You may also wish to make a tail-skid to prevent the
rudder from dragging on the ground. Use a piece of
leftover 3mm carbon strip to make a skid and install it in
front of the rudder hinge as shown.
Radio and Motor Installation:
The following instructions apply to the electronics as
supplied in our combo kits. If you are using other
electronics, the following will give you the basic concept of
you the radio gear is to be installed.
Solder the BEC connector (red connector with black and
red wires) to the speed control and insulate the
connections with heat shrink. Solder the speed control
leads to the motor. Make sure to slip shrink sleeve over
the speed control leads first. Before proceeding, connect
the controller to the receiver and a battery and make sure
the motor is turning the correct direction. If it is not,
unsolder any two motor leads, reverse them and re-solder
(some controllers can just be re-programmed). Once the
motor is turning correctly, heat the shrink sleeves over
the motor connections. Plug all servos and speed control
into the receiver. Attach a battery and check for proper
servo rotation.
The aileron servo is installed in the forward most servo
location. The rudder servo is installed in the rear slot on
the left side. The elevator servo is installed in the rear slot
on the right side. Use a couple of spots of hot glue on
each servo tab to hold it in place. Mount all servos in the
same manner. It may be necessary to make the servo
mounting cutouts larger if you are using servos other than
those recommended. Connect the receiver, speed control
and servos.
If using a firewall-mounted motor, glue the motor mount
to the front of the fuselage. Cut the depron gusset into
four pieces where marked and glue to the back of the
firewall and to the fuselage. Mount the motor with 2 servo
screws. The Speed control, receiver and excess servo wire
can be tucked away in the forward fuselage gusset area.
If using the recommended Hacker motor, use the supplied
X-mount and mount the motor with ½” hinge tape or
strapping tape as shown.
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