Cherokee .40-.56 ARF Manual

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If using the recommended brushless motor, a 60A brushless

ESC is required:

❏ Great Planes Silver Series 60A brushless ESC high

volt (GPMM1850)

Propeller

If you are installing a glow engine, choose a prop based

on the engine manufacturer’s recommendation. If you are

installing the recommended RimFire brushless motor, we

suggest a 10" x 5 E or 11" x 5.5 E APC propeller. The 10" x 5 E

prop provides adequate power with a longer ﬂ ight time. The

11" x 5.5 E provides excellent power for the Cherokee .40

ARF at the cost of a shorter ﬂ ight time.

❏ APC 10" x 5 electric propeller (APCQ4120)

❏ APC 11" x 5.5 electric propeller (APCQ1055)

Batteries & Charger

For a brushless motor installation, one 3200mAh 11.1V

LiPo battery pack and one 3200mAh 7.4V LiPo battery pack

connected in series are recommended. Order numbers for

the battery packs and series connector are provided below:

❏ Great Planes LiPo 7.4V 3200mAh 20C discharge

w/balance (GPMP0622)

❏ Great Planes LiPo 3200mAh 11.1V 20C discharge

w/balance (GPMP0623)

❏ Great Planes Series Deans

U 2 to 1 adapter (GPMM3143)

A cell balancer is required for the LiPo battery packs

listed above:

❏ Great Planes ElectriFly Equinox

™

LiPo cell balancer

1to 5 (GPMM3160)

A suitable charger is also required. The Great Planes

PolyCharge4

™

is designed for LiPo packs only; however, it

is able to charge four LiPo packs simultaneously. The Great

Planes Triton2

™

charger will only charge one pack at a time;

however, it is capable of charging NiCd, NiMH, LiPo, and lead

acid batteries. Order numbers for both are provided below:

❏ Great Planes PolyCharge4 DC only 4 output LiPo

charger (GPMM3015)

-or-

❏ Great Planes ElectriFly Triton2 DC comp peak

charger (GPMM3153)

ADDITIONAL ITEMS REQUIRED

Required Hardware & Accessories

This is the list of hardware and accessories required to

ﬁ nish the Cherokee .40 ARF. Order numbers are provided

in parentheses:

❏ R/C foam rubber 1/4" [6mm] (HCAQ1000)

❏ 3' [900mm] standard silicone fuel tubing (GPMQ4131)

(glow engine installation only)

Adhesives & Building Supplies

This is the list of Adhesives and Building Supplies that are

required to ﬁ nish the Cherokee .40 ARF:

❏ 1/2 oz. [15g] Thin Pro CA (GPMR6001)

❏ Pro

™

30-minute epoxy (GPMR6047)

❏ Masking tape (TOPR8018)

❏ Threadlocker threadlocking cement (GPMR6060)

❏ Denatured alcohol (for epoxy clean up)

❏ Drill bits: 1/16" [1.6mm], 5/64" [2mm], 3/32" [2.4mm],

3/16" [4.8mm]

❏ Dead Center

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engine mount hole locator (GPMR8130)

(glow engine installation only)

❏ Great Planes tap & drill set 6-32 (GPMR8102) (glow

engine installation only)

❏ Tap handle (GPMR8120) (glow engine installation only)

❏ Small metal ﬁ le

❏ #1 Hobby knife (HCAR0105)

❏ #11 Blades (5-pack, HCAR0211)

❏ Medium T-pins (100, HCAR5150)

❏ Top Flite

MonoKote

sealing iron (TOPR2100)

❏ Top Flite Hot Sock

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iron cover (TOPR2175)

❏ 220-grit Sandpaper (glow engine installation only)

❏ Great Planes Velcro Hook & Loop 1" x 6" (2) (GPMQ4480)

(brushless installation only)

❏ Panel line pen (TOPQ2510)

Optional Supplies & Tools

Here is a list of optional tools that will help you build the

Cherokee .40 ARF:

❏ 1/2 oz. [15g] Thick Pro CA- (GPMR6013)

❏ 2 oz. [57g] Spray CA activator (GPMR6035)

❏ 4 oz. [113g] Aerosol CA activator (GPMR6034)

❏ CA applicator tips (HCAR3780)

❏ CA debonder (GPMR6039)

❏ Pro 6-minute epoxy (GPMR6045)

❏ Epoxy brushes 6, (GPMR8060)

❏ Mixing sticks (GPMR8055)

❏ Mixing cups (GPMR8056)