MS:124 ASSEMBLY MANUAL “Graphics and specifications may change without notice”. Specifications: Wing span ------------------------------65in (165cm). Wing area -----------------658.8sq.in (42.5sq dm). Weight -------------------------10.4-11lbs (4.7-5kg). Length ------------------------------62.4in (158.4cm). Engine ---------------- 0.91-1.00cu.in ----2-stroke. 1.00-1.25cu.in ----4-stroke. Radio --------------------6 channels with 9 servos. Retracts landing gear (included).
SUPER TUCANO. Instruction Manual. INTRODUCTION. Thank you for choosing the SUPER TUCANO ARTF by SEAGULL MODELS. The SUPER TUCANO was designed with the intermediate/advanced sport flyer in mind. It is a semi scale airplane which is easy to fly and quick to assemble. The airframe is conventionally built using balsa, plywood to make it stronger than the average ARTF , yet the design allows the aeroplane to be kept light. You will find that most of the work has been done for you already.
www.seagullmodels.com KIT CONTENTS. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 HINGING THE AILERONS . Note: The control surfaces, including the ailerons, elevators, and rudder, are prehinged with hinges installed, but the hinges are not glued in place. It is imperative that you properly adhere the hinges in place per the steps that follow using a high-quality thin C/A glue.
SUPER TUCANO. Instruction Manual. Hinge. 4)Deflect the aileron and completely saturate each hinge with thin C/A glue. The ailerons front surface should lightly contact the wing during this procedure. Ideally, when the hinges are glued in place, a 1/64” gap or less will be maintained throughout the lengh of the aileron to the wing panel hinge line.
www.seagullmodels.com HINGING THE ELEVATOR. Glue the elevator hinges in place using the same techniques used to hinge the ailerons. 3mm. HINGING THE RUDDER. Glue the rudder hinges in place using the same techniques used to hinge the ailerons. 3) Place epoxy into hole. This will harden the threads and prevent the crews from pulling loose. 4) Thread a control horn end with aluminum washer, lock nut until the top edge of the end is 18mm from the vase of the horn as shown. CONTROL HORN M3 SCREW. Epoxy.
SUPER TUCANO. Instruction Manual. INSTALL FLAP CONTROL HORN. T-pin. Install the flap control horn using the same method as same as the aileron control horns. C/A glue. 2 sets. 3x30mm. T-pin. C/A glue. C/A glue. Hinge. CONTROL HORN M3 SCREW. Flap control horn. Aluminum Washer. Epoxy. Flap. Aluminum Washer. INSTALL ELEVATOR CONTROL HORN. M3 LOCK NUT. Install the elevator control horn using the same method as same as the aileron control horns. 2 sets. Epoxy. CONTROL HORN M3 SCREW.
www.seagullmodels.com 3mm. CONTROL HORN M3 SCREW. 3mm. Aluminum Washer. Epoxy. Horizontal Stabilizer. Elevator. CONTROL HORN M3 SCREW. Aluminum Washer. M3 LOCK NUT. Aluminum Washer. Epoxy. Epoxy. Rudder. Fuselage. Horizontal Stabilizer. Elevator. Aluminum Washer. M3 LOCK NUT. 18mm. Epoxy. Fuselage. Rudder. 18mm. Elevator control horn. INSTALL RUDDER CONTROL HORN. Repeat steps to install the rudder control horn as same as steps done for ailerons. 1 sets. Rudder control horn. 3x50mm.
SUPER TUCANO. Instruction Manual. ENGINE MOUNT INSTALLATION. 1) Locate the items necessary to install the engine mount included with your model. . 4x30mm. 2) Use four 4x30mm head bolts and four 4mm washers to attach the engine mount rails to the firewall. Tighten the screws . Make sure to use threadlock on the screws to help prevent them from vibrating loose. INSTALLING THE STOPPER ASSEMBLY.
www.seagullmodels.com 7) Slide the fuel tank into the fuselage. Guide the lines from the tank through the hole in the firewall. Fuel tank. Vent tube. Fuel pick up tube. Fuel fill tube. 3) Carefully bend the second nylon tube up at a 45º angle. This tube is the vent tube. 4) Test fit the stopper assembly into the tank. It may be necessary to remove some of the flashing around the tank opening using a modeling knife. If flashing is present, make sure none falls into the tank.
SUPER TUCANO. Instruction Manual. THROTTLE SERVO ARM INSTALLATION. Install adjustable servo connector in the servo arm as same as picture below. Adjustable servo connector. Loctile secure. Blow through one of the lines to ensure the fuel lines have not become kinked inside the fuel tank compartment. Air should flow through easily. INSTALLING THE FUSELAGE SERVOS. Because the size of servos differ, you may need to adjust the size of the precut opening in the mount.
www.seagullmodels.com Adjustable servo connector. Adjustable servo connector. Screw. M3x10mm. INSTALLING THE SWITCH. Install the switch into the precut hole in the side, in the fuselage. 3/ 32” Hole. Screw.
