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Tuff Birds

Super Tough Wings & Planes

Micro BEE

Specifications: 

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WingSpan: 600MM

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All-Up-Weight: ~ 200gms

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CG Location:

 

130MM back from Nose Tip.

What's Included:

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2 EPP Wing Panels in Wing Beds
( Left + Right ) 

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Laser Cut Aircraft grade Plywood sheet 
(Motor Mount, Control Horns & Battery Tray )

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Corrugated Plastic 3MM Winglets ( 2Nos )

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1ft x 6ft 1.7Mil Lamination Film.

~120mm Pushrods 

Linkage Connectors

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5x250 mm Carbon Fiber Strip

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Velcro

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Paper Knife

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Elevon Throw Gauge

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Instructional Manual

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2 Nos  

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2 Nos 

Requires:

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4-6 Channel Programmable Radio (Tx-Rx)

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1000-1400mah 2S Lipo

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6Amp-12Amp Brushless ESC

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2 Nos 5gms-9gms Servo

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Micro Brushless Motor (12-20gms)

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5-6inch Propellor

Building Tools:

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Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks

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Cyanoacrylate Glue ( FeviKwik etc ) 

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Screwdrivers & Allen Key

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Paper Tape & Clear Packing Tape

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An Iron ( If Laminating )

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Soldering Iron and Solder Wire 

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Ruler , Pen and a Flat Working Table

Congratulations on your purchase of the 
TuffBirds MicroBee EPP 600MM Flying Wing. 
We hope these build instructions will help you 
complete the build easily. Though the build 
itself doesn't take much time, just be sure to 
double check everything before cutting and 
glueing.

Before flying, do the preflight checks 
thoroughly, and we hope you will have a great 
time flying the Micro Bee. 

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Ver 1.0 12 May 2018

600MM Flying Wing

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Summary of Contents for Micro BEE

Page 1: ...6Amp 12Amp Brushless ESC Ÿ 2 Nos 5gms 9gms Servo Ÿ Micro Brushless Motor 12 20gms Ÿ 5 6inch Propellor Building Tools Ÿ Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks Ÿ Cyanoacrylate Glue FeviKwik etc Ÿ Screwdrivers Allen Key Ÿ Paper Tape Clear Packing Tape Ÿ An Iron If Laminating Ÿ Soldering Iron and Solder Wire Ÿ Ruler Pen and a Flat Working Table Congratulations on your purchase of the TuffBirds MicroBee EPP 600M...

Page 2: ... flattersideistowardsthebottom 1 Layout and Identify the parts 2 Cut the Elevons 30MM ELEVON ELEVON Next we need to cut out some space for the prop Trim the inboard part of the Elevons so that 240MM of elevons is left Make sure that both sides are symmetrical Next on both panels cut and remove the area as shown 3 Trim Elevons cut space for prop 240MM 240MM The wing panels need to be beveled to all...

Page 3: ...need to be adjusted later to get the plane balancedproperly 5 Cut Battery Location 6 Join Wing Panels 7 Install Spars If Laminating then laminate the elevons in at least 2 3 layers to add rigidity Laminate the bottom wing first and then the top side Hinge using Laminate or Clear packing tape If not laminating then use our EPP Hot Glue Hinge method to install the elevons 8 Laminate Panels OR Hot Gl...

Page 4: ...ll Servos Linkages 11 Install Winglets 10 Assemble Motor Mount This is the most cruicial step CG of this wing should be 130MM from the nose tip Adjust the placement of battery to get the CG to this position Flying wings are very sensitive to CG and if the CG is off by more than 5MM the plane will not fly properly 12 Check CG Assemble the Motor mount using the 4 parts as shown The small arrows mark...

Page 5: ...th Elevons Move down Plane will Nose Down Dive Plane will Nose UP Climb UP Elevator LEFT RIGHT Both Elevons Move UP CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 FPV Gear 14 Elevon Mixing Use the supplied throw gauge to set the throws of Elevons Start with the recommendation and then you may adjust later to suit your flying style Check all linkages to be tight and slop free DoublechecktheCGbalancepoint 15 Final Checks Elevon Th...

Page 6: ... trim out the model 3 Launch the model with about 50 power and INTO the wind 4 Remember Safety first Fly Safely and responsibly Have fun and Enjoy But fly responsibly Find out a large open field free from trees buildings obstructions and people Ensure you comply with local regulation laws Before flying your model it is recommended you have an experienced flier from your region test fly the model a...

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