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F E I B A O F 1 8 – f
Place your ECU and Radio batteries in the nose for now. Do not secure them yet. You will
need to move them either forward or Aft to achieve the recommended CG. Once the balance is
properly achieved and the batteries can be installed in the nose you might want to get a piece of
aluminum flat bar to dissipate any heat then bend the rear of aluminum 90 degrees to butt it up to
front former and secure with a bolt and wing nut for easy removal for recharging or you could
just mount them to the fuselage with heavy duty Velcro.
Congratulations, you have now completed construction of your F18-f.
The next step is programming your transmitter, and setting the servo throws.
See the Technical Data next for balance and control throws.
TECHNICAL DATA:
Length: 90"
Wingspan: 67"
Dry Weight: 26 lbs
Fuel Capacity: 168 oz or 5.25 Liters, not including UAT
Servos used:
Flaps------(2) 5955TG
Ailerons---(2) 5245mg
Rudders--- (2) 5125mg
Steering---(1) 5955TG
Elevators---(2) 5955TG
Valves---(3) HS81mg
Recommended CG should be 5” to 6” from the wings leading edge and for the first maiden flight
a good starting point would be 5”
Balance with tanks empty and UAT full also landing gear up.
Control Throws
These are good place to start.
Aileron: 1/2” to 5/8” up and down
Elevator: 1-1/2” to 1-7/8” up and down
Rudders: 1/2” to 5/8” right and left
Flaps: Take off 3/4” to 1” down, Landing 2-1/8” to 2-3/8” down
You may want an up-elevator mix with flap application, as the nose pitches down. You may also
want some additional up-elevator throw available with full flaps, as you may not have enough
elevator to flare with full flaps. A "landing" mix will reduce the pilot workload. These settings, flap-
to-elevator, will change if you move the CG back. You can also increase the rudder throw, to allow
for straighter knife edges.
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