Top RC F/A-18C Operation Manual

Operation manual
1.Please read this m anual carefully and follow the instr uction of the manual before you use this products;
2.Our airplane is not a toy,which is only suitable for the experienced manipula tor or under the guidance of the experienced pilot.
3. Not remmonded for the childern under 14 years old.
5.Do not fly in the thun derstorm,strong wind or bad weather.
6.Never fly the plane where the re are power lines ove rhead, automobiles,near aerodorme,railway or highway.
7.Never fly our plane where are crow ds of people.Give yourslef plenty of room flying,as the plane can fly at a high spee d.Remember that you are responsible for others safety.
8.Do not attempt to catch the pla ne when you are flying it.
9.The user should bear full responsibility of proper operation and usage with regards to t his model.We, Top RC together with any distributor of us will not be responsible for any liability or loss due to improper operation.
CONTENTS
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Brief introduction Mai n specification s Main c o n f i g uration Pro ducts const itution Assemble processes Adjustment processes Saft e y precautio n s Charging method and cautions Caution an d Notice for Li-po ba ttery Caution and notice for ESC Spa r e parts
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Th ank you for purch as in g the "F-18" remote contr ol m odel airplanes from Top R C, and we hope this plane will br in g en dless joy to you after yo u choose it.
Wi th the EPS foam materials , it i s very light and strong ; Us ed the perfect struct ur e de sign, easy to assemble and ma in tain,and crash re si stance. Us ed the perfect power syst em , it h as the strong power and can f ly l ong time; It c an finish the inver te d fl ight,inside loops, outs id e loops, axial rolls ,and oth er a erobatic performa nc e. Hi gh scale, and beautiful a pp earance.
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Fu selage, Main wing, Horizo na l wing, vertical wing ,n os e cowl,main landing gear,front landing gear,ba ttery,ra dio, ch arger,, acce ssary bag
RTF version
Brief introduction
Wi ngspan 686mm Le ngth 1032mm Weight 68 0g Th rust 650gFl ying time ≥5m in Du cted Fa n EDF64mm
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Mian specifications
Mian configuration
Ki ts without radio
Ki ts without radio, charger and batte ry
Ki t only with motor
Radio system 4ch 2.4G zh E -4 01 radio Mo tor Ba ttery 1600mAh,14. 8V, 20C ES C 30A Se rvo 9gX5
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Product constitution
ARF version
PN P ver si on
KIT version
2. In stall the left and righ t ho rizontal wings
Take t he r ight and left horizonta l wi ngs from the box and ad d so me A B glue( mix the AB glue accor di ng
to 1 :1), and connect the righ t an d le ft horizontal wings to th e fuselage.Please make su re that the arms tu rns to upper direction an d th e tw o horizontal wings are in t he same line, then connect th e le ft a nd ri ght evevato r co nt rolling steel wire.
1. In stall the right and lef t ma in wings
Take t he fuselage and main wing s an d accessory bag from the bo x.Use some AB glue and mix it acc ording
to 1 :1, stick the right and lef t wi ng s to the fuselage corre ct ly.Please make s ure that the right wings an d le ft wings are in the same hori zo ntal position and connect ed f ir mly.Connect th e le ft and right aileron serv o wi re ,please put the tail of th e wi re into the slot.
Assemble processes
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4. Insta ll the nose cone
Take o f th e nose cone and add some AB glue( mi x it according to 1:1) to sti ck t o the right place on the fu se la ge.
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5. In stall the landing gea r
Take o f th e main landing gear fro m box and insert it into the slot o f th e fuselage. Tak e of the front landing ge ar and insert the steel wire of t he front landing gear int o th e li nk stopper, then lock the s cr ew by the spanner.
6. Complete the assembly
Vi ew from the front, th e le ft and right position, the ma in w in gs should be in vertica l po si tion to the fuselage.
3. In stall the left and righ t ve rtical wings and spoile r
Take o f th e left and right vertic al w in gs from the box and add s om e AB glue( mix it according t o 1: 1),
th en connect the vertic al w in gs to the fuselage as per t he r ig ht direction.Take of the left a nd r ight sp oiler and glue them to the back s lo t of the fuselage as per the ri gh t direction.
Assemble processes
1. Turn on the transmitter , and pleas e ma ke sure that there is eno ug h po wer for the tra ns mi tter. Pu sh the joystick for t hr ottle and throttl e tr im switch to the lowest positio n, and other trim switch sh ould be in the neutra l po si tion.
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Adjustment steps
2. Please make sure that t he b attery is full power ,a nd c on nect to the ESC plug , then ins ta ll t he battery in to the battery case.
3. Please catch the fron t pa rt o f the fuselage and push t he t hrottle slowly to mak e su re that the motor ca n work normally.
4.Please check the cont ro l surface and front w he el can work or not.Do not make it r everse, and make su re that the control sur face &free wheel and th e jo ystick are in the same dire ct ion.
1. If you have the simulator, we suggest tha t yo u ca n prac tise your skill by the simula tor before you fly th is model,which will b ri ng some help for you.
2. Please climb the plane ab ove th e 50 meters with half throttl e to fly it when you fly it for your firs t ti me, th en you will be familiar with the pe rformance of this plane.
3. You should learn how to cont rol this model blandly, it will reduce t he possibility of crash and prolo ng th e usage life of the plane.
4.Th e tu rn rad ius should not be too little, or it will stall and it w ill increase the possib ility of cra sh.
