Fei Bao F18-f, Инструкция по сборке

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F E I B A O F 1 8 - f
1: INSTALLING DOOR HINGES, DOORS AND CYLINDERS:
This ARF has the doors and all cylinders already installed by the factory and has been omitted
from the manual at this time. If you have to install the cylinders and doors, try to view the next 5
pictures for there placement. As they say a picture can say a thousand words.
WORKING WITH PNEUMATIC SYSTEMS
The F18-f uses pneumatic brakes and retracts. If you follow a few tips, you should have very
reliable, leak-free operation. Neatness counts.
All airlines should be secured to the airframe to keep them from flopping around or getting
kinked. Use tie wraps or holders for this. The other very important thing is to cut off the end of
each airline as square as possible before installing it on the nipple. You can either purchase a
professional tube cutter from your dealer (they are approximately $10), or you can make up a
little jig to hold the airline and keep a sharp, new razor blade perfectly upright as you cut.
Either one works, just ensure that all ends of all airlines are cut off dead square.
Make sure all airlines are pushed ALL THE WAY onto their nipples. They should not need to be
secured otherwise, but you can add fine wire, safeties wraps or even shrink tubing if you like.
Make sure all left and right matching airlines are the same length, particularly the brake lines, or
you will get uneven retraction or braking action. It's worth taking the time to get everything
pneumatic right the first time, as having your landing gear fail to retract is not THAT bad, but
having it fail to deploy can really ruin your day and the paint on the bottom of your model.
2: PNEUMATIC LINES FOR DOORS, RETRACTS & AIR BRAKE.
Attach Orange air line to each door cylinder so that when air is applied it will cause the gear
doors to open. Do this for each door cylinder. To understand how to route and show
approximately how much line is needed for each cylinder, view the next 5 pictures.
Repeat last step but use Yellow air line on the opposite side of each cylinder which will make
the doors close.
Next connect the same colors with “Y” adapters ending with that color exiting the front of the
mid section of the fuselage and having approx. 1 foot extra length sticking out to connect to the
air valves later.
Repeat again for the front nose section. But only have the end of the lines be about even with
the rear of the mid section to connect to the air values later. Remember neatness is vital, using
tube holders at key points helps a lot, as the following pictures show.
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