SUPER TUCANO. Instruction Manual. 3) Use a drill to drill the four holes in the engine mount rails. Trim and cut. 4.5mm. 4) On the fire wall has the location for the throttle pusshrod tube (pre-drill). Switch. MOUNTING THE ENGINE. 1) Position the engine with the drive washer (150mm) forward of the firewall as shown. 4.5mm. 5) Slide the pushrod tube in the firewall and guide it through the fuel tank mount. Use medium C/A to glue the tube to the firewall and the fuel tank mount.
www.seagullmodels.com COWLING. 1) Slide the fiberglass cowl over the engine and line up the back edge of the cowl with the marks you made on the fuselage then trim and cut as shown. Trim and cut. 8) Reinstall the servo horn by sliding the connector over the pushrod wire. Center the throttle stick and trim and install the servo horn perpendicular to the servo center line. Trim and cut. 9) Move the throttle stick to the closed position and move the carburetor to closed. Use a 2.
SUPER TUCANO. 2) While keeping the back edge of the cowl flush with the marks, align the front of the cowl with the crankshaft of the engine. The front of the cowl should be positioned so the crankshaft is in nearly the middle of the cowl opening. Use the spinner backplate as a guide. Hold the cowl firmly in place using pieces of masking tape. Needle valve. Instruction Manual. INSTALLING THE SPINNER. Install the spinner backplate, propeller and spinner cone.
www.seagullmodels.com 1) Using a small weight (Weighted fuel pick-up works well) and string, feed the string through the wing as indicated. Small weight. 5) Use dental floss to secure the connection so they cannot become unplugged. String. 2) Place the servo between the mounting blocks and space it from the hatch. Use a pencil to mark the mounting hole locations on the blocks. 6) Secure the servo to the aileron hatch using Phillips screwdriver and the screws provided with the servo.
SUPER TUCANO. Instruction Manual. M2x6mm. Aileron servo. M2x6mm. Flap servo. Small weight. Wing rib. Attach the string to the servo lead and carefully thread it though the wing. String. Aileron servo. Flap servo.
www.seagullmodels.com AILERON PUSHROD HORN INSTALLATION 2) Make a 90-degree bend at the mark and cut off the excess wire leaving 8mm past the bend. M2 lock nut. Mark. Metal clevis. 8mm Snap keeper. Pen. Servo arm. 1) Mark the control wire where it crosses the servo arm hole. Snap keeper. Bend at the mark. 3) Connect the linkage as shown and secure the control wire with a snap keeper. Wing. 8mm. M2 lock nut. Cut. Aileron. Repeat the procedure for the other aileron servo.
SUPER TUCANO. Instruction Manual. INSTALLING THE FLAP PUSHROD. Repeat the procedure for the aileron pushrod. Wing. M2 lock nut. Cut. Flap. 3) Glue hardwood mounting blocks into the wing as show with epoxy. INSTALLING RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR. 7. 1) Locate the items necessary to install the retracts landing gear and retract linkage installation. Epoxy. 1 5 2 4) Position the landing gear onto the landing gear rails. Mark the location of the holes for mouting the landing gear. 3 4 2mm. 7 6 1.
www.seagullmodels.com 5) Install the linkage into the connector on the end of the retract unit as shown. Mounting the landing gear to the rail with four M3x 25mm. M3x25mm. Cut. 2. 6) Install a wheel and two wheel collars on the main landing gear. Secure the collars. 3. 5. C/A glue. 6. 4. M3x25mm. 8) Install the gear door to the retract strut. Apply a thin epoxy to the two gear door brackets to secure the gear door to the retract strut as shown. 3.
SUPER TUCANO. Instruction Manual. WNG AND THE ARMAMENTS ASSEMBLY. Plactic screw. Plactic screw.
www.seagullmodels.com 5) When you are satisfied with the alignment, hold the stabilizer in place with T- pins or masking tape, but do not glue at this time. INSTALLING THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. 1) Using a ruler and a pen, locate the centerline of the horizontal stabilizer, at the trailing edge, and place a mark. Use a triangle and extend this mark, from back to front, across the top of the stabilizer. Also extend this mark down the back of the trailing edge of the stabilizer. Draw center line.
