General Hobby F-16 fighting falcon Instruction Manual

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F-16
F-16
1. Bri ef i ntrod uc tion
3. Main spec if ic at io ns
4.Genera l vi ew
5.Assemb ly
2.Safe ty p re ca ut io ns
6.Positi on o f CG
7.Tra ns mi tt er (r em ot e co nt ro l) instructions
8. Adjustme nt a nd t es t be fo re f ly in g
9. Accessor ie s
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10.The pos si bl e pr ob le ms a nd s ol ut io ns
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Than k yo u for pur ch asing t he “F-16 ”r emote con tr ol mode l ai rplan es f rom sky f li ght hob by. in or de r to ensu re y our saf et y,p lease rea d th e manua l ca reful ly befo re o perat in g this ma nu al.
F-16 is a jet plane with twin 70 EDF which suits for intermediate or senior aviators.
In order to fly the F-16, please make sure you read through the instructions carefully before attempting to operate the model for the first time.
If you h av e any que st ions in r eg ardin g to t he safe ope ra tion, or pos si ble pre ca ution s pl ease ca ll y our loc al h obby shop for pr of essio na l advic e.
Radi o- contr ol led mod el s are sop hi stica te d hobby pro du cts. They m us t be oper at ed with c au tion an d co mmon sens e and re qu ires so me b asic me ch anica l ab ility. Pleas e al ways keep t hi s instr uc tion ma nu al hand y fo r quick ref er ences , even a ft er comp le ting th e as sembl y.
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1.BRIEF I NTR ODU CTION
CATALOG
PROHI BI TE D: t hi s symbo l po in ts o ut a ction s th at y ou s ho uld not d o to avoi d po ss ib le d amage o r ac ci de nt s.
(3) .Ne ve r fl y th e Mo del whe re a re c ro wd s of peop le . Give yo ur se lf p le nty of ro om f ly in g ,a s the pla ne can tra ve l at a h ig h ra te of spe ed . Re me mb er you are res po ns ib le f or the sa fe ty o f ot he rs.
(5) . Mak e su re t ha t th e model a s we ll a s th e co ntrol syste m is i n th e go od s tate be fo re t he p la ne take s of f.
(1).D o no t fl y in t hu nders to rm , st ro ng winds o r ba d we at he r.
(2).N ev er f ly t he M odel wh er e ar e cr ow ds of power l in es o ve rh ead , aut om ob il es o r near highw ay s , su bw ay s.
(4). Do n ot f ly i n wh er e the sam e fr eq ue nc y model p la ne i s fl yi ng near by.
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Mean in g of t he i cons
2.SAFET Y INS TRUCTIONS
WAR NI NG!: t hi s sy mb ol indi ca te s wh er e cauti on i s es se nt ial to avoid i nj ur y to y ou rself o r ot he rs .
Note :
SHENZ HE N LA NX IANG MO DE L AIRC RA FT CO., LTD
will no t ta ke a ny r espon si bi li ty for da ma ge o r ac ciden t ca us ed b y the imp ro pe r us e of this m od el .
(8).N ot r ec om me nded fo r ch il dr en u nder 14 ye ar s ol d, Child re n un de r 14 y ears ol d sh ou ld o nl y opera te t hi s model u nd er t he g ui dance o f a re sp on si ble adu lt .
(7).D o no t at te mp t to catc h th e mo de l wh ile fly in g.
Acc essor ies
(6).O nl y us e ge nu ine acc es so ri es a s repla ce me nt f or d amage d pa rt s.
(11 .D o no t st or e th is mode l in a h ig h- te mpera tu re ) or humi di ty a re a or i n direc t su nl ig ht .
(9). As th e pr od uc t in clude s sm al l an d sh ar p parts ,a ss em bl e and sto re t hi s pr od uct onl y in place s ou t of t he r ea ch of chi ld re n.
(10 .Do not d ir ec t yo ur m odel to wa rd s sp ec tator s or ) towar ds y ou .
