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CAUTION

A Remote Control (RC) model aircraft is not a toy. It is a flying model that functions much like a full size airplane. If you do not assemble and operate model aircraft properly you can cause injury to yourself and others and damage property. DO NOT FLY a model aircraft unless you are qualified.

You are ultimately responsible for the mechanical, aeronautical and electrical integrity of any model you fly and all of the components that make up the model including but not limited to the airframe itself, control surfaces, hinges, linkages, covering, engine, motor, radio, servos, switches, wiring, battery and parts. Check all components before and after each flight. It is essential that you act with the clear understanding that you are solely responsible for all aspects of the model at all times. DO NOT FLY until it is right.  

AVOIDING 90% of PROBLEMS that can arise:  

1. READ THE CAUTION ABOVE & READ THE LIABILITY DISCLAIMER.You are responsible for all aspects of any model you fly. You're It!
2. READ ALL DOCUMENTATION before doing anything else! 
3. INSPECT CAREFULLY immediately upon arrival!.
4. RETAIN ALL PACKAGING until the checkout is complete! If you need to return anything you must have all of the original packaging.
5. READ & LOOK! At everything! Do it once & then do it again.
6. REMEMBER WHAT "ARF" STANDS FOR. ARF means ALMOST Ready to Fly with an emphasis on ALMOST! Some assembly and modeling skills are required.
7. ALLOW ENOUGH TIME to enjoy the assembly process! Rushing into a 6 hour job with 3 hours to spare simply will not work. This is a Hobby... take your time.
8. DRY FIT & TEST ASSEMBLE EVERYTHING before you glue anything!
9. USE 30 MINUTE EPOXY when joining wings & installing stabilizers and other structural components but only after you have dry fitted and test assembled the components without glue! Once parts are glued together they cannot be unglued and they cannot be returned or replaced without charge.
10. PLAN AHEAD! BE CAREFUL! If you get into trouble, DON'T PANIC. Review everything again, talk it over with an experienced modeler and if still in difficulty consult our Support Services.
11. TEST TEST!!! TUG TUG TUG!!! EVERYTHING... BEFORE & AFTER EACH FLIGHT! Your model may have been largely pre-constructed and may have pre-installed control rods, hinges, control surfaces and many other essential components. Hinges may have been pinned after they have been installed. However, you must double check every control surface and component before and after each flight. You and only you are responsible for the integrity of all components and the integrity of the model itself. Check everything before and after each flight. Tug on control surfaces, control rods, mounting bolts, T-nuts, mounting plates... tug on everything!
12. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN WING BOLTS or other fasteners. You want bolts and nuts snugly tight and if metal you can use a medium grade thread locker such as Pacer Z42 to help them stay tight. Fasteners must be snug and secure. However a model airplane is not a farm tractor or a garbage compactor. You do not need a pipe wrench or an electric drill to tighten up wing bolts or any other fastener. Leave your plumbing and power tools at home.. hand tools only and go easy on the torque... snug and secure... not stripped or torqued until they squeak or break.  Wing bolts can take tremendous torque before breaking... but when you over tighten them or use an electric screw driver on a set of wing bolts, long before the bolts break you can fracture the fuselage, crack the mounting blocks or pull the heads of the bolts through the wing... these problems have a nasty habit of revealing themselves when you least expect the wing to fall off!
13. DO NOT OVERPOWER ANY MODEL! Stay within the recommended power range for the model. If you overpower the model you run a high risk of structural failure that will lead to loss of control and a subsequent crash that will destroy the model and may cause injury and/or property damage.
14. ASSUME NOTHING! Remember the old yarn about what happens when you ASS-U-ME something. Check everything repeatedly and frequently and DO NOT FLY any model unless you are satisfied that everything is in good working order.

