting  system: Designate a channel on the receiver as the lighting channel.

  • There is a designated air outlet pre‐cut into the balsa wood behind  the bottom of the cowling on the bottom of the aircraft. To access,  carefully cut the aircraft skin and balsa wood with a sharp blade. A  hobby knife is recommended. Please refer to the picture below.OMPHOBBY OMPP001W Decathalon 55 ARF 55 Inch Balsa and Kevlar Airplane - Fig 2114 Age Recommendation: Not For Children Under 14 Years.this Is Not A Toy!

Guarantee

The KAVAN Europe s.r.o. products are covered by a guarantee which fulfils the currently valid legal requirements in your country. If you wish to make a claim under guarantee, please contact the retailer from whom you first purchased the equipment. The guarantee does not cover faults which were caused in the following ways: crashes, improper use, incorrect connection, reversed polarity, maintenance work carried out late, incorrectly or not at all, or by unauthorised personnel, use of other than genuine KAVAN
Europe s.r.o. accessories,   modifications or  repairs which  were not carried out by KAVAN Europe  s.r.o. or an  authorised KAVAN Europe s.r.o., accidental or  deliberate damage, defects caused by normal wear and tear, operation outside the Specification, or in
conjunction with equipment made by other manufacturers. Please be sure to read the appropriate information sheets in the product documentation!

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