Rad io:8C H RC 9×D igita l metal 1 7g serv o Bru shles s motor : 2600K V Bru shles s ESC : Hob bywin g 60A ESC Bat tery: 2 5C 18.5 V 2200m Ah
Win gspan : 860mm ( 33.85 in) Len gth: 13 00mm (5 1.18 in ) EDF D iamet er: 70m m Thr ust:≥ 1300g (45.8 5 OZ) Fly ing wei ght:1 250g( 44.09 O Z)
1300mm
(51 .18 in)
860mm
(33 .85 in)
(1).Sp ec if ic at io ns
1. Ma teria l : EPS foa m
2. Pa intin g : Grey an d Orang e
3. Hi gh simu latio n appea rance
4. 36 0 degre e full ax is vect or thru st
5. Re movab le miss le
6. Hi dden bo mbs cab in
7. Hi gh scal e retra ctabl e landi ng gear
8. Im prove d retra ct door s
9. Ne w vecto r thrus t syste m (pl astic b all soc ket des ign)
10. C an do all t he 3D act ions li ke real p lane
(1). Fu se la ge servos I ns ta ll ation.( 1- 4)
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5.ASSEM BLY
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(2). La nd in g gear Serv os I ns ta llation .( 5- 20)
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Ins talla tion is f inish ed.
The l ayout o f servo s lines o f fusel age as sh own.
Regul at or
3.MAIN SP ECI FIC ATI ONS
( ).2 D es ig ni ng f ea tu re
Use d iagon al plie rs to cut o ne side o f the roc ker arm i n servo a s shown .
4.GENER AL VIEW
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Ins tall th e servo r ocker a rms and reg ulato r as show n.
Fix s ervos a s shown .
Glu e the ser vo and pu t it into t he fixi ng serv o’s pos ition a s shown .
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(3). Mot or Inst allat ion & F usela ge Comb ina tion. (21 -28)
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Ins talla tion is f inish ed.
Rea r landi ng gear s ervo fi xing as s hown.
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Land ing gear s teel wir e Instal lation i s finish ed as shown .
Nos e landi ng gear s ervo In stall ation .
Ins talla tion is f inish ed.
Put t he nose l andin g gear in to the mo untin g hol e and fix ed with s crew.
Ins talla tion is f inish ed.
Glue the air i nt ak e fo am p ar ts t he n co mb in e th em .( 17-18)
Put th e rear lan ding ge ar into th e right mo unting h ole.
Rud der Y- line i nstal latio n.
Rud der Y-lin e is 800m m.
Fix t he fron t landi ng gea r steer ing roc ker arm a s shown .
nee d 2 servo s with 20 0mm wir e for nos e landi ng gear i nstal latio n. nee d 2 servo s with 30 0mm wir e for rea r retra cts ins talla tion, rev erse se rvos is o n the rig ht land ing gea r.
Glu e the rea r landi ng gear s and put t hem int o the mou nting h ole.
Cut a h ole to th rough t he rudd er Y-line a s shown .
Glu e the EDF a nd fix it a s shown .
(4). Lan ding ge ar door I nst allat ion & Testi ng. (29 -38)
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(5). Vec to r Ven t Install at io n. (39-43)
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Ins talla tion is f inish ed.
Ins talla tion is f inish ed.
Pun ch hole s in retr act doo r as show n.
Ins talla tion is f inish ed.
Ins tall ED F cover a s shown a nd fixe d it with s crews .
Ope n the ret ract do or, use th e strin g to lock t he lan ding ge ar, then t hroug h the str ing out f rom the hol e in the do or, show n as pict ure.
Clo se the la nding g ear and d oor, ins tall th e wire cla sp to loc k the str ing, cu t it in the s uitab le pos ition , then gl ue it and f ix it.
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Fix t he land ing gea r in the ne utral p ositi on, the n insta ll the st eerin g push ro d.
Glu e the ESC a nd fix it a s shown .
Glu e the fus elage a nd comb ine the m as show n.
Glu e anoth er side o f the spr ing hin ges the n conne ct the m as per th e corre spond ing mou nting h ole of fu selag e.
Glu e the spr ing hin ges and m ount th em in lan ding gea r doors a s per the r ight po sitio n as show n.
(6). Ma in w in g & Elevato r In st al lation. (4 4- 58 )
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Sma ll hing es.
Mai n wing st eel wir e.
Using d ia go na l plier s to c ut o ne s ide of th e ro ck er a rm in ser vo , th en g lue it and in se rt i t in to the mo un ti ng h ole of fu se la ge .(45- 50 )
Ins talla tion is f inish ed.
Glue th e pl as ti c vecto r an d at ta ch it wit h th e fo am n ozzle .( 41 -4 2)
Vect or vent i s finis hed as sh own.
Fix s crews a s shown .
