SWIFT S-1
Instruction Manual
INTRODUCTION
BEFORE YOU START
1. If you are not an experienced R/C pilot, plan to have a fully competent
pilot check your completed model and help you with your first flights.
Even though we have tried to provide you with a thorough instruction
manual, R/C models are rather complicated and an experienced mode-
ler can quickly check over your model to make sure your first flights are
successful.
2. Please assemble your model exactly according to these instructions. Do
not attempt to modify or change your model in any way as doing so may
adversely change its flying characteristics.
3. Before you begin, please check the entire contents of this kit to make sure
that no parts are missing or damaged. This will also help you to become fa-
miliar with each component of your plane. If you find that any of the parts
are either missing or damaged, please contact your dealer immediately
for replacement.
Note: Your dealer cannot accept kits for return if construction has begun.
4. Trial fit each part before gluing it in place. Make sure you are using the
correct part and that it fits well before assembling. No amount of glue can
make up for a poor fitting part.
5. The manual contains drawing showing the default position of the Centre
of Gravity (CG) and recommended control surface throws. Please note it is
essential to keep the recommended CG position for the first flight other-
wise the model could be unstable, hard to control or even unable to fly
at all! Later you can fine tune the CG position to suit your flying style and
skills.
SPECIFICATION
Wingspan
2405 mm
Length
1300 mm
Wing area
45 dm
2
Weight
1800 g
All-up Weight
2000-2050 g
Motor
C3548-750
ESC
KAVAN R-50SB SBEC
Propeller
11x8”
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND WARNINGS
• An R/C aeroplane is not a toy! If misused, it can cause serious bodily harm
and damage to property. Fly only on a safe place following all instructions
and recommendations in this manual. Beware of the propeller! Keep loose
items that can get entangled in the propeller away from the spinning pro-
peller, including loose clothing, or other objects such as pencils and screw-
drivers. Ensure that yours and other people’s hands, and face are kept away
from the rotating propeller.
• As the user of this product, you are solely responsible for operating it in a
manner that does not endanger yourself and others or result in damage to
the product or the property of others. This model is controlled by a radio
signal that is subject to interference from many sources outside your con-
trol. This interference can cause momentary loss of control so it is advisable
to always keep a safe distance in all directions around your model, as this
margin will help to avoid collisions or injury.
• Never operate your model with low transmitter batteries.
• Always operate your model in an open area away from power lines, cars,
traffic, or people. Avoid operating your model in populated areas where
injury or damage can occur.
• Carefully follow the directions and warnings for this and any optional sup-
port equipment (chargers, rechargeable batteries, etc.) which you use.
• Keep all chemicals, small parts and anything electrical out of the reach of
children.
• Moisture causes damage to electronics. Avoid water exposure to all equip-
ment not specifically designed and protected for this purpose.
• The model is mostly made of plastics - it is not fireproof. It may not be ex-
posed to higher temperatures otherwise severe distortion of the foam air-
frame or other damage may occur.
SET CONTENTS
YOU WILL ALSO NEED
• At least seven channel RC set, 14.8 V 2200-2700 mAh LiPo flight pack.
• Regular modeller’s tools - modeller’s knife, screwdrivers, pliers etc.
• Almost ready to fly model of a sailplane with the brushless motor, speed
controller and servos installed, instruction manual.
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MODEL ASSEMBLY
Congratulation on your purchase of the semi-scale model of the Swift S-1 aero-
batic sailplane! You are about to start the assembly of a model manufactured
from virtually unbreakable EPO (extruded polyolephine) foam powered by a
mighty brushless motor and lightweight LiPo battery. Everybody who has al-
ready mastered flying a “full house” trainer - with aileron, elevator, rudder, and
throttle control - will enjoy this beautiful high performance glider.
Swift S-1 – a Polish aerobatic champion
By the end of 1980s the Margański & Mysłowski Zakłady Lotnicze decided there
was a “gap” in the aerobatic glider market - apparently the good old all-wooden
SZD-21-2b Kobuz 3 designed back in 1950s was no more the “hot stuff”. So, in
1991 designers Edward Margański and Jerzy Cisowski backed by Jerzy Makula
(then triple world aerobatic glider champion) came with a new Swift S-1, a mod-
ern all-composite aerobatic glider with incredible 4 seconds roll rate capable of
ha/-10g. The reward followed almost immediately - Jerzy Makula won
his fourth FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships in the same year!
1. Connect the elevator servo cable to the corresponding extension cable
in the fuselage. Use a shrinking tube or strip of sticky tape to secure the
connectors from disconnecting during flight.
(Fig. 1)
2. Secure the horizontal stabilizer with two M3x10 mm screws.
(Fig. 2)
3. Attach the rudder to the fin, snap the rudder hinges in place.
(Fig. 3
)
4. Connect the rudder servo linkage to the rudder arm.
(Fig. 4)
5. Connect the aileron servo cables to the corresponding extension cables in
the wing opening in the fuselage.
(Fig. 5)
Note:
The kit is supplied with a Y-cable for ailerons so you can use even the
most basic 4-channel radios to control your Swift S1. If you intend to use inde-
pendent control of aileron servos and an advanced computer radio, you will
have to replace the default Y-cable with two 25-30 cm extension cables.
6. Insert the wing halves into the fuselage and secure with the M6 nylon bolt.
(Fig. 6)
Your Swift S1 is fitted for the belly landing as supplied; you might wish to add
the undercarriage.
7. Remove the screw and the foam filler from the landing wheel bay.
(Fig. 7)
8. Install the wheel yoke using the same screw into the wheel bay.
(Fig. 8)
9. Insert the wheel into the yoke, attach the dummy undercarriage doors
from both sides of the yoke and secure with two screws.
(Fig. 9
)
10. The flight pack is to be placed in the bay in the centre of the cockpit; use
Hook-and-loop tie to fasten it. You can place your receiver (secured with
a strip of Hook-and-loop or double sided foam tape) behind the flight
pack; the ESC is to be secured by the same along the flight pack. Connect
servos and your ESC to the receiver; deploy the antennas so their active
parts were square to each other (if you are using a receiver featuring di-
