techinfo detailed vma m0014

PART NUMBER	VMA-M340U

HISTORICAL INFO
- First Introduced	19990101 upgraded 20010101
- Availability Status	Available
- Supercedes	New Release
- Superceded by	na

RECOMMENDED FOR	Intermediate
	Great for Sport Scale

HOURS TO FINISH	Eight

WING
- Location on Fuselage	Beneath Fuselage.
- Span	60 in
- Area*	580 sq in
- Airfoil	Symmetrical.
- Taper	Tapered LE & TE
- Chord Size	Root = ___in Tip = ____in
- Thickness	____ in
- Construction	Wood - Built Up. Fully Sheeted with Balsa.
- Aileron Type	Strip w/Torq Rods
- Pre-Hinged	Yes
- Hinge Type	Real Hinge with Metal Pin
- How Joined?	Wood Spar Joiner
	& 2 Wood Align Pins
- How Mount to Fuse?	Two Nylon bolts towards back of wing and two wooden dowels in leading edge.
- Servo for Wing?	Yes 2. 1 for each Aileron
- Servo Location	In cavity bottom of each wing
- Second Wing Servo	Yes. 1 servo per aileron. Use with Y harness or use computer radio to operate ailerons as flaperons.
- Color Top	Silver with Black, Blue & White Trim.
- Color Bottom	Silver with Black, Blue & White Trim.
- Color Pattern Top vs Bottom	Very Similar.

FUSELAGE
- Length*	48 in
- Construction	Wood - Built Up
- Pushrods	Preinstalled
- Pushrod Material	Metal Rod in Nylon tube.
	Z-bend Rod for Throttle
- Servo Tray	Preinstalled. Universal
	Adjustable for F/JR/Air/HiT
- Color	Silver with Black, Dark Green, Red and White Trim.
- Servos Needed?	1 Throttle, 1 Elev, 1 Rudder
- Servo Locations	Tray Centre Inside Fuse

HORIZONTAL STAB/ELEV
- Horiz Stab Area	_____ in
- Elevator Area	_____ in
- Construction	Wood - Built Up
- Pre-Hinged	Yes
- Hinge Type	Real Hinge with Metal Pin
- Airfoil	True Flying Surface. Not Slab
- How Mount to Fuse?	Glue with Epoxy and Dowels
- Support Struts?	No. Not Required
- Color Top	Grey with Black Stripes on Stab
- Color Bottom	[?]
- Color Pattern Top vs Bottom	[Same?/Different?]

VERTICAL STAB/RUDDER
- Vertical Stab Area	_____ in
- Rudder Area	_____ in
- Construction	Wood - Built Up
- Pre-Hinged	Yes
- Hinge Type	Real Hinge with Metal Pin
- Airfoil	True Flying Surface. Not Slab
- How Mount to Fuse?	Glue with Epoxy and Dowels
- Color	[?]
- Color Pattern Left vs Right	[Same?/Different?]

COVERING
- POLYCOTE ECS (see www.richmondrc.com/polycote.htm) for more info.	Thermal Shrink Polyester Enhanced Covering System. All Graphics are inside the covering.
- Self Adhesive	Low Temperature
- Patchable	Yes. Aftermarket use
	Ultracote Plus or Reg
- Patch Sheet Provided?	Yes.


LANDING GEAR	Tail Dragger
	-all parts supplied
- Main Gear	Wire
- Main Wheels	Two of ___ in
- Nose Gear	na
- Nose Wheel	[One of ___ in?]
- Tail Wheel Assembly	Provided. Prebent wire &
	bracket premounted. Steerable with rods preinstalled.
- Tail Wheel	[na/One ___ in
	- with tail wheel assy

COWL
- included	Yes
- material	Fibreglass
- color	Silver with Black and White checkerboard trim.
- trim supplied	Yes.
- trim applied by?	Consumer. Peel and Stick.

ENGINE	Not included. See Options
- 2 cycle	.40-.53 cu in
- 4 cycle	.52-.70 cu in

ENGINE MOUNT	T-bar Beams. Aluminum
	Clamp Type all pretapped
- Firewall Predrilled for Mount?	No. Engine Dependent.
- Predrilled orientation choices	na
- Orientation Recommended	Inverted or 90 degrees from upright
- Mount Installed?	No. Engine Dependent
- Power Module System	Yes
- Engine Lug Length - Max	___ in
- Engine Width - Max	At Crankcase = ____ in
- Beam Length	____ in

RADIO	Not included. See Options
- 4 channels	Need 5 servos

FUEL TANK
- Type	Plastic
- Size	_____ oz
- Clunk	Yes
- Silicone Tubing	No
- Metal Tubing	2 - Prebent & fitted in stopper

WEIGHT
- Empty* - Assembled	5.00 lbs / 2273 g
- Flying Dry* - 2 cycle	6.0-6.5 lbs / 2841 g
- Flying Dry* - 4 cycle	6.5-7.0 lbs / 3068 g

WING LOADING
- Empty* - Assembled	19.85 oz/sq ft
- Flying Dry* - 2 cycle	24.8 oz/sq ft
- Flying Dry* - 4 cycle	26.8 oz/sq ft

SET UP SPECS
- CG Location	4.25-5.00 in (108-127mm) from LE at fuselage sides.
- Aileron Throw	Up 1/4-3/8 in (8-11 mm)
Use low settings for first flights.	Down 1/4-3/8 in (8-11 mm)
- Rudder Throw	Left 5/8 - 1 in. (16-25 mm)
Use low settings for first flights	Right 5/8 - 1 in. (16-25 mm)
- Elevator Throw	Up 5/8 to 1 in. (16-25 mm)
Use low settings for first flights	Down 1/4 to 1 in. (6-25 mm)
- Engine Thrust Line	1.968 in / 50 mm from top of firewall
- Engine Offset Horizontal	0 recommended. Up to 3 degrees right may assist ground handling.
- Engine Offset Vertical	4-6 degrees down (via firewall installed at factory) when Horizontal Stabilizer set to 0 degrees.
- Wing Incidence	0 degrees at root when Horizontal Stabilizer set to 0 degrees.
- Wing Washout	Up to 4 degrees negative incidence at tip relative to root. Designed to ensure tips stall after main lifting surface of the wing.

SHIPPING BOX
- Cardboard	Brown
- Size Length x Width x Depth	__ x___ x___ in ___ x ___ x ___ mm
- Length plus Girth	___ in /___ mm
- Volume	___ cu ft / _____ cu m
- Weight with kit	____ lbs / _____g

DISPLAY BOX
- Cardboard	White
- Protected by	Plastic Bag & Shipping Box
- Size Length x Width x Depth	__ x___ x___ in ___ x ___ x ___ mm
- Length plus girth	___ in /___ mm
- Volume	___ cu ft / _____ cu m
- Weight with kit	____ lbs / _____g
- Label front colors	Colors =
	__ x___ x___ in ___ x ___ x ___ mm
- Label end panel	Colors =
	__ x___ x___ in ___ x ___ x ___ mm

* NOTES & LEGEND
- na	Not applicable this model
- blank data or information	Not known at this time
- [info?]	Estimated. Yet to be confirmed.
- Area* of Wing	Includes wing saddle area
- Length* of Fuse	From Spinner back plate
	to Trailing Edge of Rudder
- Empty* Weight	No radio, engine or fuel
- Flying Dry* Weight	With radio, engine. No fuel
- Flying Dry* Loading	With radio, engine. No fuel