Glossary Of Terms - Global Hobby Wattage Sky Wizard Instruction Manual

Glossary of Terms

This glossary is provided to help you understand terms that you may not be familiar with. It's a good idea to read through
it to learn about the different terms used throughout this assembly manual.
Battery Charger: Plugs into a 110V AC wall outlet
and charges the flight battery to full capacity.
Control Stick: The sticks on the transmitter that you
move. The one on the right moves left and right and the
one on the left moves up and down.
Control Surfaces: The surfaces on the tail assembly
that pivot to make the airplane turn right and left and pitch
up and down.
Eyelet: A small hole used to fasten a piece of string or
cord.
Flight Battery: Comprised of individual battery cells,
the flight battery is mounted inside the airplane and pow-
ers the motor, receiver and servos.
Horizontal Tail: The wing-like surface on the back of
the airplane that is parallel with the wing. The horizontal
tail provides stability to the airplane.
Motor Controller: The motor controller controls the
speed of the motor. The Sky Wizard's motor controller is
a simple on/off switch.
Pushrods: They connect the control surfaces to the
servo, transferring the movement of the servo directly
to the control surfaces.
Receiver: The part of the radio system that receives the
signals from the transmitter.
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Safety Arming Switch: A switch between the motor
and the motor controller that prevents the motor from turn-
ing on until the switch is pressed. This prevents the motor
from inadvertently turning on.
Servo: The part of the radio system that produces the
movement necessary to move the control surface. The
servo includes a small motor, gears and a circuit board.
Servo Horn: Made out of plastic or nylon, it attaches to
the servo output shaft. The pushrod and/or servo connec-
tor are then attached to the servo horn.
Transmitter: The part of the radio system that you
control. It transmits the control inputs to the receiver,
which transfers that information to the servo and mo-
tor controller.
Trim Lever: A sliding lever on the transmitter that
allows you to make small adjustments to the control
surfaces from the transmitter.
Vertical Tail: The wing-like surface on the back of the
airplane that is perpendicular to the horizontal tail. The
vertical tail provides stability to the airplane.
Wing Brace: Made of plastic, the wing brace is used to
strengthen the joint between two wing panels.
Z-Bend: A "Z Shaped" bend in pushrods that is used to
connect the pushrods to the control surfaces.