Install the Receiver & Battery
Refer to this photo while installing the receiver and battery.
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1. Noting how the rubber band on the canopy hatch is
attached to the tab on the former (so you will know how to
reattach it later), unhook the rubber band and temporarily
remove the canopy hatch and set it aside.
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2. Connect the servos and on/off switch to the
receiver–on most four-channel airplanes, the rudder is
operated by the left stick on the transmitter. However, on
two-channel planes such as this (that do not have ailerons),
the rudder is controlled by the right stick. Connect the
rudder servo to the channel in the receiver that will allow the
rudder to be controlled by the
right
stick–for Futaba
receivers that is channel 1.
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3. Wrap the receiver and receiver battery in 1/4" [6mm]
R/C foam rubber. Use tape or small rubber bands to hold the
foam rubber in place.
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4. Place the receiver in the fuselage where shown.
Connect the receiver battery to the on/off switch, and then
place it in the fuselage ahead of the receiver.
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5. Cut the 1/8" x 3/8" x 8" [3 x 10 x 200mm] balsa stick to
the lengths required to fit between the fuselage sides where
shown. Then glue the sticks in place, holding the receiver
and battery in position.
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6. Use the mounting plate from your receiver on/off switch
as a template to cut and drill holes in the fuselage side.Then
mount the switch.
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7. Guide the receiver antenna past the servos, then through
one of the cut off servo arms as shown to make a “strain relief”
that keeps tension off the solder joint inside the receiver.
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8. Drill a 1/16" [1.6mm] hole through the side of the
fuselage where shown. Then guide the antenna through the
hole. Use clear tape to hold the receiver antenna to the
outside of the fuselage.
GET THE MODEL READY TO FLY
Final Assembly
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1. Use a piece of wire or a small, wood dowel to reattach
the rubber band and reinstall the canopy hatch.
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2. Thread the 3mm nut onto the tow hook and slip on the
3mm washer with a drop of thread-lock or CA. Thread the
hook into one of the three holes in the bottom of the
fuselage. Use a 5.5mm wrench or needle-nose pliers to
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