Glu e the mai n wing as s hown.
Ins tall th e push ro d in main w ing.
Ele vator p ush rod & c onnec tion ro d.
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Glu e the con necti on rod as s hown, f ix it wit h fusel age.
(7). Bo mb s In stallat io n. (5 9-66)
(8). Ru dd er I nstalla ti on .( 67-70)
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Glu e the rud der and c onnec t the rud der & fus elage a s shown .
Use s crews t o fix the m as show n.
Ele vator p ush rod i nstal latio n.
Glu e tail wi ng belo w the fus elage a s shown . Ins ert the m in the ba ck of fus elage a s shown .
Ins talla tion is f inish ed.
Glu e the hin ges and i nsert t hem to th e holes .
Rud der pus h rod Ins talla tion.
Pun ch hole s in the pe desta l of bomb s.
(9).The installation of nose cone, receiver, battery and canopy.(71-81)
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Clo sing th e cockp it.
Con firm th e right o rder of e ach cha nnel as p er The rem ote con troll er manu al show ed in Pag e #18.( 72)
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(10) .Water De cal Ins tal latio n.(82 -89 )
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Glu e the bat tery ba ndage .
Att ach the b atter y banda ge & foam p arts.
Glu e the hol e (in fus elage ) and a ttach t he magn et with t he hole .
Glu e the hol e (in can opy) and a ttach t he magn et with t he hole .
Glu e the foa m cockp it and at tach it w ith the c anopy.
Put t he batt ery in co ckpit a nd fix wi th batt ery ban dage.
Glu e the top f usela ge as sho wn, the n conne ct nos e cone & fu selag e.
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7.TRANS MIT TER (REMOTE CO NTR OL) I NSTRUCTI ONS
6.POSIT ION O F CG.
Check the ai rc ra ft c en te r of g ra vi ty , w ro ng c en te r of g ravity will
lead to fail ur e fl y.(Please ref er t o th e fo ll ow in g ph ot o to c he ck C G. )
8.ADJUS TME NT AND TEST B EFO RE FLYING
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Attentio n:
Only after t ur ni ng o n th e mix switch ,t he n op er at in g the vector n oz zl e.
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If adjustm en t an d te st a re approved b yp re vi ou s wo rk , then enjoy y ou r fl y.
After c he ck e ve rythi ng b ef or e fligh t, a s a be gi nner, we s ho ul d pa y atten ti on to the fo ll ow in g issue s, t o ma ke s ure our f li gh t is s ucces sf ul .
1. When u se r ad io c ontro ll er, m ak e sure sw it ch o n th e trans mi tt er power f ir st ly, th en p ow er o n the rec ei ve r.
2. Befo re f li gh t, unde r po we r on c ondit io n, p us h up and do wn t he t hr ottle and che ck t he m ot or/ES C wo rk w el l.
3. Befo re f li gh t, chec k we ll t he p lane' s ce nt er o f gravi ty. C orrec t CG i s th e key fac to r of s uc ces sf ul f li gh t.
4. After t ak e off, if a ny u su al f light o r ha rd t o co ntrol , we s ho ul d pull hi gh t he p la ne, then tr im t o ad ju st acco rd in g to t he actu al s it ua tion to m ai nt ai n it leve l fl ig ht .
5. When t he t ra ns mitte r au to ma tic ala rm in g, y ou must e nd y ou r fl ight as s oo n as poss ib le a nd o perat e to i ts l an ding, t o av oi d th e radio w il l be o ut o f contr ol since o f lo w vo lt age.
6. If any d am ag e in f light , pl ea se p urcha se t he s pa re part s fr om y ou r distr ib ut or t o refer t o ww w.l xh m.us to c he ck .
Prefl ig ht
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9.ACCES SOR IES .
Nos e cone( F0900 1) Fus elage ( F0900 2)
Can opy(F 09003 )
Mai n wing (F 09005 )
Hor izont al tail
(F0 9006)
Vect or vent ( F0900 7)
Vert ical fi n(F09 008)
Bom b(F09 009)
Lan ding ge ar door
(F0 9010)
Dec al (F09 011) Ret ract (F 09012 )
8CH R emote c ontro ller
(F0 9013)
70m mEDF( F0901 5)Mot or (F09 014) Ser vo (F09 016) Ba tte ry (F09 017)
Har dware p arts (F 09019 )60A E SC (F09 018)
Coc kpit (F 09004 )
10.THE PO SSI BLE P ROBLEMS AN D SOL UTI ONS
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Probl em s
Cause s Solut io ns
Mot or does n't wor k.