• Included with VMAR Power Packs for the applicable model.
• Available as a stand alone accessory for use with VMAR Power Modules for the applicable model.
• Provide for fast and reliable installation of VMAR Power Packs and Power Modules into VMAR multi-motor electric models. 
  • Note: Modelers who are not experienced with multi-motor electric flight systems are strongly encouraged to use the VMAR Wiring Harness Set applicable to their VMAR multi-motor model. Scratch building and installing a reliable wiring harness set for a multi-motor electric model requires approximately 8 hours of work & considerable knowledge and experience.
• May be suitable for use with some third party power systems and servos supplied by end users.

• Aileron Wiring Harness (WHA) to connect the two aileron servos in the wings to the aileron channel of the receiver in the fuselage.  Total Length = approx 32 in. (813 mm). Length from aileron channel connector to Y = approx 7 in. (178 mm)
  • (Note: The aileron wiring harness does NOT provide for flaperon operation using a computer radio and two discrete receiver channels. VMAR models utilizing two aileron servos will usually support computer radio flaperon functionality in conjunction with the aileron wiring harness if additional aileron extensions are purchased in addition to the aileron wiring harness included with the wiring harness set).
• Throttle Wiring Harness (WHT) to connect three Electronic Speed Controls (ESC) to the throttle channel of the receiver in the fuselage. Total Length = approx 12.5 in. (318 mm). Length from throttle channel connector to Y = approx 6 in. (152 mm)
• Power Wiring Harness (WHP) to provide Positive (+) and Negative (-) power to three motors from a single battery (fused in line). Total Length = approx 14 in. (355 mm). Length from battery connector to quick disconnect joint = approx 5.0 in. (127 mm)

• Flap Wiring Harness (FHE) to connect the flap servos located in the wing (inboard locations) to the flap channel of the receiver in the fuselage. Total Length = approx 22.5 in. (571 mm). Length from flap channel connector to junction = approx 7 in. (178 mm)
• End User Wiring Labels

 

a) Review the Read Me First documentation and the Assembly and Operations Manual that came with your model. Complete Stage 1 and Stage 2 from the Assembly and Operations Manual. Once completed you will have assembled the wing.

 

b) Review Stage 3 from the Assembly and Operations Manual. Locate the Aileron Wiring Harness parts bag and remove the harness. 

 

c) Read all labels attached to the Aileron Wiring Harness. Pay particular attention to the larger warning label and note the color conventions used for different manufacturers. This will be important when you plug in your servos and when you plug into your receiver. See Figure 1A and the green "path" as a reference to guide you as you proceed with the installation.

 

1A - Aileron Wiring Harness Installed - Viewed from Top Side of Wing

 

d) Turn the wing upright so that you can see the large access cavity near the center of the wing. Support the wing with a sheet of foam rubber or folded up fluffy towel.

 

e) Position the wing so that the trailing edge (thin) is closer to you and the leading edge (thick) is further away. When oriented in this manner, the wing panel on your left will be the left wing panel in flight and the wing panel on your right will be the right wing panel in flight. This consistent definition of left and right makes it much easier to install the aileron servos and aileron wiring harness properly.

 

f) Thread the end of the wire marked "Aileron Left" through the left side of the large access cavity near the center of the wing and through the internal wiring access tube to the left aileron servo cavity located about 17 in. (432 mm) outboard from the center of the wing. Pull the loose end of the wire out of the tube so that it exits the bottom of the wing through the left aileron servo cavity. Connect the left aileron servo to this wire. Use the supplied "Aileron Left" sticker to wrap the connection securely. Gently pull the wire back from the source and install the left aileron servo into position as shown in Stage 3 of the Assembly & Operations Manual.

 

g) Repeat this process for the wire marked "Aileron Right", working with the right side of the large access cavity near the center of the wing and the internal wiring access tube that runs to the right aileron servo cavity. Connect the right aileron servo to this wire. Use the supplied "Aileron Right" sticker to wrap the connection securely. Gently pull the wire back from the source and install the right aileron servo into position as shown in Stage 3 of the Assembly & Operations Manual.

