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Summary of Contents for UAV Model Skywalker X8

  • Page 1 Skywalker X8 Installation Manual...
  • Page 2 Thank you for Purchasing the Skywalker X8 FPV Plane from FPV Model. The Skywalker X8 is specially designed for First Person View (FPV) purpose. Technical Parameters Wingspan: 2120mm Weight: 880G Take-off weight:3200G Required Parts Motor: 2820 KV730 ESC: 60A Battery Pack: 4S 8000MAH Propeller: 12X6~13X8 WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
  • Page 3 KIT version configuration: Fuselage, wing, wing let, tube, accessories bag, sticker Parts Listing WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
  • Page 4 Assembly Glue the winglet layers, spread the glue evenly over the wing and both sides of the layers ( the layer marked with T board belongs to parts of the main wing). WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
  • Page 5 Wait for 5 minutes to allow glue to dry until it is non-sticky, then they can be glued in alignment. WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
  • Page 6 Glue the hatch magnets , after compressing the magnet tightly, fix them with CA glue. WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
  • Page 7 Glue the wood chip onto the hatch and fuselage, pay attention to the direction of SN of the magnetic pole WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
  • Page 8 After gluing, put it together and inspect the mounting spacing. Glue the servo, please choose the standard servo provided by skywalker or servo with moment more than 2.5 KG WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
  • Page 9 Glue the rudder horn, spread the glue evenly and wait for its dryness, then Glue the rudder horn WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
  • Page 10 Power on the servo and place it in the mid-position , then lock the regulator screw, tighten the steel wire. And shorten the extra length of the wire. WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
  • Page 11 Glue the fixed layer of the winglets, please be sure to spread the glue evenly and wait until it is completely dry, afterwards you can glue the layer. WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
  • Page 12 Cut out the pre-reserved slot on the aileron only about 1,5 mm wide by a new blade. WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
  • Page 13 Wing plate bonding, please to smear evenly on all surfaces, please not to spread the glue over the tube slot! Settle the extending line in the line slot previously and spread the glue evenly over the plate. WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
  • Page 14 Wait for the two planes' dryness, later spread some glue over the vertical planes, and then fix and flatten them. WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
  • Page 15 The side plate bonding: spread the glue on both sides of the plate WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
  • Page 16 It is recommended to insert the tube into the wing to guide the butt plate, which is more accurate. WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
  • Page 17 The line slot of early product also need to be widened to let the the extending line with plug directly into the fuselage. WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
  • Page 18 Install the motor, and cement it to the fuselage in advance, you can also first fix the layer board base, and afterwards install the motor. WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
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  • Page 20 Spread the glue on both sides of the fuselage, note:please avoid the tube slot! WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
  • Page 21 After the two sides is dry, align and glue them WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
  • Page 22 And then glue the butt plate of the fuselage. Still use the tube as a guide, align and glue it. WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
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  • Page 24 After gluing, you can butt the wing to make a trial of the accuracy, insert the extending into the fuselage through the line slot. We can see the butt is perfect. WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
  • Page 25 As the air frame is designed to be very wide, you can easily put your FPV equipment down, and separate the transmitter and receiver. Fixing the wing is also very simple, just a screw, of course, if you don't trust this construction, you can also use a nut to butt. WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
  • Page 26 Fix the winglets with two 3 x8 screws, with the purpose of a long- term usage of the layer plate, it is suggested that consolidating the screw hole with CA glue before twist the screw. WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
  • Page 27 If you glue the motor frame previously, you can fix the motor now. WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
  • Page 28 We suggest you use brand quality propeller of CAM or APC . We reserved the mounting positions of CCD holder and GOPRO WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
  • Page 29 You need to open a round hole in the corresponding position of the GOPRO's lens. And cut out a bevel to ensure not to obscure the vision of the wide-angle lens. The position of the center of gravity of X - 8 is 440 mm away from the nose , 5 mm correction interval in front and at the back of it.
  • Page 30 The installed machine can be decomposed into small parts, which is easy to carry. WWW.UAVMODEL.COM...
  • Page 31 Done! Friendly Reminber: Please control X8's flight speed within 85 km/H. If you need a higher speed flight, the wings need to be strengthened. Also, the payload need to be limited within 3200g. Thank you again for choosing Skywalker products. If there’s any question, please feel free to contact sales@uavmodel.com. Thank you.