Airc raft is d iffic ult to con trol.
Dur ing fli ght the n ose sec tion is alw ays dow nward s,we ne ed to com pensa te lite r rudde r.
In the a bsence o f control t ransmi tter, the ai rcraft i s always up a nd down.
Or air craft al ways is lef t, right t ilt.
Dur ing fli ght the e levat or is sen sitiv ity abn ormal ly, the ai rcraf t is un stabl e, alwa ys up and d own.
Whe n the pla ne taxi ing on th e gro und, th e direc tion is b iased .
Takin g-off is d iffic ult.
Cli mbing i s diffi cult.
Bat tery is o ver hea t after c hargi ng.
Mot or shoc k.
Con trol su rface m oves to t he wro ng way.
1.T he batt ery is ex haust ed.
2.T he tran smitt er batt ery is exh auste d.
3.T he tran smitt er swit ch did no t ope n.
4.T he batt ery is no t conne cted.
5.M otor co nnect ion is er ror.
6.D amage d by cras hes or ot her rea sons.
7.O ther or E SC malf uncti on.
1. Ch arge th e batte ry.
2. Re place t he batt ery or ch argin g.
3. Tur n on the tr ansmi tter sw itch.
4. Ch eck and c onnec t the bat tery.
5. Ch eck and c onnec t the mot or cor rectl y.
6. Re place t he moto r.
7. Ch eck the E SC or ask t he dea lers fo r help.
1.T he flig ht enco unter ed stro ng win d or turb ulenc e.
2.T he batt ery is ex haust ed.
3.T he tran smitt er batt eries a re exh auste d.
4.T he tran smitt er ante nna is no t ful ly exte nded.
5.T he cont rol sur face is e xcess ive.
1. Wh en no win ds then t ake off .
2. Ne ed to cha rge the b atter y.
3. Ne ed to rep lace a ba ttery o r cha rge the b atter y.
4. Ex pand th e trans mitte r anten na.
5. Us e small d ual rat e to fly. (D/ R switc h)
1.T he cent er of gra vity is f orwar d.
1.R efer to t he manu al, adj ust the cen ter of gr avity b ackwa rds.
1. Ha ve not do ne fine -tuni ng for ele vator & a ilero n.
2. Du ring fl ight, t he plan e enc ounte rs too mu ch natu ral win d.
1.A djust s ome fin e-tun ing app ropri ately.
2.L andin g first ly, then t ake-o ff when no wi nds.
1.T he cent er of gra vity is b ackwa rd.
2.R efer to t he manu al, adj ust the cen ter of gr avity f orwar d.
1. The f ront wh eel is no t cente red.
2. The r udder i s not cen tered .
1.Ad justing th e front whee l centered .
2.Ad justing th e rudder cent ered.
1.H aven' t push th e throt tle to th e big gest po sitio n.
2.T he dist ance of t axiin g is not eno ugh.
3.T he risi ng rudd er is not e nough .
1.Pu sh the thrott le to the maxim um.
2.Gl ide the plane a s long as possi ble.
3.Us e big dual rate to f ly. (D/R sw itch)
1. Th e low bat tery.
2. Du cted fa n damag ed.
3. Mo tor dam aged.
4. ES C overh eat pro tecti on cau sed pow er redu ction .
1.N eed to be r e-cha rged.
2.C onfir m and rep lace th e duc ted fan .
3.C onfir m and rep lace th e motor.
4.L andin g first ly, conf irm and cho ose a mor e power ful ESC .
1.I t's nor mal for b atter y heati ng whe n charg ing.
1.A fter fu ll char ged, th e batte ry wil l be warm , but not h ot to tou ch.
1.D ucted f an dama ged.
2.M otor da maged .
3.D ucted f an need t o be adju sted dyn amic ba lance .
4.H ave hig h-spe ed oper ation m ay hav e a sligh t vibra tion.
1.C onfir m and rep lace th e duc ted fan .
2.C onfir m and rep lace th e motor.
3.A djust t he dyna mic bal ance of duc ted fan .
4.T he slig ht vibr ation c an be use d nor mally.
1.T he serv o's dir ectio n is oppo site.
1.R einst all the s ervo co rrect ly.
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