 

h) Once completed, both aileron servos will be installed into the wing and the end of the Aileron Wiring Harness that is labeled "Aileron Channel ==> ==>" will be hanging loose near the center of the wing ready to be plugged into the aileron channel of your receiver.

 

a) Review the Read Me First documentation and the Assembly and Operations Manual that came with your model. Complete Stage 9 from the Assembly and Operations Manual using either a  VMAX Power Module set, a VMAX Power Pack or third party motors and speed controllers. 

 

b) After installation of your motors and speed controllers you may install the Throttle Warning Harness.  Locate the Throttle Wiring Harness parts bag and remove the harness.

 

c) Read all labels attached to the Throttle Wiring Harness. Pay particular attention to the larger warning label and note the color conventions used for different manufacturers. This will be important when you plug in your ESC and when you plug into your receiver.See Figure 2A and the green "path" as a reference to guide you as you proceed with the installation.

 

2A - Throttle Wiring Harness Installed - Viewed from Top Side of Wing

 

 

d) Turn the wing upright on its back so that you can see your ESC's located in the large access cavity near the center of the wing. Support the wing with a sheet of foam rubber or folded up fluffy towel.

 

e) Position the wing so that the trailing edge (thin) is closer to you and the leading edge (thick) is further away. When oriented in this manner, the wing panel on your left will be the left wing panel in flight and the wing panel on your right will be the right wing panel in flight. This consistent definition of left and right makes it much easier to install the Throttle Wiring Harness properly.

 

f) Thread the red, white and black wire lead from the left speed control into the power access cavity located on the top surface of the left wing about 8.5 in. (215 mm) outboard from the center of the wing. Continue feeding the red, white and black wire from the cavity into and though the internal wiring access tube that runs to the large access cavity in the center of the wing. Gently pull the wire so that it protrudes into the large access cavity. Connect this protruding wire to the end of the Throttle Wire Harness marked "Throttle Control Left". Use the supplied "Throttle Left" sticker to wrap the connection securely.

 

g) Repeat this process for the right wing. Thread the red, white and black wire lead from the right speed control into the power access cavity located on the top surface of the right wing about 8.5 in. (215 mm) outboard from the center of the wing. Continue feeding the red, white and black wire from the cavity into and through the internal wiring access tube that runs to the large access cavity in the center of the wing. Gently pull the wire so that it protrudes into the large access cavity. Connect this protruding wire to the end of the Throttle Wire Harness marked "Throttle Control Right". Use the supplied "Throttle Right" sticker to wrap the connection securely.

 

h) Once completed, both electronic speed controls for the wing motors will be connected to the Throttle Wiring Harness and the end of the Throttle Wiring Harness that is labeled "Throttle Channel ==> ==>" will be hanging loose near the center of the wing ready to be plugged into the throttle channel of your receiver.  

 

i) Connect the wire marked "Throttle Control Fuselage" to the ESC lead for the fuselage motor when mating the wing to the fuselage. You will unplug this connection when removing the wing from the fuselage.

 

 

 

a) Review the Read Me First documentation and the Assembly and Operations Manual that came with your model. Complete Stage 9 from the Assembly and Operations Manual using either a  VMAX Power Module set, a VMAX Power Pack or third party motors and speed controllers. 

 

b) After installation of your motors and speed controllers you may install the Power Wiring Harness.  Locate the Power Wiring Harness parts bag and remove the harness.

 

c) Read all labels attached to the Power Wiring Harness. See Figure 3A and the green "path" as a reference to guide you as you proceed with the installation.

 

3A - Power Wiring Harness Installed - Viewed from Top Side of Wing

 

d) Turn the wing upright so that you can see the large access cavity in the center of the wing where you have installed your ESC's. Support the wing with a sheet of foam rubber or folded up fluffy towel.

 

e) Position the wing so that the trailing edge (thin) is closer to you and the leading edge (thick) is further away. When oriented in this manner, the wing panel on your left will be the left wing panel in flight and the wing panel on your right will be the right wing panel in flight. This consistent definition of left and right makes it much easier to install the Power Wiring Harness properly.

