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- Page 1 MXS-EXP Electric ARF Assembly Manual 1 ...
- Page 2 Tips for Success: 1. Before starting assembly, take a few minutes to read the entire instruction manual to familiarize yourself with the assembly process. 2. Please take a few minutes and go over all the seams on the aircraft with a covering iron on a medium heat setting.
- Page 3 2350 mah and 2650 mah sizes. -APC 12x6 E prop (NOT the slow fly version!). -52mm Extreme Flight spinner. -2 18"-24" extensions for the 2 rear servos and 2 6"-8" extensions to go between the receiver and the aileron servo leads. We recommend the 28 or 32 AWG extensions to save weight.
- Page 4 Let's begin! 1. Locate the 2 wing panels with ailerons as well as the 2 G10 aileron control horns. Remove the ailerons from the wing and remove the covering over the slot for the aileron horn on the bottom of the aileron with a sharp hobby blade.
- Page 5 3. Use a glue tip on your bottle of medium CA and apply glue to the slot as well as to both sides of the control horn. Insert the control horn into the slot and make sure it seats properly against the surface of the aileron. 4.
- Page 6 5. Slide the aileron into position on the hinges and secure with several drops of fresh thin CA. This process is much easier and more effective if a fine glue tip is used. Make sure to deflect the surface as pictured while applying the 6 ...
- Page 7 6. Use the screws provided by the servo manufacturer to secure the aileron servo in the designated location. 1 screw installed in the center hole at each end of the servo is adequate to secure the servo. Make sure the output shaft is positioned toward the trailing edge of the wing.
- Page 8 8. Locate the fuselage, one piece carbon fiber landing gear (the gear pictured in the photo is the curved Extra landing gear. The gear legs on the MXS are straight), 2 silver 3mm machine screws and 2 washers. Secure the landing gear to the fuselage by inserting a 3mm screw into a washer, through the carbon fiber gear and into the pre-installed blind nut in the fuselage.
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- Page 10 10. Locate the horizontal stabilizer/elevator assembly and slide the elevator off of the hinges. Please pay careful attention here!!! You must insert the one piece elevator into the fuselage before installing the horizontal stabilizer! The elevator must be inserted into the fuselage upside down with the counter balances facing the rear of the aircraft as shown in the following photo.
- Page 11 11. Insert the stabilizer into its slot and the carbon fiber wing tube into the fiberglass sleeve. Use a ruler to insure that the stabilizer is centered in its slot and compare the stabilizer to the wing tube to make sure it is properly aligned.
- Page 12 12. Slide the elevator onto the hinges in the stabilizer and secure with thin CA. Again a fresh bottle of CA and a fine glue tip work best here 13. Remove the covering over the slot in the lower right side of the rudder where the rudder control horn will be installed.
- Page 13 14. Using the same process as with the ailerons and elevator, slide the rudder onto the hinges and secure to the vertical stabilizer with thin CA. 15. Locate the carbon fiber tailwheel assembly in the hardware package. Secure the tailwheel bracket to the bottom rear of the fuselage with the provided wood screws.
- Page 14 17. Place the tailwheel wire in the proper position, aligned with the rudder and lock into place with the 2 set screws. 18. Before installing the elevator and rudder servos soak the plywood servo mounting plates with thin CA. Use the hardware provided with the servos to install the rudder and elevator servos in their respective location in the rear of the aircraft.
- Page 15 20. Mount the motor using the supplied 3mm black socket head cap bolts which are threaded into the blind nuts which are pre-installed in the motor mount plate. Be sure to put a drop of blue Loctite onto each bolt to prevent them from backing out.
- Page 16 21. Also notice the laser cut balsa baffles. A set of these is included which can be attached to the motor box to improve cooling by directing air over the motor. You may find it necessary to lightly sand the top front of edge of the baffle to allow for proper cowl installation 16 ...
- Page 17 Roll the tape back and slide the cowl into position. Install an Extreme Flight 52mm spinner onto the motor shaft for reference and once satisfied with the cowl position roll the tape back into place and secure the cowl.
- Page 18 23. There is a laser cut opening in the bottom of the fuselage under the rear of the canopy. Use a sharp hobby knife to remove the covering from this location to allow cooling air to exit the fuselage. 24. Use nylon cable ties or Velcro to secure the ESC to the bottom of the motor box.
- Page 19 25. Place a strip of Velcro onto the battery tray and onto your battery and use a Velcro strap around the battery and tray to prevent the battery from being ejected during high G maneuvers. Mount your receiver on the portion of the battery tray that extends behind the wing tube with Velcro 26.
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- Page 21 Set-up and flying tips The CG for the MXS should be determined with the aircraft positioned upside down. The CG range starts at 3.50 inches back from the leading edge of the wing and extends back to 4.00 inches, measured at the wing root. There is plenty of room on the battery tray to move your battery to achieve this CG location.
- Page 22 Setting up low rates for precision maneuvers and high rates for aggressive aerobatics and 3D flight will allow you to experience the best attributes of the MXS-EXP or any aircraft for that matter. The included elevator servo arm will allow for close to 80 degrees of throw!
- Page 23 Again, these are my preferences, adjust to suit your flying style and preferred feel. Again, thanks so much for your business and I sincerely hope you enjoy flying your MXS-EXP as much as I do mine! See ya at the flying field! Chris Hinson Extreme Flight RC 23 ...