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Right landing gear wheel well area.

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Right landing gear details.

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Right wheel bay and ECU switch under the air brake.

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Page 1: ... A TOY This is a high performance miniature aircraft capable of high speeds and capable to cause injury of even death or damage to property The manufacturer and its distributors cannot control how you assemble what equipment you use to fit it out or how you operate and fly it and This page was created using BCL ALLPDF Converter trial software To purchase go to http store bcltechnologies com produc...

Page 2: ...adequate airfield with a long runway especially for the first few flights Introduction You have chosen a model that represents the pinnacle of ARF technology While there is not a lot of building to do there is enough to keep you busy for a few evenings We recommend that you follow the basic building sequence in order to save time and prevent any omissions that might have saved your aircraft Read t...

Page 3: ... Technical details Length 15 33m Wingspan 8 44m Height 4 49m Max take off weight 16200kg Powerplant 1x SnecmaAtar 9K 50 afterburning turbojet with 7166kg thrust Max speed Mach 2 3 Combat range 425km Ferry range 2 150 km Service ceiling 20 000m 66000 Armament 2x 30mm Defa cannons 150 rounds each 4x underwing hardpoints carrying Matra 68mm rocket pods or bomb racks for dumb or smart bombs Wingtip mi...

Page 4: ...spensing gun and long type mixing nozzles especially for hinges You can buy a complete kit with gun nozzles and two cartridges of glue from your dealer for about 80 Construction 1 General 1 1 Clean and inspect all parts Inventory them against the parts list and notify your dealer of any missing or suspect parts BEFORE you begin assembly If the paint scheme you have chosen is glossy it is recommend...

Page 5: ... The bottle for the brakes goes in the nose The Jet Tronics valves for doors and brakes are fitted on the plywood nose plate Connect all the air lines The filling fittings are on top of the plywood shelf just behind the air intake Set up the door sequencer according to the manufacturer s instructions so that the doors operate correctly in sequence with the gear The 2 small nose gear doors and the ...

Page 6: ...nded to the contour of the aft fuselage where you plan to glue the servo Fit the ball fitting to the elevator horn and for additional security also add a nylock nut behind Fix the servo to the baseplate using epoxy and hardwood blocks or metal fittings Make sure the servo is centered and mark the approximate position of the horn on the side of the rear fuselage Epoxy the whole unit in place Attach...

Page 7: ... needed Make sure you center the inner and outer pipe again Also make a support for the pipe at the bottom front I used flattened brass tubing fitted with screws to the front lower part of the pipe and the closest former between the main landing gears The ECU is fitted in the space behind the right hand engine air intake The engine auxiliary equipment is fitted on brackets above the engine bearers...

Page 8: ...rument panel is fixed to the equipment bay with Velcro hook and loop The seat area is cut out once again to leave space for the nose gear steering servo and the tub is fixed with screws to the cockpit shoulders Ground tests Check and double check the operation of the landing gear Make sure of the nosewheel steering and program in a good deal of exponential to avoid overactive nosewheel steering Ch...

Page 9: ...o active on them For landing do not come in too fast and get the speed down for a nice nose up attitude for landing Use flaps as you want and enjoy the landing Good luck with your landing gear operation and we hope that you will enjoy flying your Mirage F1 Photos of construction 1 Big box safely at home 2 Nosewheel disassembled This page was created using BCL ALLPDF Converter trial software To pur...

Page 10: ...r another flat spot at the scissor link at bottom of nose gear 5 Flat spot position for nosewheel steering arm This page was created using BCL ALLPDF Converter trial software To purchase go to http store bcltechnologies com productcart pc instPrd asp idproduct 1 ...

Page 11: ...etract disassembled 7 Left main gear leg 8 Right main gear leg This page was created using BCL ALLPDF Converter trial software To purchase go to http store bcltechnologies com productcart pc instPrd asp idproduct 1 ...

Page 12: ...s 10 Left main gear pivot mechanism 11 Right main gear pivot mechanism This page was created using BCL ALLPDF Converter trial software To purchase go to http store bcltechnologies com productcart pc instPrd asp idproduct 1 ...

Page 13: ...unit disassembled 13 Main wheel brake detail 14 Main gear pivot system This page was created using BCL ALLPDF Converter trial software To purchase go to http store bcltechnologies com productcart pc instPrd asp idproduct 1 ...

