WWW.SEAGULLMODELS.COM CESSNA 152 MS: 174 ASSEMBLY MANUAL “Graphics and specifications may change without notice”. Specifications: Wing span ------------------------------79.9in (203cm). Wing area -----------------911.4sq.in (58.8sq dm). Weight ----------------------------------9.9lbs (4.5kg). Length ------------------------------57.5in (146.0cm). Engine ------------------ ----0.75-0.91cu.in -2-stroke. 0.91-1.25cu.in -4-stroke. Radio ------------------- 5 channels with 8 servos.
Instruction Manual. CESSNA 152 INTRODUCTION. Thank you for choosing the CESSNA 152 ARTF by SEAGULL MODELS COMPANY LTD,. The CESSNA 152 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 onventionally 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. SEA17401 SEA17402 SEA17403 SEA17404 SEA17405 SEA17406 SEA17407 SEA17408 SEA17409 SEA17410 SEA17411 HINGING THE FLAP Fuselage Wing Set Tail Set Fiberglass Cowling Main Landing Gear Nose Landing Gear Windshield and Window set Decal Pushrod Set Wing tube Fiberglass Wheel Pants ADDITIONAL ITEMS REQUIRED. 0.75- 0.91 2-stroke. 0.91-1.25 4-stroke. . M2x10 mm Computer radio with 7 servos. Glow plug to suit engine. Propeller to suit engine.
Instruction Manual. CESSNA 152 HINGING THE AILERON. Note : The control surfaces, including the ai- lerons, elevators, and rudder, are prehinged with hinges in stalled, 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. 1) Carefully remove the aileron from one of the wing panels. Note the position of the hinges. 4) Deflect the aileron and completely saturate each hinge with thin C/A glue.
WWW.SEAGULLMODELS.COM HINGING THE ELEVATOR. Glue the elevator hinges in place using the same techniques used to hinge the ailerons. 5) Turn the wing panel over and deflect the aileron in the opposite direction from the opposite side. Apply thin C/A glue to each hinge, making sure that the C/A penetrates into both the aileron and wing panel. HINGING THE RUDDER. Glue the rudder hinges in place using the same techniques used to hinge the ailerons.
Instruction Manual. CESSNA 152 INSTALL ELEVATOR CONTROL HORN. . Aileron control horn. Epoxy Fiberglass control horn. . INSTALL FLAP CONTROL HORN. Install the flap control horn using the same method as same as the aileron control horns. Epoxy . Fiberglass control horn. . Aileron control horn. Epoxy Epoxy . Aileron control horn. Epoxy 6 INSTALL RUDDER CONTROL HORN. Repeat steps to install the rudder control horn as same as steps done for ailerons. .
WWW.SEAGULLMODELS.COM . Epoxy INSTALLING THE S TOPPER ASSEMBLY 1) Using a modeling knife, carefully cut off the rear portion of one of the 3 nylon tubes leaving 1/2” protruding from the rear of the stopper. This will be the fuel pick up tube. Rudder control horn. ENGINE MOUNT INSTALLATION. 1) Locate the items necessary to install the engine mount included with your model. 2) Using a modeling knife, cut one length of silicon fuel line.
Instruction Manual. CESSNA 152 A Vent tube. Fuel tank. 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. 8) Use plywood template to hold in place the fuel tank with C/A glue to secure the fuel tank inside the fuselage. 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.
WWW.SEAGULLMODELS.COM 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. Rudder servo arm. . Throttle servo arm. . INSTALLING THE FUSELAGE SERVOS. Because the size of servos differ, you may need to adjust the size of the precut opening in the mount. The notch in the sides of the mount allow the servo lead to pass through. 1) Install the rubber grommets and brass collets onto the throttle servo.
Instruction Manual. CESSNA 152 WHEELS AND WHEEL PANTS. 1) Assemble and mounting the landing gear, wheels to the wheel pants as shown inthe following pictures. Landing Gear. wheel Pant. C/A glue. 2) Follow diagram below for wheel pant installation: wheel collar. Washer. Axle. Locker glue. M3. wheel. wheel. M3. wheel collar. Washer. nut. Axle. M3. wheel Pant. M3. 3) A drop of C/A glue on the wheel collar screws will help keep them from coming lose during operation.
WWW.SEAGULLMODELS.COM 4 mm INSTALLING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. 3) Use a drill to drill the four holes in the engine mount rails. 1) The blind nuts for securing the landing gear are already mounted inside the fuselage. 4) On the fire wall has the location for the throttle pusshrod tube (pre-drill). 2) Using the hardware provided, mount the main landing gear to the fuselage. . Pushrod tube hole. 4x20 mm MOUNTING THE ENGINE.
CESSNA 152 Instruction Manual. LANDING GEAR INSTALLATION. A. NOSE GEAR: 1)Locate the items necessary to attach the nose landing gear that are included with your model. Thread locker glue. 8) Move the throttle stick to the closed position and move the carburetor to closed. Use a 2.5mm hex wrench to tighten the screw that secures the throttle pushrod wire. Make sure to use threadlock on the screw so it does not vibrate loose. Drill 4mm.
WWW.SEAGULLMODELS.COM Screw. 4mm hole. Axle. 2)Install landing gear at the top Fuselage. wheel collar. wheel.
