RIOT PLANES Sea Monkey User Manual

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) 9

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

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 f

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. Th

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. Dih

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”

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

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

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 s

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 imp

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 t

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 

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

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 t

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

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

3 Additional items needed to complete  80-130 watt brushless motor (Riot 502 combo)  Minimum 3 channel radio with small receiver  8x4.3 Slow

4 5mm ESP foam parts

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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

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 sl

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

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