User manual 3D FOAMY MINI KATANA S PRO

[. . . ] 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 Dimensions Laser Cut Foam Laser Cut Foam . 132x. 123" Flat Carbon Laser Cut Plastic 2" x 2" Laser Cut Py . 125 Dia. Carbon Wire/Carbon/Shrink tube CD ROM Intro Sheet Description Foam Kit Parts A Foam Kit Parts B TE Carbon Spar Control Horns Motor Mount Main Carbon Spar Pushrods Instruction/Plans CD Getting Started Paper © 2004 3D Foamy (Levi Jordan) All Rights Reserved. Page Additional items you will need to make your plane tear up the sky! 3 2- 1" wheels (Optional) 4- 1/8" wheel collars (Optional with gear) Plugs ­ One set of JST or Dean's micro for speed controller to motor and to battery/Charger. Li-Poly Battery pack (340 mah 3s1p recommended)** Brushless motor (CD-Rom motor recommended) 4-5 Ch Radio System with 3-4 micro servos and mini or micro receiver (HS-55 or similar) Castle Creations phoenix 10 brushless speed controller or equivalent Li-Po Charger (Must be approved for Li-Po Cells!) Extra high quality flexible hook up wire. Odorless Medium CA and accelerator. (Accelerator a must) 5 or 15 minute Epoxy Clear Packing Tape Building Supplies that make it easy. · · Scissors Razor saw Denatured Alcohol Soldering iron · · CA- "Super Glue" Brushed- Normal motor type, brushes, can, magnets. #80 sand paper Hobby Knife and extra blades Pencil and Pen Assorted screwdrivers · · · Steel straight edge Small building square Wire cutters Paper towels Definitions LE- Leading Edge TE- Trailing Edge · · Brushless- New motors, no brushes, computer controlled. [. . . ] Make sure to apply glue to the under side of the side rails over the wing. 19. Use 3M Multitask scotch tape (Red Plaid package) to hinge the ailerons, elevator, and rudder. © 2004 3D Foamy (Levi Jordan) All Rights Reserved. Page 12 21. Add some scraps of foam behind the firewall for additional reinforcement. 22. At this point you are finished with the main part of construction. Painting 23. Testors Spray Enamel, sign vinyl, and 3DF Decals are just some of the choices you can make for the final paint scheme. Mask off the areas you don't want painted then shoot it with a fine mist. Note: If you will be landing the plane on its belly, then wrap a 2" strip of clear packing tape down the bottom of the planes fuselage. This will help keep it in one piece on your "not so great" landings! © 2004 3D Foamy (Levi Jordan) All Rights Reserved. Page 13 Final Assembly 1. You will need to temporarily mount your motor, servos, battery and receiver on the plane to establish the proper mounting locations for CG. Move the battery and radio equipment around until the plane balances at the step on the LE sheeting and the main wing. When Happy with the servo locations, use some hotmelt glue to secure them in place. I like to wrap some scotch tape around the parts that get glued for easy removal later. Motor and Radio Installation I know this plane has gone together fast and you are almost ready to fly, but now is the time to slow down and make quality count. You'll be very happy in the air if you take the time to install your electronics right, and have slop free controls!If you use a Lens RC CD Rom motor, you'll find the laser cut circle to be a perfect fit, and a small bit of hot melt glue will retain the motor shaft in the plane perfectly. A Little Screamer motor will bolt directly to the fire wall with the supplied back plate mount. © 2004 3D Foamy (Levi Jordan) All Rights Reserved. Page 14 4. Make the Aileron Pushrods from the Carbon rod, shrink wrap, and "Z" bent wire. Cut a ½" length of Shrink wrap and shrink one end of the carbon rod with the "Z Bent" wire in place on the servo arm. Slide the wire and carbon rod together and Shrink wrap the two parts together. Note: It is wise to turn on your radio, power up your servos and receiver and zero all trims before setting up the control system. Disconnect the servos, and then start the programming sequence again. · · Refer to your speed controllers programming instructions. You'll want to do this correctly as it can greatly effect performance and battery life! Battery Charging There are many battery chargers available. If you use a Duralite LiIon charger the Rx charge jacks are for 2-cell packs and the Tx jack is for 3-cell packs. [. . . ] The Maneuvers There are 5 basic 3D maneuvers that will give you the basics for all your advanced stuff. Check out the CD file called 3D Flight for a full course on how to do these, and other advanced 3D maneuvers. The Harrier - very slow forward flight in a very nose high (about 45 degrees) attitude. Torque roll - "hovering" vertically in place, rotating left around its roll axis. [. . . ]