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Summary of Contents for Ultra Lightning

Page 1: ...C A R FMo d e l s U l t r aL i g h t n i n g I n s t r u c t i o nMa n u a l...

Page 2: ...liged to deny all liability for loss damage or costs which are incurred due to the incompetent or incorrect application and operation of our products or which are connected with such operation in any...

Page 3: ...walk before fail safe occurs Then start the engine run at about half throttle and repeat this range check Make sure that there is no range reduc tion before fail safe occurs If the range with engine r...

Page 4: ...parts are extremely strong but fragile at the same time Always keep in mind that these contest airplanes are designed for minimum weight and maximum strength in flight Please take care of it especiall...

Page 5: ...or similar before gluing to make a perfect joint Of course you should always prepare both parts to be joined before gluing for the highest quality joints At CARF Models we try our best to offer you a...

Page 6: ...torque for example Futaba S9351 you might have to adjust the cnc milled plywood servo mounts a little With feedback from cus tomers and Reps we hope to provide more servo recommendations in a future u...

Page 7: ...rol throws it can perform an unlimited schedule in a very small box really surprising for a jet of this size Flying performance like this has never been seen before for a large scale jet We have incor...

Page 8: ...ully composite conformal baffled fuel cells assembled and installed Complete hardware pack with highest quality items included Complete fuel system hardware including hopper tank clunks fuel tubing an...

Page 9: ...y assemble the wheels and oleo legs onto your retracts and trial fit to determine the exact mounting position of the units using the countersunk M4 bolts and T nuts sup plied If using our C ARF retrac...

Page 10: ...installed milled plywood mount at the back of the wheel opening Make up a couple of small hooks paperclips with rubber bands on the sides of the fuselage to hold the slack steering cables out of the w...

Page 11: ...s equally and mark the positions Prepare the outside of the plastic tube all surfaces of the phenolic hinges and the positions on the door for the phenolic hinges with a light sanding and cleaning Als...

Page 12: ...leted for you at the factory With it and the exhaust and tailcone removed the plane is just 2 metres long and will fit in even a standard station wagon car or a small box for shipping photos P7 and P8...

Page 13: ...ont of the bypass firmly in position When the glue is hard you will have a perfect fit between the blocks and the bypass P9 Remove the bypass and tidy up the edges of the glue on the blocks Refit and...

Page 14: ...y after long periods at idle Important Whatever make of turbine you install please read and follow the manufacturers instructions and recom mendations before installing your motor Some brands of turbi...

Page 15: ...ll the duct onto the bypass cone and push into place Install the upper bypass and bolt in position Trial fit the fibre glass tailcone onto the fuselage to check that the exhaust tube is centred When a...

Page 16: ...Before the glue has cured refit the hatch and insert the M4 x 25mm bolts into the T nuts and tighten checking for good alignment Short lengths of tubing stop the bolts coming out and getting lost as...

Page 17: ...e See photo P31 for a view of the bolt inside the wing just in front of the gear door cylin der The T nut is quite close to the bulkhead in the fuse lage and you may need to grind off the front edge o...

Page 18: ...bonded to the underneath of the top wing surface at the factory Do not add any extra glue around the curved plywood tabs that hold the T nuts If they are glued directly to the top wing surface you wi...

Page 19: ...ed with the wing servo cover and painted to match the underside of your wings The hinging is simple and reliable using a length of 2mm wire and plastic tubes combined with the milled phenolic hinge pl...

Page 20: ...curately in quite a small space You will need to cut a small slot in the wing root rib that the inner ear of the door cyclinder attachment sticks thru see photo P20 and above and you can also carefull...

Page 21: ...ard of the retract unit so that the servo cover fits flush again because of the thick ness of the hinge and glue photo P34 Reinstall the servo cover retract oleo and wheel Check the fit of the outer d...

Page 22: ...3 nut to connect to the 1 SWB servo arm and an M3 ball link bolted between the dual phenolic elevator horns with an M3 bolt and M3 lock nut There are 2 lengths of 3mm I D brass tube in the hardware wh...

Page 23: ...nut onto the aluminium dowel at the front Make sure excess glue does not seep out and glue the fin to the fuselage Some tape on the bottom of the tube in the fuselage stops excess glue dripping onto t...

Page 24: ...rarily to keep the tanks in position The angled fuel stopper positions allow you to carry out all normal maintenance of the tanks without removing them from the fuselage All necessary hardware to comp...

Page 25: ...acturing and joining processes Hopper Tank Also included is a 300ml 10 ounce hopper tank and all the hardware required to complete and install it in the plywood sleeve in the bulkhead behind the cockp...

Page 26: ...k it should be connected in series between the Hopper and the Tees to the main tanks and it will be emptied first It is supplied in kit form with all the necessary hardware stopper cap and sleeve and...

Page 27: ...back to make sure sure that the canopy is straight Tape the front of the canopy to the frame temporarily Mount the canopy frame to the fuse lage and tape the top back corner of the canopy frame tight...

Page 28: ...e photos can be used as a guide and have all proven reliable and easy to maintain and check As this is a large model with at least 7 hi power digital servos we highly recommend that you install a powe...

Page 29: ...bon rod 12 mm you can use this too Even a hard wood dowel will do the job when you glue this into the tube with resin The CG is 15 mm behind the front edge of the gear door If you want you can start w...

Page 30: ...45 50mm in front of the centre of the wing spar tube hole without the wings on the fuse lage and with empty main tanks and full hopper tank An easy way to do this to to balance the completed model wi...

Page 31: ...r landing you must remember to rotate the nose up clearly to a positive angle of attack to slow the plane down on final approach as the wing has a fully symmetrical section and will not generate suffi...

Page 32: ...ite ARF Team Appendix Lightning Kit Contents Quantity Description 1 Fuselage with nosegear door taped to fuselage 1 Main hatch with ventral fin glued on 1 Right wing with LG doors and servo cover tape...

Page 33: ...3 6mm carbon rod x 50mm long hatch fixing 4 M4 x 25mm Allen bolts hatch fixing 4 M4 T nuts hatch fixing 1 Phenolic strip 2mm x 15 x 50mm hatch location tabs 4 Plywood rectangles slotted for phenolic...

Page 34: ...Sheetmetal screws 2 2 x 10mm for fixing servo cover hatch Fuel system pack Quantity Description 1 Hopper tank Sullivan R 10 3 Aluminium fuel tank caps include M3 x 25mm bolts 3 Kerosene Stoppers for f...

Page 35: ...D tube Festo 1 3 way push in connector for 4mm O D tube Festo 12 Tees for airline Festo T PK 2 1 Air filler one way valve Festo 4mm 1 Air Tank and 4mm valve Behotec Additional Fuel Tank Option Quantit...

Page 36: ...35 above Fuselage hardware bag above Wing hardware bag above Kit Contents...

Page 37: ...36 above Stabiliser hardware bag above Wood and Phenolic parts bag above Vertical Fin hardware bag...

Page 38: ...37 above Extra Fuel tank set optional above Cockpit Tub parts incl in standard kit Version 1 1 Mike C 27 September 2005 Mac above Complete Fuel system set incl in standard kit...

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