Wing Attachment
The wing attaches to the fuselage with one nylon thumb-screw per side.
Your carbon-fiber wing tube is a snug fit into the wings and fuselage. This provides additional strength
and fatigue resistance. As a result, you may need to periodically lubricate your wing tube. We
recommend non-stick cooking spray or silicone spray-lube for this job. Your wings will be an especially
snug fit onto the tube the first several times you install them. Go slowly and patiently to prevent damage
the first several times.
Radio Installation Notes
We have provided switch locations for two full-size switch on each side of the fuselage, as well as a 6mm
hole for a Smart-Fly flag-style safety switch if desired. We also mount our fuel filler or fuel dot in this area,
as shown.
Electric Power Installation
The Slick flies very well as an electric. Recommended motors include:
Hacker A60-18L and A80-8
Reaper GR-70
A plywood piece is supplied to block off the exhaust canister tunnel if needed for electric applications.
To mount your electric motor, create a mounting template for your particular motor mount on paper.
Match up the center of your template with the thrust-line center on the firewall, and mark your hole
locations. Be sure to use blue Loctite on all of your fasteners. When assembling your motor mount, the
correct distance from the firewall to the back of your spinner is 6 and ¾ inches.
You will need additional cooling air over your batteries. Leave the access plate on the top of the engine-
mounting box open, and we recommend making another hole the same size in the bottom of the motor
box, by expanding the throttle-servo mounting hole, this will allow air to enter the fuselage. You will need
an air exit, as well. Make this by removing some of the covering on the bottom of the fuselage behind the
wing. We typically remove 2 squares, but you can remove more as needed to keep your batteries cool.