 

f) Connect the end of the red Power Wiring Harness marked "+ Power + Positive Left" to the left wing speed control Red (+) power lead. 

 

g) Connect the end of the black Power Wiring Harness marked "- Power - Negative Left" to the left wing speed control Black (-) power lead. 

 

h) This completes the wiring of power to the left wing speed control. Now follow a similar process for the right wing speed control. 

 

f) Connect the end of the red Power Wiring Harness marked "+ Power + Positive Right" to the right wing speed control Red (+) power lead. 

 

g) Connect the end of the black Power Wiring Harness marked "- Power - Negative Right" to the right wing speed control Black (-) power lead. 

 

h) This completes the wiring of power to the right wing and left wing speed controls. Now connect the wiring for the fuselage speed control.

 

i) Connect the end of the red Power Wiring Harness marked "+ Power + Positive Fuselage" to the fuselage speed control Red (+) lead. 

 

j) Connect the end of the black Power Wiring Harness marked "- Power - Negative Fuselage" to the fuselage speed control Black (-) power lead. 

  

k) Once completed, the left and right speed control and motor assemblies and the fuselage speed control and motor will be connected to the Power Wiring Harness. Separate the quick connect joint (located between the two white zip straps) so that the wing wiring and harness can be removed from the fuselage with the wing.

 

l) Do NOT plug in your battery pack until you are ready to fly or test your equipment. The battery pack should NOT be plugged in when the model is unattended and should NOT be plugged in when transporting your model in a vehicle.

 

a) Review the Read Me First documentation and the Assembly and Operations Manual that came with your model. Complete Stage 1 and Stage 2 from the Assembly and Operations Manual. Once completed you will have assembled the wing.

 

b) Review Stage 13 from the Assembly and Operations Manual. Pay particular attention to the larger warning label and note the color conventions used for different manufacturers. This will be important when you plug in your servos and when you plug into your receiver. Locate the Flap Wiring Harness parts bag and remove the harness. 

 

c) Read all labels attached to the Flap Wiring Harness. See Figure 4A and the green "path" as a reference to guide you as you proceed with the installation.

 

4A - Flap Wiring Harness Installed - Viewed from Top Side of Wing

 

d) Turn the wing upright so that you can see the large access cavity near the center of the wing. Support the wing with a sheet of foam rubber or folded up fluffy towel.

 

e) Position the wing so that the trailing edge (thin) is closer to you and the leading edge (thick) is further away. When oriented in this manner, the wing panel on your left will be the left wing panel in flight and the wing panel on your right will be the right wing panel in flight. This consistent definition of left and right makes it much easier to install the flap servos and flap wiring harness properly.

 

f) Thread the end of the wire marked "Flap Servo Left" through the left side of the large access cavity near the center of the wing and through the internal wiring access tube to the left flap servo cavity located about 8.5 in. (215 mm) outboard from the center of the wing. Pull the loose end of the wire out of the tube so that it exits the downward facing bottom surface of the wing through the left flap servo cavity. Connect the left flap servo to this wire. Use the supplied "Flap Left" sticker to wrap the connection securely. Gently pull the wire back from the source and install the left flap servo into position as shown in Stage 13 of the Assembly & Operations Manual.

 

g) Repeat this process for the wire marked "Flap Servo Right", working from the right side of the large access cavity near the center of the wing and the internal wiring access tube that runs to the right servo cavity. Connect the right flap servo to this wire. Use the supplied "Flap Right" sticker to wrap the connection securely. Gently pull the wire back from the source and install the right flap servo into position as shown in Stage 13 of the Assembly & Operations Manual.

 

h) Once completed, both flap servos will be installed into the bottom of the wing and the end of the Flap Wiring Harness that is labeled "Flap Channel ==> ==>" will be hanging loose near the center of the wing ready to be plugged into the flap channel of your receiver.

 

 

 

 

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