1 r i o t p l a n e s sea monkey slow flier seaplane a riot r/c kit building instructions 2013 riot planes www.Riotplanes.Com toll free (866) 922-9477 take the time to read this entire manual, so that you are familiar with all the building steps and their proper order. Take your time; make sure you ...
2 specifications wingspan 35 inches wing area 290 square inches weight 8 ounces wing loading 4 oz./sq. Foot tools and supplies needed to build sanding block with 220 grit paper pins square flat workbench hot glue gun with glue stick (low or high temp) gorilla brand polyurethane glue (whi...
3 additional items needed to complete 80-130 watt brushless motor (riot 502 combo) minimum 3 channel radio with small receiver 8x4.3 slow fly propeller esc to match motor 2s 800-1000 mah lipo battery 5 to 9 gram servos (2) (riot 5002) do an inventory of all the parts, to be sure that eve...
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6 dihedral gauge let’s build the dihedral gauge. This will be practice for using a tiny amount of glue. Gather the two parts for the gauge and lightly sand the edges to remove the small tabs left from the machining process. Using poly glue, apply a tiny bead on each side of the tab. Use the smallest...
7 be sure the elevator with the control horn slot is on the left hand side. Check the fit of the elevator joiner. It should fit in the slots provided and not cause any space between the elevators and stab. If all is well, use poly glue to attach it to the elevator halves. Allow to cure. When cured, ...
8 tip skis gather the two parts for each tip ski and send the edges smooth. Using medium ca, glue the ski bottom to the upright. Note that the wide part of the ski faces forward. Spray the ski lightly with foam safe accelerator and use glue on the upright for an instant bond. Be sure that the ski bo...
9 set the epp parts in place on a fuse side as shown to see where they go. Lay the other fuse side in place. Tape the tail end of the fuse sides together so that they stay aligned. When all is okay, use a medium bead (1/16 inch or so) of poly glue in the middle of the epp foam. Do both sides. Use a ...
10 glue the 1/16 ply motor plate in place with poly glue. Tape in place until cured. Tail using hinge tape, attach the elevator to the stabilizer. Be sure that the tips are aligned. The elevator control horn slot should be facing up, and the bevel in the stabilizer should be down when you tape the e...
11 attach the rudder to the fin with hinge tape as well, only this time, use tape on both sides, pressing the tape into the bevel. Be sure to flex the rudder back and forth several times so that it moves freely. Lay the rudder on its left side and glue the 1/16 ply rudder control horn in place. Be s...
12 wing the wing needs to be curved before we assemble it. Use any round object at least 18 inches long and 1-1/2 to 3 inches in diameter. The wing has three parts; the center section and two tips. The wing tips have a rounded corner on the forward leading edge. Lay them out so that you have a right...
13 use one of the wing ribs and bend the wing curve so that it matches. You can bend the wing to match the rib, but don’t glue it yet. Dihedral angle use the 4 inch dihedral gauge to prop up one wing tip at the edge of your bench. Put a rib under the wing to support it as you sand the curved wing ti...
14 glue one of the ribs to the very left end of the wing center section. Glue it so that it is half off the wing. This leaves a little “shelf” to pin the wing tip to. Make sure it is 90 degrees to the wing and straight up and down. Do not glue the other wing rib at this time! We used medium foam saf...
15 slide the wing into the fuselage from the left. Slide it all the way until the rib contacts the fuse. Glue in the wing rib to the right end of the center section. Be sure to leave half of the rib hanging over for the wing tip. Glue the right wing tip in place, just like the left side. Hull put ti...
16 note that the forward and aft skis overlap a little. Put a tiny bead of poly on the aft ski so that they are glued together. Sighting from the front and rear, make sure that both skis are 90 degrees to the fuselage. If needed, use additional pins to keep them level. Allow to cure. Tail glue the f...
17 tip ski installation glue each tip ski in place on the inside of the right and left wing ribs. Try to match the leading edge of the ski upright with the wing leading edge. This gets the tip ski angle correct. Electronics we solder the motor leads to the speed control without connectors. Here is t...
18 motor slide the leads from the esc into the slot in the motor pylon and into the front compartment. Slip the esc in there as well. It is important that the esc sit flat on the wing. This puts it below the servos and out of the water if the plane flips over. Check to be sure that your motor matche...
19 setup plug in your servos and esc to the receiver. Push the receiver into the fuselage under the wing. Turn on your transmitter and be sure that the trims are centered. Verify that the left servo is elevator. Install the servo arms pointing straight down and put the servo arm screw in. Using the ...
20 use blenderm tape on the front of the hatch. Sand the sides of the hatch to match the fuselage. In use, you gently bend the hatch up at the center until the tongue releases at the rear and open. Balancing the sea monkey should balance about 40% (3.2 inches) behind the leading edge of the wing. Th...
21 water takeoff do not fly off water if there is any wind more than about 1 or 2 mph… set the plane in the water facing into the wind. If the wind is more than a whisper, you may not be able to turn into it. Use lots of rudder and short blasts of high throttle to get the nose into the wind if neede...
22 optional amphibious kit the amphib kit lets you fly your sea monkey from a smooth surface (gym, pavement or short grass). It allows you to drive into the water to take off, and drive out after landing! Drill a 1/8 inch hole in the fuselage in the corner where the two bottom skis meet. Use a long ...
23 tips do not use a 3 cell battery! This is simply more power than the plane can handle. Do not “beef up” or “brace” any part of the plane. This only adds weight, causing the plane to fly faster, causing you to “beef up”, adding weight, causing the plane to fly faster, etc… don’t try to fly this pl...
