Elevon (Acro Only) - FUTABA T8J FUT01004369-3 Instruction Manual

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Dual Elevator Servos (with a rudder) ( AILEVATOR ) ( ACRO ): Many models use two elevator servos, plugged in separate
Adjustability:
• Elevator travels independently adjustable (both directions and percent).
• Optional action as ailerons (defaults to 50%
AIL3 and 4 to 0 disables this feature. Note: if you want this, but controlled with a switch, set AIL3 and 4 to 0 here, and use
2 mixes . AIL-to-ELEV and AIL-to-AUX2 (link/trim off, assign a switch). to get aileron action from the elevator servos when
the assigned switch is on.
The AILEVATOR mixing function uses one servo on each of the two elevators, and combines the elevator function with the
aileron function (unless aileron travel is set to 0
another in conjunction with the ailerons.
Once AILEVATOR is activated, unless you zero out the aileron values (see below), any time you move your ailerons or any
servos to also operate as ailerons. To deactivate this action, simply set the 2 aileron travel settings to 0 in the AILEVATOR
function. This way the elevators will work only as elevators.
If using the elevators as ailerons as well, be sure to move the elevator/aileron stick while checking the servo motions. If a
GOAL of EXAMPLE:
Activate twin elevator servos.
ailerons portion of this function.
geometry, you may need to reverse one
servo or set a negative percentage here.
Where next?
travel.
• Ease of assembly, not requiring torque rods for a single servo to drive 2
surfaces.
REVERSE or the set percentages may be reversed here.
STEPS:
Open the AILEVATOR function.
Activate the function.
Optional: adjust up/down travel when
Optional: adjust total elevator travel
travel to 98% , left to 96%
Close menu.
Set up AIRBRAKE mix: see p. 61.
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ELEVON
INPUTS:
for 1 second.
to AILEVATOR .
to MIX .
to AIL3 .
0
to AIL4 .
to ELE2 .
to ELE1 .
SUB-TRIMs : see p. 46 and END POINTs : see p. 36.
V-TAIL , p. 55.)
THROTTLE-NEEDLE uses
to ACT .
to 0% .
to 0% .
to 98% .
to 96% .

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