Option electric retract gear (not including).
only including oleo struts.
all balsa - ply wood construction.
covered in a heat-shrink film with printed (41 pages)
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SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. This instruction manual is designed to help you build a great flying aeroplane. Please read this manual thoroughly before starting assembly of your SPITFIRE. Use the parts listing below to identify all parts. WARNING. Please be aware that this aeroplane is not a toy and if assembled or used incorrectly it is capable of causing injury to people or property.
SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. Caution: this model is not a toy! SAFETY PRECAUTION. If you are a beginner to this type of powered model, please ask an experienced model flyer + This is not a toy for help and support. If you attempt to operate the model without knowing what you are doing + Be sure that no other flyers are using your you could easily injure yourself or somebody...
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SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. 1) Install the rubber grommets and brass eyelets onto the aileron - flap servos. Remove the covering. Top of wing. 2) Using a modeling knife, remove the cov- ering at possition show below. Bottom of wing. Thread.
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SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. C/A glue. Repeat the procedure for the other wing half. Servo INSTALLING THE AILERON - FLAP SERVO CONTROL HORN. cover. 1) Using a ruler & pen to draw a straight line as below picture. Nilon control clasp. Trim and cut.
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SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. Straitgh line. Flap. Aileron. Install aileron control horn as same as picture below. Drill 1 hole with 6 mm diameter. Aileron Control horn. Flap Control horn. Pen.
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SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. Install Flap control horn as same as picture below. C/A glue. Drill 1 hole with 6 mm diameter. C/A glue. Control horn. Repeat the procedure for the other wing half.
SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. Aileron servo. Flap servo. Repeat the procedure for the other wing half. INSTALLING THE AILERON LINKAGES. 1. Working with the aileron linkage for now, thread one clevis onto one of the threaded wires. 2. Attach the clevis to the outer hole in the control horn.
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SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. Bend and cut after. 4. Locate one nylon servo arm, and using wire cutters,remove all but one of the arms. Using a 2mm drill bit, enlarge the third hole out from the center of the arm to accommodate the aileron pushrod wire.
SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. INSTALLING RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR. Metal connector. 25mm Servo arm. Servo for retractable only. Install retract servo. JOINING THE WING HALVES. 1) Location the aluminium wing dihedral brace. Servo. 2) Test fit the dihedral brace into each wing haft.
SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. ENGINE MOUNT. See pictures below: 3.5x25mm. 4x30mm. Paper guide.
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SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. 8) Feed three lines through the fuel tank FUEL TANK. compartment and through the pre-drilled hole in the firewall. Pull the lines out from behind INSTALLING THE STOPPER ASSEMBLY the engine, while guiding the fuel tank into ...
SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. INSTALLING THE ENGINE. Locate the long piece of wire used for the throttle pushrod. One end of the wire has been pre-bend in to a “Z” bend at the factory. This “Z” bend should be inserted into the throttle arm of the engine when the engine is fitted onto the engine mount.
SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. INSTALLING THE PROPELLER. See pictures below. 2) While keeping the back edge of the cowl flush with the marks, align the front of the cowl with the crankshaft of the engine. The front of the cowl should be positioned so the crankshaft is in nearly the middle of the cowl opening.
SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. See pictures below: Check to mark sure the wing and stabi- lizer are paralell. If they are not, lightly sand the opening in the fuselage for the stabilizer until the stabilizer is paralell to the wing. INSTALLING THE FUSELAGE SERVOS.
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SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. C/A glue. C/A glue. Top side. C/A glue. 1) Using a modeling knife, cut away the covering from the fuselage for the stabilizer and remove it. Remove covering. C/A glue. 2) Draw a center line onto the horizontal stabilizer.
SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. 3) Mark the shape of the vertical on the left VERTICAL STABILIZER. and right sides onto the horizontal stabilizer using a left-tip pen. Pen. Hinge. Bottom side. Control clasp. 4) Remove the stabilizer. Using the lines you just drew as a guide, carefully remove the covering from between them using a modeling knife.
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SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. 3) Mark the shape of the vertical on the left and right sides onto the rudder using a left-tip pen. C/A glue. Pen. 1) Using a modeling knife, cut away the covering from the end of fuselage for the rudder hinge.
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SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. Epoxy glue. Left side. CONTROL HORN - PUSHROD IN- STALLATION. A. RUDDER: Rudder control horn install as same as the way of aileron control horn. Please see pictures below. Nilon control clasp. 3mm x 50mm. Rudder M3 lock nut.
SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. Rudder control horn. Rudder cable. Rudder cable. Rudder Rudder pushrod. Rudder pushrod. control horn. B. ELEVATOR: Elevator control horn install as same as pic- Rudder tures below. control horn. Rudder Nilon control clasp. control horn. M3 lock nut. 3mm x 40mm.
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SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. Drill 1 hole with 6 mm diameter. C/A glue. ELEVATOR PUSHDROD INSTALLATION M2 Clevis. Lock nut. Elevator control horn. C/A glue.
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SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. PUSHROD THROTTLE SERVO Left. Right. INSTALLATION. Install adjustable servo connector in the Elevator Elevator pushrod. servo arm. pushrod. Connector. Servo arm. After installing the adjustable metal connector apply a small drop of thin C/A to the bottom nut. This will prevent the con- nector from loosening during flight.
SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. 3) Secure the tail wheel bracket in place MOUNTING THE TAIL WHEEL BRACKET. using three 3mm x 15mm wood screws. Be careful not to overtighten the screws. 1) Set the tail wheel assembly in place on the plywood plate.
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SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. Switch. INSTALLING THE RECEIVER AND BATTERY. 1) Plug the servo leads and the switch lead into the receiver. You may want to plug an aileron extension into the receiver to make plugging in the aileron servo lead easier when you are installing the wing .
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SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. See picture wing attach to fuselage. Wing bolt. BALANCING. 1) It is critical that your airplane be bal- anced correctly. Improper balance will cause your plane to lose control and crash. THE CENTER OF GRAVITY IS LOCATED 115mm BACK FROM THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING.
SPITFIRE. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. With the wing attached to the fuselage, all Ailerons : 15mm up 15mm down parts of the model installed ( ready to fly), and Elevator : 15mm up 15mm down empty fuel tanks, hold the model at the Rudder : 35mm right 35mm left marked balance point with the stabilizer level.
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