Table Of Contents - GREAT PLANES ElectriCub Instruction Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
IF YOU'RE NEW TO ELECTRICS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Keep it Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
DECISIONS YOU MUST MAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Radio Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Motor Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Battery Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chargers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
PREPARATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Required Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Building System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Optional Supplies & Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Common Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Types of Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Metric Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Important Building Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Die Patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
BUILD THE TAIL SURFACES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Build the Fin and Rudder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Build the Stabilizer and Elevator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Finish the Tail Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
BUILD THE WING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Build the Wing Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Join the Wing Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Assemble and Install the Wing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Build the Ailerons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Finish the Wing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
BUILD THE FUSELAGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Assemble the Fuselage Sides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Join the Fuselage Sides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Sand the Fuselage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Mount the Wing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Mount the Stabilizer and Fin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Install the Dowel Stringers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Mount the Landing Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Build the Motor Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mount the Cowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Construct the Wing Struts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
RADIO INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Mount the Servos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Install the Nylon Control Horns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Make the Pushrods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
BALANCE THE AIRPLANE LATERALLY. . . . . . . . . . . 37
FINISHING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Final Sanding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Covering the Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Painting Your Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
FINAL HOOKUPS AND CHECKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Install the Hinges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Install the Wheels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Install the Plastic Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Install the Motor Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Reinstall the Radio System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
BALANCE YOUR MODEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
FINISH THE RADIO INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
INSTALL THE WING STRUTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
SET THE CONTROL THROWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
PROPER CARE OF YOUR MOTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
PERFORMANCE TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
PREFLIGHT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Charge the Radio Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Balance the Propeller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Find a Safe Place to Fly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Ground Check the Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Range Check Your Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
AMA SAFETY CODE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Radio Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
FLYING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Takeoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Landing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
2-VIEW DRAWING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . back cover
PROTECT YOUR MODEL,YOURSELF
& OTHERS...FOLLOW THESE
IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Your ElectriCub is not a toy, but rather a sophisticated,
working model that functions very much like an actual
airplane. Because of its realistic performance, the
ElectriCub, if not assembled and operated correctly,
could possibly cause injury to yourself or spectators and
damage property.
To make your R/C modeling experience totally
enjoyable, we recommend that you get experienced,
knowledgeable help with assembly and during your
first flights. You'll learn faster and avoid risking your model
before you're truly ready to solo. Your local hobby shop has
information about flying clubs in your area whose
membership includes qualified instructors.
You can also contact the national Academy of Model
Aeronautics (AMA), which has more than 2,500 chartered
clubs across the country. Through any one of them,
instructor training programs and insured newcomer training
are available. Contact the AMA at the address or toll-free
phone number below.
Academy of Model Aeronautics
5151 East Memorial Drive
Muncie, IN 47302-9252
Tele. (800) 435-9262
Fax (765) 741-0057
or via the Internet at http://www.modelaircraft.org
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