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CG: 3-13/16"
[96mm]
Flying the Su-34 Fullback
The Su-34 has solid flight character, when flown as a conventional electric ducted fan model (without
using the vectored thrust) the jet exhibits very stable and predictable flight performance. The two
64mm fans produce nearly a 1 to 1 thrust to weight ratio due to their pairing with the 3500KV outrunner
motors and the 4-cell 3000mAh battery. The flying speed is broad allowing slow landings or high
speed passes. When the vectored thrust nozzles are active, wild performance begins. Maneuvers that
are simply not possible with conventional jets are easily performed. The famous “Cobra Maneuver”
is a sharp vertical climb from level flight and then a sharp push over back to level flight. Variations;
like a vertical zoom to an impossibly tight back flip or forward flip are possible. The thrust vectoring
gives you a lot of control even at speeds that are too slow for conventional jets to perform.
The retractable landing gear is best suited to smooth runways. If flying from taller grass, hand launching
is easily accomplished. There are a couple of techniques that are helpful to learn with the Su-34.
Landing on a runway is best accomplished with the vectored thrust mixing turned off. Make a normal
approach holding just a little power and the nose raised, arresting your decent just before touchdown
with the addition of a additional power. When this is done with the thrust vectoring
OFF
a soft touchdown
is easy. If you leave the thrust vectoring
ON
you increase your chance of “ballooning” when you add
power and possibly landing harder than you anticipated. Flight times are approximately 4 minutes
and timing your flights is recommended. When belly landing the model in taller grass it is best to keep
the thrust vectoring turned ON for the landing. This allows you to really slow the model by holding the
nose up in a “Harrier” type approach and actually touching down with very little forward speed.
The Su-34 turns heads whenever it shows up at the flying field, we
hope that you enjoy yours as much as we do.
Center of Gravity
If you use our recommended equipment you will not need to adjust the balance of your model.
If your equipment does not match our suggestions, or you change the airframe, you will need to
balance your model. The balance point of the Su-34 Fullback is as shown in the drawing.
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