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Xenon 

 
Xenon building instructions 

 

 

Parts List

 

1.) 

Fuselage, pigmented white 

GRP, ready made 

2.) 

Canopy, locating peg and GRP tongue 

Ready made 

3.) 

Rudder, pigmented white 

GRP, ready made 

4.) 

Tailplane and elevator, covered 

Wooden construction, ready made 

5.) 

Wing centre section with flaps, covered 

Wooden construction, ready made 

6.) 

Outboard wing panels with ailerons, covered  2 (l + r) 

Wooden construction, ready made 

7.) 

Wing joiner, incorporating dihedral 

GRP / CFRP, 8 Ø x 115 mm 

8.) 

Wing incidence peg 

CFRP, 3 Ø x 20 mm 

9.) 

Front wing locating peg 

Beech, 4 Ø x 38 mm 

10.)  Wing retainer screw 

Nylon, M5 x 20 mm 

11.)  Servo well cover, aileron / flap 

2 pairs 

Vac.-moulded plastic 

12.)  Motor bulkhead 

GRP, ready made 

13.)  Rudder hinge 

Ready made 

14.)  Clevis, threaded coupler and pin 

Ready made 

15.)  Aileron / flap pushrod 

Pre-formed wire, 73 mm 

16.)  Rudder pushrod 

Pre-formed wire, 50 mm 

17.)  Elevator pushrod 

Pre-formed wire, 20 mm 

18.)  Servo mount 

4 pairs 

Wood, ready made 

19.)  Short horn (ailerons, rudder) 

Plastic, ready made 

20.)  Long horn (elevator, flaps) 

Plastic, ready made 

21.)  Rudder / elevator servo well covers 

GRP, ready made  

22.)  Self-tapping screw 

1.9 x 6.5 mm 

23.)  Tailplane retainer screw 

Aluminium, M4 x 70 mm 

24.)  Screw guide 

Plastic, 5 Ø x 4 Ø x 63 mm 

25.)  Screw guide support block 

Balsa, 6 x 10 x 64 mm 

26.)  Captive nut 

Ready made, M4 

27.)  Decal set 

1 set 

Ready made 

28.)  Building instructions 

Ready made 

 

Essential items

 

Building board (e.g. 16 mm hardwood board), balsa knife, metal file, ruler, straight edge, screwdriver, 
5-minute epoxy adhesive, thin and thick cyano-acrylate, paper masking tape, soldering iron, 4 m x 0.4 
sq mm twisted servo cable, six-pin connector. 
 

Recommended RC equipment

 

 

Six servos (all 9 - 13 g types) 

 

Receiver (min. five channels) 
 

Recommended power system

 

 

Motor: 

Actro CL6 (No. 7001/06) 

 

Actro C8 (No. 7002/38) 

 

Speed controller: 

Actronic 45 BEC (No. 7002/51) 

 

Battery: 

3S LiPo / LiIon 

 

Folding propeller: 

CAMcarbon 13 x 8” (No. 7234/57) 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for Xenon RC

Page 1: ...Its low all up weight and aerodynamically efficient wingtips guarantee superb handling and flying qualities combined with a broad speed range and low rate of sink Specification Wingspan approx 2500 mm Length approx 1340 mm Wing area approx 53 5 dm All up weight approx 1 2 1 5 kg Wing loading approx 22 5 28 g dm RC functions Aileron elevator rudder flaps throttle ...

Page 2: ... wire 50 mm 17 Elevator pushrod 1 Pre formed wire 20 mm 18 Servo mount 4 pairs Wood ready made 19 Short horn ailerons rudder 3 Plastic ready made 20 Long horn elevator flaps 3 Plastic ready made 21 Rudder elevator servo well covers 2 GRP ready made 22 Self tapping screw 8 1 9 x 6 5 mm 23 Tailplane retainer screw 1 Aluminium M4 x 70 mm 24 Screw guide 1 Plastic 5 Ø x 4 Ø x 63 mm 25 Screw guide suppo...

Page 3: ... must be secured with adhesive tape to avoid any danger of them working loose A six pin plug and socket connection is required at the transition from the wing centre section to the fuselage Note that all the positive servo wires can be soldered to a common pin as can the negative wires Connect the radio control system and check the operation of the installed servos from the trans mitter At this po...

Page 4: ... described previously for the elevator roughen the GRP surface thoroughly before applying glue as the production process tends to leave traces of mould release agent which could cause the glued joint to fail Extend the rudder servo lead with twisted cable so that it reaches the area under the wing where the receiver will be installed Assemble the rudder linkage as described for the ailerons and fl...

Page 5: ... mm down elevator but the exact value needs to be found by test flying In this configuration the model can approach for landing at a very steep angle without gaining speed The plotted stickers can now be applied to the finished model using the arrangement shown in the kit box illustration The first flight Once you have completed all the checks there is nothing to stop you carrying out the model s ...

Page 6: ...l clash two transmitters on the same frequency If possible join a model flying club where you will find plenty of friendly people to help with all your queries and problems Please note if damage ensues due to failure to observe these instructions the guarantee is rendered invalid We accept no liability for consequent damage which results from such ac tions Please follow the building instructions t...

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