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WARRANTY

Great Planes

®

Model Manufacturing Co. guarantees this kit to be free from defects in both material and workmanship at the date of

purchase. This warranty does not cover any component parts damaged by use or modification. In no case shall Great Planes’ liability
exceed the original cost of the purchased kit. 
Further, Great Planes reserves the right to change or modify this warranty without notice.

In that Great Planes has no control over the final assembly or material used for final assembly, no liability shall be assumed nor
accepted for any damage resulting from the use by the user of the final user-assembled product. By the act of using the user-assembled
product, the user accepts all resulting liability.

If the buyer is not prepared to accept the liability associated with the use of this product, the buyer is advised to return this
kit immediately in new and unused condition to the place of purchase.

To make a warranty claim send the defective part or item to Hobby Services at the address below:

Hobby Services

3002 N. Apollo Dr., Suite 1

Champaign, IL 61822 USA

Include a letter stating your name, return shipping address, as much contact information as possible (daytime telephone number, fax
number, e-mail address), a detailed description of the problem and a photocopy of the purchase receipt. Upon receipt of the package
the problem will be evaluated as quickly as possible.

READ THROUGH THIS MANUAL BEFORE STARTING
CONSTRUCTION.

IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT

INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS CONCERNING THE
ASSEMBLY AND USE OF THIS MODEL.

GPMZ1121 for GPMA1121  V1.0

Entire Contents © Copyright 2006

Champaign, Illinois

(217) 398-8970, Ext 5

[email protected]

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Wingspan: 36 in [915mm] 
Wing Area: 254 sq in [16.4dm

2

Weight: 8.5 – 9.5 oz [240 – 270g]
Wing Loading: 4.8 – 5.3 oz/sq ft [15 – 16g/dm

2

Length: 25 in [635mm] 
Radio: 4-channel minimum, 7A brushed ESC, 3 micro servos

and micro receiver

Summary of Contents for helicat

Page 1: ...his kit immediately in new and unused condition to the place of purchase To make a warranty claim send the defective part or item to Hobby Services at the address below Hobby Services 3002 N Apollo Dr...

Page 2: ...there is new technical information or changes to this model a tech notice box will appear in the upper left corner of the page We urge you to join the AMA Academy of Model Aeronautics and a local R C...

Page 3: ...reater transmitter a micro receiver and three micro servos 9g or less If you already have a transmitter you are going to use to fly the FlatOuts Hellcat ARF you can get the receiver and servos separat...

Page 4: ...eat Planes FlatOuts Hellcat ARF are available using the order numbers in the Replacement Parts List that follows The fastest most economical service can be provided by your hobby dealer or mail order...

Page 5: ...parts use the part names exactly as they are written in the Kit Contents list on this page Great Planes Product Support 3002 N Apollo Drive Suite 1 Champaign IL 61822 Telephone 217 398 8970 ext 5 Fax...

Page 6: ...ocation shown in the picture The exact placement will depend on the servo manufacturer and where the servo lead wire exits out of the aileron servo being used 5 Feed the aileron servo lead through the...

Page 7: ...seated The TE of the wing panel must be aligned with the center of the fuse 4 Apply a bead of CA around the joint between the wing and the fuse on both the top and bottom of the wing 5 Repeat this pr...

Page 8: ...in the fuse Make sure that the stabilizer is square to the fuse by measuring the distance between the wing tips and stabilizer tips and setting them equal to each other as shown in the photo Before g...

Page 9: ...h a 1 25mm piece of heat shrink tubing while centering the control surfaces Apply a drop of CA to the ends of the heat shrink tubing 5 Position the pushrod supports in the middle of the pushrods and l...

Page 10: ...d surfaces use alcohol to dull the surface where the tape will be applied Due to the nature of combat fighting with planes such as the FlatOuts Hellcat ARF we suggest embedding the antenna into the fu...

Page 11: ...n the control surfaces have remained centered Use a Great Planes AccuThrow or a ruler to accurately measure and set the control throw of each control surface as indicated in the chart that follows If...

Page 12: ...surfaces are doing Repeat this test with the motor running at various speeds with an assistant holding the model using hand signals to show you what is happening If the control surfaces do not respon...

Page 13: ...raft are allowed at or in the front of the flight line Intentional flying behind the flight line is prohibited 4 I will operate my model using only radio control frequencies currently allowed by the F...

Page 14: ...going to overshoot smoothly advance the throttle always ready on the right rudder to counteract torque and climb out to make another attempt When you re ready to make your landing and the model is a f...

Page 15: ...cks there s the DC PolyCharge4 Each of its four independent outputs can charge a one to four cell Lithium Polymer pack It s ideal if you don t have the time for one at a time charging and don t want t...

Page 16: ...____________ Where Purchased _________________________ Date Construction Started __________________ Date Construction Finished _________________ Finished Weight __________________________ Date of Firs...

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