Instruction Manual. CESSNA 152 Trim and cut. Screw. . Trim and cut. 225 mm M3 clevis. M3 lock nut Install lights at the top Cowling M3 Pushrod. 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. 14 Drill hole 4mm.
WWW.SEAGULLMODELS.COM Needle valve Epoxy. Because of the size of the cowl, it may be necessary to use a needle valve extension for the high speed needle valve. Make this out of sufficient length 1.5mm wire and install it into the end of the needle valve. Secure the wire in place by tightening the set screw in the side of the needle valve. . Machine screw M3x10mm 3) Install the muffler and muffler extension onto the engine and make the cutout in the cowl for muffler clearance.
Instruction Manual. CESSNA 152 Blind nut. M4x20mm M3x15mm 4) Attach the motor to the front of the electric motor box using four 4mm blind nut, four M3x15mm hex head bolts to secure the motor. Please see picture shown. 150mm Balsa stick. 4mm Epoxy. Electric motor.
WWW.SEAGULLMODELS.COM The propeller should not touch any part of the spinner cone. If it does, use a sharp modeling knife and carefully trim away the spinner cone where the propeller comes in contact with it. Battery. 5) Attach the speed control to the side of the motor box using two-sided tape and tie wraps. Connect the appropriate leads from the speed control to the motor. Make sure the leads will not interfere with the operation of the motor. INSTALLING THE AILERON - FLAP SERVOS. Servos.
CESSNA 152 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. Instruction Manual. 6) Secure the servo to the aileron hatch using Phillips screwdriver and the screws provided with the servo. . 7) Apply 1-2 drops of thin C/A to each of the mounting tabs. Allow the C/A to cure without using accelerator. 3) Use drill bit in a pin vise to drill the mouting holes in the blocks. .
WWW.SEAGULLMODELS.COM AILERON PUSHROD HORN INSTALLATION. 100mm. M3 clevis. Wing . M3 lock nut. M2 lock nut. Aileron 9) Set the aileron hatch in place and use a Phillips screw driver to install it with four wood screws. 19 INSTALLING THE FLAP SERVO. Repeat the procedure for the aileron servo.
Instruction Manual. CESSNA 152 90mm. M3 clevis. Wing M3 lock nut. M2 lock nut. Cut 3) Slide the stabilizer into place in the precut slot in the rear of the fuselage. The stabilizer should be pushed firmly against the front of the slot. Flap 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.
WWW.SEAGULLMODELS.COM Trim and cut When cutting through the covering to remove it, cut with only enough pressure to only cut through the covering itself. Cutting into the balsa structure may weaken it. INSTALLING VERTICAL FIN. 6) Using a modeling knife, carefully remove the covering that overlaps the stabilizer mounting platform sides in the fuselage. Remove the covering from both the top and the bottom of the platform sides.
Instruction Manual. CESSNA 152 Fill epoxy . 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. ELEVATOR PUSHROD HORN INSTALLATION. 1) Install the elevator control horn using the same method as with the aileron control horns. 2) Position the elevator control horn on the both side of elevator. Elevator control horn Epoxy.
WWW.SEAGULLMODELS.COM 810mm. 820 mm M2 clevis. Rudder pushrod. M2 lock nut. INSTALLATION PILOT AND CANOPY. Elevator pushrod. 1) Locate items necessary to install pilot and canopy. . Elevator pushrod. RUDDER PUSHROD HORN INSTALLATION. Rudder control horn 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 factory.
Instruction Manual. CESSNA 152 APPLY THE DECALS. 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. Please be c ertain the model is clean and free from oily fingerprints and dust.
WWW.SEAGULLMODELS.COM ATTACHMENT WING-FUSELAGE. Attach the aluminium tube into fuselage. Installation Antenas. Antennas. Wing tube. Insert two wing panels as pictures below. INSTALLATION WING- FUSELAGE STRUTS. Wing bolt. Wing. 25 Remove covering.
Instruction Manual. CESSNA 152 Wing. Wing. M3x25mm. Fuselage. M3x25mm. BALANCING. 1) It is critical that your airplane be balanced correctly. Improper balance will cause your plane to lose control and crash. THE CENTER OF GRAVITY IS LOCATED 110 MM BACK FROM THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING AT THE WING ROOT. 2) Mount the wing to the fuselage. Using a couple of pieces of masking tape, place them on the top side of the wing 110 mm back from the leading edge of the wing at the wing root.
WWW.SEAGULLMODELS.COM 3) Turn the airplane upside down. Place your fingers on the masking tape and carefully lift the plane . Accurately mark the balance point on the top of the wing on both sides of the fuselage. The balance point is located 110 mm back from the leading edge of the wing at the wing root. This is the balance point at which your model should balance for your first flights.
CESSNA 152 FLIGHT PREPARATION. Instruction Manual. 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.
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Instruction Manual. CESSNA 152 If you as the Purchaser or user are not prepared to accept the liability associated with the use of this Product, you are advised to return this Product immediately in new and unused condition to the place of purchase. Law: These Terms are governed by Illinois law (without regard to conflict of law principals). Safety Precautions: This is a sophisticated hobby Product and not a toy. It must be operated with caution and common sense and requires some basic mechanical ability.
