How to Repair a Hobby Zone Remote Controlled Airplane
If you fly radio control airplanes, you are eventually going to have a crash. Fortunately Hobby Zone planes are made of foam and are easily repaired if you know what to do. Make sure you gather all the parts that have broken off, because even the smallest piece of foam is needed
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Instructions
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Power on your transmitter. Make sure the airplane receiver has a fully charged battery. Check to see if all the servos respond to the transmitter stick movements. If a servo is unresponsive but others work, replace the servo; if no servos respond, replace the receiver.
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Gather all pieces of the plane and separate major sections. Place wing pieces together and fuselage pieces in another group. Dry fit the parts together. It will be like assembling a 3-D puzzle. Do not glue anything together until all the pieces have found a home.
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Carefully glue pieces together. Pay attention to what surfaces mate and only apply glue there. Too much glue will add weight to the plane. Once you have the major components together, use a ruler and make sure everything is as straight and as even as possible. Reattach any control horns and pushrods that may have been broken off in the crash. It is better to use epoxy then hot glue for control horns; epoxy makes a stronger bond.
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Once all the parts are together ,check your control surface movements by turning on the radio and installing a charged battery in the plane.
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Check that the plane is balanced correctly. Add or remove weight where necessary to achieve balance at the center of gravity. This information is available in the Hobby Zone documentation that came with your airplane.
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Tips & Warnings
Use epoxy when you have to glue different types of materials together, such as wood to foam. Do not use much epoxy when repairing a plane because it is heavy and will add weight. If you lost a piece of foam, use some scrap. Trace the gap onto the foam, cut it and thin until it fits well.
Only use foam-safe glues like epoxy, hot glue and foam safe Ca; other glues will damage the foam.
References
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