E-FLITE Diamante 25e ARF Assembly Manual - page 2
E-flite Diamante 5e ARF Assembly Manual
Introduction
ThankyouforpurchasingtheE-flite
®
Diamante25eARF.
TheDiamante25ewasdesignedbychampionpilotPeter
Goldsmithtoprovideintermediatetoexperiencedpilotsa
precisionaerobaticsplatformthatisexcellentlybalanced
stabilityandhasbenignstallcharacteristics.Attheheartofthis
designistheSD8020airfoilthatprovidesexcellenttracking
andcrispresponseinanyaxis.Itisalsoextremelyresistant
toacceleratedstallssoyou’llfeellikeyou’reonrailsinany
attitude.ConstructionisbalsaandlightplywithacustomPeter
GoldsmithUltraCote
®
trimscheme.Thefiberglasscowland
wheelpantscomepaintedfromthefactory.Youwillfindtwo
setsofmountingholesonthefirewalltomountyourchoiceof
eitherthePower25or32Outrunnermotors.ThePower32is
recommendedifyouwishtoflyaggressiveartisticaerobatics
alongwithsportandprecisionflying.ThePower25isidealfor
sportaerobatics.
Thismodelwaspurposelydesignedforelectricpower
applicationfromthegroundup.Theflightcharacteristicsofthis
designaresuchthatitwillreachalargecrosssectionofskills.
Whetheryouarejustlearningtoexploretheaerobaticrealm,
oramoreexperiencedpilot,theDiamante25ewilltouch
yourskillswithalowlevelofintimidation.TheDiamante25e
wasdesignedtobeastraightforward,pureflyingaerobatic
performer.Muchattentionwasspentdevelopingtheflightforces
inall3axesensuringminimumcoupling,meaningalower
workloadforthepilot.
Using the Manual
Thismanualisdividedintosectionstohelpmakeassembly
easiertounderstand,andtoprovidebreaksbetweeneach
majorsection.Inaddition,checkboxeshavebeenplacednext
toeachsteptokeeptrackofeachstepcompleted.Stepswith
asinglecircle()areperformedonce,whilestepswithtwo
circles()indicatethatthestepwillrequirerepeating,such
asforarightorleftwingpanel,twoservos,etc.
Remembertotakeyourtimeandfollowthedirections.
Table of Contents
Specifications.........................................................................1
Introduction............................................................................2
UsingtheManual...................................................................2
ContentsofKit/PartsLayout....................................................3
RequiredRadioEquipment......................................................3
ImportantInformationAboutMotorSelection...........................3
LightweightSportSetup..........................................................4
RecommendedHighPowerPrecisionAerobaticSetup..............4
AlternativeSportandPrecisionSetup.......................................4
OptionalAccessories..............................................................4
NoteonLithiumPolymerBatteries...........................................4
RequiredToolsandAdhesives.................................................5
Warning................................................................................5
WarrantyPeriod....................................................................5
LimitedWarranty...................................................................6
DamageLimits.......................................................................6
SafetyPrecautions..................................................................6
Questions,Assistance,andRepairs.........................................7
InspectionorRepairs..............................................................7
WarrantyInspectionandRepairs............................................7
Non-WarrantyRepairs...........................................................7
Safety,Precautions,andWarnings..........................................8
AileronInstallation.................................................................8
LandingGearInstallation......................................................14
HorizontalandVerticalTailInstallation..................................17
MotorInstallation.................................................................24
FinalAssembly.....................................................................27
ControlThrows.....................................................................28
CenterofGravity.................................................................29
RangeTestYourRadio..........................................................29
Preflight...............................................................................29
FlyingtheDiamante25e.......................................................30
ReduceYourWorkload.........................................................30
ServoandControlSetup.......................................................31
Sequencing..........................................................................32
Balance...............................................................................32
DynamicBalance.................................................................33
ThrustAngles.......................................................................33
Differential...........................................................................34
ProgrammableMixing..........................................................35
2007OfficialAMANationalModelAircraftSafetyCode......38
BuildingandFlyingNotes.....................................................39