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The plane is very light compared to other warbirds of this size. It is as much as 10 lbs lighter, so take
offs and landings are much easier. Don’t fly it in with flaps at 30 mph. With flaps, it is stable at almost
walking speed.
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While it can torque roll and hover, it is not an aerobatic plane with giant stabs and rudder, with a thick
wing and a giant diameter prop. It will take more time to recover from 3D maneuvers, so don’t push it
close to the ground until you are very familiar with it.
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You need access to the cowl screws and wing bolts after you install all the equipment. Keep checking
that you can get your hand and tools to these screws. Don’t mount a battery pack or something right in
the way.
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Make the fuel tank easily removable with Velcro so you can move the tank out of the way so as to get
your hands into the front of the fuselage for maintenance reasons.
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Most everything is hidden from view under the canopy. This includes the fuel dot, air fill valve for the
retracts, air pressure gauge, cowl screws, wing bolts, Rx switch and ignition switch. Don’t cut any holes
into the airframe for this stuff! The hatch pops off with a single latch for easy access to these items to
keep the plane neat and clean.
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The plane is made to stay on the gear will the servos extensions in the fuselage and the air lines all
connected permanently. Try to leave the center section of the wing on the plane permanently so you
don’t have to mess with these connections all the time. All you need to do is plug in the ailerons and
install the wing tips which is a 2 minute job.
INCLUDED WITH THE KIT:
Be sure to inventory all the parts
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3 piece wing
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Fuselage
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Canopy
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Fuel tank
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Fuel line
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(4) ¼-20 blind nuts, 2” 1/4-20 bolts, ¼-20 locknuts, ¼-20 washers for engine
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All servo arms, horns, cable and clevis. (The servo arms require metal servo wheels or Air Wild unihubs
to attach to).
COMPONENTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE KIT
Be sure to have all the parts on hand to hasten installation
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DA-85 with special hidden muffler is the engine of choice. Many other engines will work well, from
50cc up to 85cc. A Zenoah G-62 offers great power.
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Propeller: a three blade is scale. A Menx 24x14 is a good high speed 2-blade for an 80-85cc engine.
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We offer the proper 6” spinner in either red or olive drab color
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two Sullivan #562 4-40 snap links for choke and throttle
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two Sullivan #584 graphite push rods
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two Hitec HS225 servos for choke and throttle
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seven metal servo wheels to use included servo arms, or metal servo arms.
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Seven high torque metal gear servos. We use Hitec HS-7955 for the highest performance, though Hitec
HS-645 servos work OK for general flying.
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Six 1.25” MPI metal servo arms. This offers the proper amount of throw and torque as well as being
long enough to exit the servo hatch properly.
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Y-harnesses for the ailerons and flaps and elevators depending on your receiver. It is much easier to set
up if each servo is on its own channel, though you can use Y-harnesses if necessary.
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Two 2’ servo extensions which stay inside the center section of the wing for the ailerons if you do not
use a Y-harness. Use two 12” extensions with a 12” Y harness if you prefer.
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Two 3’ servo extensions for the elevators. Use a single 2’ extension with a Y-harness if you prefer.
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Two 6” servo extensions which connect to the ailerons and remain in the outer wing panels. These
connect to the servo extensions in the center wing panel.
