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Page 6                    N-Tech Jets F-9F Panther Assembly Guide

Fuselage Assembly

Joining the Fuselage:

 

-The Panther fuselage is two-piece. This allows us 

to package it more safely for shipping and gives you 

the benefit of taking apart the fuselage for transport 

in smaller vehicles. Joining the fuselage is very sim-

ple. There  are  3  aluminum  tubes. They  insert  into 

the 3 holes in the fuselage. There insert into facto-

ry installed guides. Note that the shorter tube is the 

middle tube. Once in place, the fuselage halves are 

joined with machine screws, flat washers and lock 

washers. The blind nuts for the screws are factory 

installed. It is important that the screws be checked 

before each flight.

Retract Control System Installation:

-The retract valve can be mounted in several places 

in the plane. We’ve opted to install the servo, con-

trol  valve,  and  filler,  under  the  rear  fuselage  top-

hatch. We mounted the parts on a piece of 3mm ply 

and mounted that plywood plate onto the formers. 

If you wish, you can install the servo and control 

valve in the front half of the fuselage on the former 

next to the nosegear.

-The air tank is installed in the formers in the nose 

of the fuselage. 

Diagram Legend:

Red=Air Supply Lines

Black=Up-Lines

White=Down Lines

Green=Quick Disconnect Locations (physically lo-

cated at the fuselage halves-break. Sold Separately)

Gold Pieces are the supplied T-Connectors.

Air-Line Diagram

-Follow the diagram to connect the retract airlines.

-We installed aftermarket airline-disconnects at the 

fuselage break so that if we take apart the fuselage 

halves, the airlines easily come apart as well.

Summary of Contents for F9F Panther

Page 1: ...nctional Nose Gear Doors Basic Molded Cockpit Ducting Optimized for Electric Power The N Tech Jets Panther is a high performance ARF Jet designed for R C pilots with advanced building and ying skills...

Page 2: ...arate 6S packs sometimes called Saddle Packs 6mm Gold Connectors Castle 6 5mm connectors for example Mounting Screws for the Fan Unit different fans may have different requirements we used 4 x 3 4 Dub...

Page 3: ...confusion Position the control horns back from the servo arm so that the linkage does not bind Flaps use the Z Bend rod Ailerons use the all thread Use wood screws to mount the horns into the hard pla...

Page 4: ...the blocks in the fuselage The fuse lage and doors will need to be notched to clear the hinge Leave a 1 16 gap between the doors when they are closed Install small stops in the center of the geardoor...

Page 5: ...gnment before gluing The vertical stabilizer is glued to the fuselage It is keyed by dowels and by the rear hinge line spar TRIAL FIT the vertical stabilizer Make sure it is vertical and perpendicular...

Page 6: ...stem Installation The retract valve can be mounted in several places in the plane We ve opted to install the servo con trol valve and ller under the rear fuselage top hatch We mounted the parts on a p...

Page 7: ...eve proper balance If not needed for batteries it makes a great place to mount the receiver and receiver battery Left and Right Battery Trays Install these last as they make accessing the nose gear an...

Page 8: ...ould be sealed with tape Fan ESC and Motor Installation Continued The canopy is factory assembled with a quick release latch and pins to hold it in place We suggest slightly opening the holes in the f...

Page 9: ...an un yable aircraft We recommend the rst ight be set to these throws If you have triple rates use these as the medium throw and then have high set 5 10 higher and low set to 10 lower Ailerons 15mm ea...

Page 10: ...formation about the legal and safe operation of radio controlled aircraft as well as the related safety and legal guidelines for use please reference the ap propriate association Australia Model Aircr...

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