SUPER TUCANO. Instruction Manual. 9) When you are sure that everything is aligned correctly, mix up a generous amount of 30 Minute Epoxy. Apply a thin layer to the bottom of the stabilizer mounting area and to the stabilizer mounting platform sides in the fuselage. Putting the stabilizer in place and realign. Double check all of your measurements once more before the epoxy cures. Hold the stabilizer in place with T-pins or masking tape and remove any excess epoxy using a paper towel and rubbing alcohol.
www.seagullmodels.com INSTALLING THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. 3) Slide the vertical stabilizer back in place. Using a triangle, check to ensure that the vertical stabilizer is aligned 90º to the horizontal stabilizer. Horizontal Stabilizer. 90º Vertical Stabilizer. Hinge. 1) Using a modeling knife, remove the covering from over the precut hinge slot cut into the lower rear portion of the fuselage. Remove covering. Fill epoxy.
SUPER TUCANO. Instruction Manual. ELEVATOR - RUDDER PUSHROD HORN INSTALLATION. 1) Install the elevator control horn using the same method as with the aileron control horns. Epoxy. 2) Position the elevator control horn on the both side of elevator. Elevator control horn. 4) When you are sure that everything is aligned correctly, mix up a generous amount of Flash 30 Minute Epoxy. Apply a thin layer to the mounting slot and to bottom of the vertical stabilizer mounting area.
www.seagullmodels.com Elevator pushrod. Pen. Control horn. M2 lock nut. Metal clevis. 8mm. Elevator pushrod. 8mm. 8mm. RUDDER PUSHROD HORN INSTALLATION. M2 lock nut . M2 clevis. 8mm.
SUPER TUCANO. Elevator pushrod. Instruction Manual. Elevator pushrod. Control horn. A. M2 lock nut. Rudder pushrod. Metal clevis. C/A glue. Rudder pushrod. Elevator pushrod. A. C/A glue. Elevator control horn. Rudder control horn. 2) Install servos arm to servos. Notice the position of the servo arms on the servos. See picture below. A. Rudder. Elevator. 26 Throttle.
www.seagullmodels.com MOUNTING THE NOSE WHEEL. Locate items necessary to install nose wheel. 2 M3x25mm. M3x25mm. 3 2 1 4 5 M2x12mm. 6 4 3 3 Wheel. M3x25mm. Landing gear. Cut. 50mm. Wheel. 3 3 70mm. 1 4 2mm.
SUPER TUCANO. Instruction Manual. Screw. Screw. Cut. 4mm. 205mm. 90mm. 225mm. Screw.
www.seagullmodels.com Screw. 2 1 4 3 1 2 M3x25mm.
SUPER TUCANO. Instruction Manual. INSTALLTION PILOT AND CANOPY. 1) Locate items necessary to install pilot, cockpit panel, and canopy. 1 4 M2x6mm. 3 2 2) A scale pilot is included with this ARF. The Seagull Pilot included fitting well to the cockpit. (or you can order others scale pilot figures made by Seagull factory. They are available at Seagull distributors.) If you are going to install a pilot figure, please use a sanding bar to sand the base of the figure so that it is flat.
www.seagullmodels.com 4) Position the canopy onto the fuselage. Trace around the canopy and onto the fuselage using a felt-tipped pen. - Apply a bead of canopy glue around the inside edge of the canopy. Position the canopy onto the hatch. Use tape to hold the canopy secure until the glue fully cures. Cut. 2 1 3 C/A glue. 5) Install the canopy and secure it with M2x6mm screws. 1 C/A glue. Cut. M2x6mm. 4 5) Install parts on fuselage. 4 1 4 C/A glue.
SUPER TUCANO. Instruction Manual. APPLY THE DECALS. Insert two wing panels as pictures below. 1) If all the decals are precut and ready to stick. Please be certain the model is clean and free from oily fingerprints and dust. Position decal on the model where desired, using the photos on the box and aid in their location. 2) If all the decals are not precut, please use scissors or a sharp hobby knife to cut the decals from the sheet.
www.seagullmodels.com With the wing attached to the fuselage, all parts of the model installed ( ready to fly), and empty fuel tanks, hold the model at the marked balance point with the stabilizer level. Lift the model. If the tail drops when you lift, the model is “tail heavy” and you must add weigh* to the nose. If the nose drops, it is “nose heavy” and you must add weight* to the tail to balance. BALANCING.
SUPER TUCANO. Instruction Manual. FLIGHT PREPARATION. PREFLIGHT CHECK. Check the operation and direction of the elevator, rudder, ailerons and throttle. 1) Completely charge your transmitter and receiver batteries before your first day of flying. A) Plug in your radio system per the manufacturer's instructions and turn everything on. B) Check the elevator first. Pull back on the elevator stick. The elevator halves should move up.