Page 14: ... control surfaces 16 Rudder pushrod detail 17 Fin forward rod attachment This page was created using BCL ALLPDF Converter trial software To purchase go to http store bcltechnologies com productcart pc instPrd asp idproduct 1 ...

Page 15: ...t for direct nose wheel steering servo 20 Another view of direct nose wheel steering This page was created using BCL ALLPDF Converter trial software To purchase go to http store bcltechnologies com productcart pc instPrd asp idproduct 1 ...

Page 16: ...k assembly 22 On the right is plywood shelf for filling lines This page was created using BCL ALLPDF Converter trial software To purchase go to http store bcltechnologies com productcart pc instPrd asp idproduct 1 ...

Page 17: ...shelf slides in 25 View into nose section showing brake air bottle for brakes and Jet Tronic valves This page was created using BCL ALLPDF Converter trial software To purchase go to http store bcltechnologies com productcart pc instPrd asp idproduct 1 ...

Page 18: ...e rear will be installed Optional positions are above the landing gear bearer or the space behind the engine intake ducts 27 Power Box on its tray slid out into the cockpit This page was created using BCL ALLPDF Converter trial software To purchase go to http store bcltechnologies com productcart pc instPrd asp idproduct 1 ...

Page 19: ...es Looks like spaghetti 30 Dowel rod and hex key to ease the joining of nose section and fuselage It was wrapped with isolation tape and was strong enough for the task This page was created using BCL ALLPDF Converter trial software To purchase go to http store bcltechnologies com productcart pc instPrd asp idproduct 1 ...

Page 20: ... Aileron pushrod 32 Aileron pushrod 33 Flap pushrod This page was created using BCL ALLPDF Converter trial software To purchase go to http store bcltechnologies com productcart pc instPrd asp idproduct 1 ...

Page 21: ...p pushrod 35 Flap and aileron pushrods 36 CG calculation This page was created using BCL ALLPDF Converter trial software To purchase go to http store bcltechnologies com productcart pc instPrd asp idproduct 1 ...

Page 22: ...issiles attached 38 Elevator pushrod connection 39 Elevator control detail This page was created using BCL ALLPDF Converter trial software To purchase go to http store bcltechnologies com productcart pc instPrd asp idproduct 1 ...

Page 23: ...fitting 41 Equipment arrangement in front cockpit area 42 Eguipment in cockpit This page was created using BCL ALLPDF Converter trial software To purchase go to http store bcltechnologies com productcart pc instPrd asp idproduct 1 ...

Page 24: ... rear view 44 Cockpit details with pilot 45 Instrument panel This page was created using BCL ALLPDF Converter trial software To purchase go to http store bcltechnologies com productcart pc instPrd asp idproduct 1 ...

Page 25: ...wed from cockpit 47 Engine bay from left 48 Engine bay from right This page was created using BCL ALLPDF Converter trial software To purchase go to http store bcltechnologies com productcart pc instPrd asp idproduct 1 ...

Page 26: ...haust 50 Rear of engine 51 Below engine Note lower pipe support This page was created using BCL ALLPDF Converter trial software To purchase go to http store bcltechnologies com productcart pc instPrd asp idproduct 1 ...

Page 27: ...a 53 Right landing gear details 54 Right wheel bay and ECU switch under the air brake This page was created using BCL ALLPDF Converter trial software To purchase go to http store bcltechnologies com productcart pc instPrd asp idproduct 1 ...

Page 28: ...ht view 56 Tailpipe rear view 57 Rear view into rear fuselage This page was created using BCL ALLPDF Converter trial software To purchase go to http store bcltechnologies com productcart pc instPrd asp idproduct 1 ...

Page 29: ... view 59 Left front view 60 Final preparations for maiden flight This page was created using BCL ALLPDF Converter trial software To purchase go to http store bcltechnologies com productcart pc instPrd asp idproduct 1 ...

Page 30: ...ight 62 Airborne on maiden flight 63 Shortly after take off flying beautifully This page was created using BCL ALLPDF Converter trial software To purchase go to http store bcltechnologies com productcart pc instPrd asp idproduct 1 ...

Page 31: ...support our hobby 3 Mike Starke a fellow jet modeller for all your advice and sharing your knowledge 4 Chris Pretorius a pilot of the real Mirage F1 for advice and support 5 Colin Strauss who shared information also by means of articles of the aircraft in Radio Controlled Jet International This page was created using BCL ALLPDF Converter trial software To purchase go to http store bcltechnologies ...

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