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About Your Model :
You have purchased one of a limited production run of
Velocity XL RC model kits in the world. You have a very unique model of an
Experimental aircraft.
In the United States, ‘Experimental Aircraft’ are aircraft that are 51% or more built by an individual (usually at
home) and are licensed by the FAA under a special “Experimental” certificate, rather than “Certification”. The
purpose of the Experimental category is to allow private individuals to design and build, and market, their own
aircraft typically for the purpose of education. During the past 20 years the most advanced designs in civil
aviation aircraft have come from the ‘Homebuilt’ arena where, without the burden of certification expense and
manufacturers liability insurance, aircraft of amazing performance and safety could be designed and offered to
the public. The Velocity XL clearly stands out as a supreme example that type of ingenuity.
In our mission to support the homebuilder with a scale model of an aircraft project that may have consumed
hundreds/thousands of hours to complete, we have brought together full-scale aircraft kit airframe
manufacturers with a state-of-the-art world class ARF (Almost Ready to Fly) model manufacturer. Our intent is
to provide as scale a model as possible that is as ARF as possible - within the confines of limited size
production runs, and the knowledge that a full scale builder will likely customize to match their own aircraft. In
that sense, this product caters more to the full scale builders, and scale modelers, than it does ‘out of the box’
flyers. (Translated: There is enough to do to finish the model that you’ll feel a sense of pride in ownership!)
Specifically with our Velocity there is a small amount of epoxy/glass tape work (supplied), soldering of the
nose gear with a propane torch and masking and painting of the canopy and fuselage.
Just as the homebuilder customizes their personal aircraft, we have offered the model in pure white, so that
you may do the same.
For those unfamiliar with the Velocity XL design, the original version came (and still does) with a fixed tricycle
landing gear. The retractable gear version was developed a few years later by a customer, who later
purchased the company(Duane Swing). We have elected to offer the kit in the fixed tri-gear version, simply
because it would allow us to focus our development efforts on a good flying model and allow us to bring the
model to market in a reasonable amount of time. (Even then it wasn’t reasonable!)
Please note that we use aircraft terminology in our instructions. Specifically ‘Port’ is left and ‘Starboard’ is
Right, and ‘Forward’ is to the front and Aft is to the rear. No matter how you may have the model turned, Port
is always the left side of the aircraft as the pilot sits in the cockpit facing forward. Thus if you are working on
the model upside down with the tail facing towards you while installing servos, putting something on the Port
side eliminates the confusion that ‘left’ side might result in.
A final point: Because the model is so special and the volumes (by model standards) so low, we need your
help. We have tried our absolute best to get everything right the first time. If there is something during the
construction and flying of the model that you feel could be done more easily or better, we’d like to know. This
is how it’s done in the full size experimental aircraft world, and we want to be sure that the same spirit is
carried on in smaller scale. Builders are continually finding ways to improve the full size aircraft, and there is
no reason why modelers should not have the same ability to contribute to a better product.
Please feel free to e-mail us with kit comments at:
We sincerely appreciate your
vote of confidence in purchasing our rendition of Velocity Aircraft’s Velocity XL, and truly wish you the best of
enjoyment.
Cleve L. Lee
Managing Director
Experimental Aircraft Models, LLC
