Extreme Flight slick 580 exp, Руководство по сборке

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Set-up and trimming
Besides basic assembly, this is the most important part of preparing your airplane for flight. It can also be
the most time consuming, but once your plane is properly dialed in you will agree it was time well spent.
One of the most practical ways to check the CG on an aircraft this size is to insert the carbon fiber wing
tube into its sleeve in the fuselage and tie a length of string around the tube on each side of the fuselage,
forming a loop that you can pick the aircraft up with. Slide the wings into position, install the canopy and
pick up the plane with the string. The Slick should hang in a horizontal position on the center of the wing
tube, neither tail-down nor nose-down. Move your batteries and radio equipment to achieve this condition.
This will give you a safe starting place for the first flights.
One of the best ways to fine tune the CG for your aircraft is the 45 degree line test. Fly the aircraft in front
of you from left to right (or right to left if you prefer) at full throttle. Pull the aircraft into a 45 degree up line
and establish this line. Roll the aircraft inverted, neutralize the elevator and pay close attention to what the
plane does. Ideally the plane will continue on this line for several hundred feet before it starts to slowly level
off. If the airplane immediately drops the nose and dives toward the ground it is nose heavy. If it begins to
climb inverted toward the gear it is tail heavy. There is no need to have the Slick excessively tail heavy to
perform 3D maneuvers.
Control surface throws
I highly recommend that you purchase a throw meter that measures in degrees. There are several units
available commercially. These units are a great aid in set-up and definitely beat the “that looks about right”
method. For any type of precision flying, surfaces that travel equal distances are a must. The following con-
trol surface travels are what I use on my own Slick. These are a good starting point, but are by no means
the only way to set up the Slick. Start here and then adjust to fit your own preferences and style of flying.
Elevator: 10-12 degrees low rate, 18-20% exponential
all you can get for high rate, 50-60% exponential
Aileron: 18-20 degrees low rate, 30-40% exponential
38-42 degreeshigh rate, 50-60% exponential
Rudder: 20 degrees low rate, 50% exponential
all you can get for high rate, 60-70% exponential.
Again, this is just a starting point. Adjust to your liking.
Thanks again for your purchase of the Extreme Flight RC 74” Slick 580 EXP
ARF. I hope you enjoy assembling and flying yours as much as I have mine.
See you at the flying field!
Chris Hinson
Locate the hardware for the wingtips and Side-Force
generators (SFG’s). Installing the wingtips and/or
SFG’s is purely optional. SFG’s increase stability in
3D flight and increase rudder authority. We recom-
mend you try all combinations to determine which
you like best.
The wingtips of your Slick have 3mm nuts installed
to attach the wingtips/SFG’s. Open the covering as
shown to expose the nuts.
The holes in the wingtip match up to these holes in
the SFG’s and wingtips.
Screw on the wingtips and SFG’s on as shown.
Because these parts need to be removed for trans-
porting the aircraft, do not loctite these screws.
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