5. When taking off or landing th e plane, you should against t he wind.
6. Do not fly the model over your head or be hind you, you should fly the mode l in fro nt of you.
5. Check the center of gra vity and make sure th at the CG of the plane should be wi th in t he range as indic at ed by t he arrows.
6. Finished the adjustme nt for F-18.
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615 - 6 30m m
Adjustment steps
Saftey precautions
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Operating
Th en plug cigarette int o it s so cket in car (Adapter sh ou ld b e co nnected if charge at home : co nn ect the adapter to home power so cket, then plug the ada pt er' DC end to charger). The LED w il l tu rn green indicating it is ready fo r charging.
2. Connect the battery to charger per its interface mark. The LED becomes red, which means charging is on the way.
3. When LED flashing, the char ge r will enter the stage of drip cu rr en t ch arging. The LED turns gre en w hen fully charged , and t he battery wi ll be used at any time.
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Notice
1. W hile charging is in pro ce ss , please do not make it near fl am ma ble materials.
2. Expect Li poly battery, this charger is not a ll ow ed for other kinds of bat te ry.
3. W hile charging, please k ee p it out of the reach of Childr en .
4. When this charger is i n us e, p lease do not go away an d le ave it unwatc he d, i f any abnormality o cc ur s (such as the power i nd ic ator is off, the temperature of the battery ri se rapidly, etc. ) stop charging immed ia te ly.
5. P lease do not use power with outpu t voltage higher than 15V.
6. P lease do not disassemble th e ch arger or its accessories.
7. W hen the battery is not co ol d ow n, please do not urge to char ge i t.
Notice
1. Be fully charged under no m or e than 1 A voltage by using t he s pe cified charger.
2.Be discharged under 10C voltage but avoiding discharge time to o lo ng to harm the battery.
3. Repeat the first an d se co nd step one or two times.
4.When the Li-poly batt er y was stored more tha n 3 mo nths, it needs to be rechar ge d to maintain its voltage , an d ensure its life time.
Sp ecifications: Input voltage: DC 10V~1 5V Ou tput voltage:4SLi -Po batte ry Ch arging current: 1.2 A
Indicator state: Green: Charge complet e & no b attery Red: Charging Th e batteries are inspe ct ed s eparately. When the voltage reaches 4.20V, the charging pr oc ess stops.
Charging method and cautions
Li-Po battery (balance ch anger) specif ications
Safety Instru ction of Li-P o/Ni-MH battery
1. Do not disassemble or reconstruc t the battery.
2. Do not short-circuit th e battery.
3. Do not use or leave the battery ne arby th e fire, stove or heat ed plac e (more than 80).
4. Do not immerse the batter y in water or se a water, do no t get it wet.
5. Do not charge the ba ttery under the blazi ng sunl ight.
6. Do not drive a nail into the battery, strike it by ham mer or tread it.
7. Do not impact or toss the ba ttery.
8. Do not use the batte ry with conspi cuous damage or defor mation.
9. Do not charge a warm battery. Allow it to cool completely before attempting to charge .
10. Do no t reverse charge or over discharge the battery.
11. Do no t conne ct the battery to the ordina ry char ger soc ket or car cigarett e jack.
12. Do no t use the batt ery for unspec ified equipment.
13. Do no t touch the leaking battery directly, please wash your skin or clot hes wit h water if they are bed ewed by liquid leakin g from the battery.
14. Do not mix the Li-Poly batter y with ot her un- charg eable battery in usin g.
15. Do no t conti nue cha rging the battery over the prescribed time.
16. Do no t put the batt ery int o the microwave oven or hi gh-pressure container.
17. Do not use the abnormal battery.
18. Do no t use or keep the battery under the sunlight.
19. Do no t use the batt ery nearby the place wh ere generates static electricity (over 64V) .
20. Do no t charge the battery when th e environmen tal tem perature is under 0 or over 45.
21. If you find the battery le aking, smelling or ab normal, stop using it and return it to the sel ler.
22. When the battery is charging, please do not make it near the flammable materials !
23. Keep the battery awa y from the chi ldren.
24. Use the specified charge r and observe charging requirement (under 1A).
25. When using by minors, parents should show them to the co rrect instruction.
1. The function of this ESC was in the best co ndition after facto ry setting; please do not change it by yourself.
2. Befo re conn ecting the battery, please make sure the throttle and trim were in the lowest position. If the throttle and trim were not in the lowest pos ition by mista ke after connecting the battery, you can cut off the
battery; move the throttle and push to the lowest position, then connect the ba ttery.
3. The ES C of the airplane was in a good cooling position after fac tory as sembly; please do not move its position.
4. The ESC should be co nnected to the brushl ess motor correctly, otherwi se the motor will be reversed turning, and the model ai rplane can not fly correctly.
Notificatio n for ESC
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No:top00801
Fu selage( white)
No:top00802
Ma in wings( white)
No:top00803
Vertical wings( wh ite)
No: top508
14.8 V,1600 mah lipo battery
No: top203
30 A Brushless ESC
No: top401
Mo tor
No: op 00804t
Ho rizontal wings(whit e)
No:top00806
La nding gear
No:top00805
No se cowl(white)
Spare parts
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No:top00807
Fu selage ( blue)
No:top00808
Mi an wings( blue)
No:top00809
Vertical wings( Bl ue)
No: top008 10
Ho rizontal wings(blue )
No:top00812
Du cted Fan with moto r
No:top00811
No se cowl( blue)
Mad e in chi na
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