SPEED FREAK PANTERA Manuel utilisateur
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PANTERA
Electric Prop Jet ARF
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Copyright 2017 Extreme Flight
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Greetings and congratulations on your purchase of the SPEED FREAK
PANTERA! The PANTERA is the second release from SPEED FREAK and
is built around the Xpwr T3520, the same motor that powers the Outlaw to
ballistic speeds!
The Pantera is rock solid and tracks like a pattern plane. It is capable of
performing graceful big sky aerobatics and is very easy to fly and land. It is
NOT a model for performing 3D aerobatics and has been designed with small
control surfaces to minimize the potential for flutter during maximum speed
flight. Close attention must be paid during linkage setup to maximize
mechanical advantage and minimize throws. Sealing the control surface gaps
is a must! We are pushing the airframe, power system and guidance
components hard and must make sure they are properly utilized and looked
after to achieve and maintain maximum performance. Please pay close
attention to the steps in this assembly manual, especially those steps regarding
linkage and power system setup.
The Ultracote/Oracover color used on these models are as follows:
Red/White/Blue scheme-Midnight Blue HANU885 (Oracover Dark Blue #52),
True Red HANU866 (Oracover Ferrari Red #23), White HANU870 (Oracover
White #10), Black HANU874 (Oracover Black #71) and Silver HANU881
(Oracover Silver #91)
Blue/Yellow scheme-Midnight Blue HANU885 (Oracover Dark Blue #52),
Bright Yellow HANU872 (Oracover Cadmium Yellow #33).
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Tips for Success:
1. Before starting assembly, take a few minutes to read the entire instruction
manual to familiarize yourself with the assembly process.
2. Please take a few minutes and go over all the seams on the aircraft with a
covering iron on a medium heat setting.
3. Use a fresh bottle of thin CA with a fine glue tip when attaching the CA
hinges. This will ensure that the proper amount of CA wicks into the hinge
and surrounding balsa wood and creates a proper bond between the wood and
hinges.
4. Apply a couple drops of CA to high stress areas such as anti-rotation pins,
landing gear mounts, servo trays and motor box joints .
5. When applying decals, first clean the area where the decal will be applied
with alcohol. Mist the area lightly with Windex before applying the decal
which will allow you to properly position it, then use a rubber squeegee to
push all of the liquid from under the decal. This will result in very few air
pockets trapped under the decal.
6. Take the time to properly balance and trim your aircraft and set up rates
and exponential values. Your flying experience will be greatly enhanced by
doing this.
7. While we supply the best quality CA hinge that is available to us on the
Asian market, we highly recommend an upgrade to the Radio South CA
hinges. For less than $3.00 you can put the best CA hinges available in your
model, certainly a worthy upgrade! Be sure to add a set to your next order!
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Items needed for completion
-Masking tape
-Hobby knife with #11 blades
-Fresh bottle of thin and medium CA and tube of Goop contact cement.
-Blue Loctite.
-Electric drill with an assortment of small drill bits.
-Small flat head and Phillips head screw drivers.
-Standard and needle nose pliers.
-Metric balldriver or allen key set.
-4 micro metal geared servos. All flight testing was performed with Hitec HS-
70MG servos.
-Xpwr T3520 Brushless Outrunner motor.
-Castle Creations Talon 90 ESC
-6S 3300-4000 mah high C rated LiPo battery.
-APC-E 9x9 propeller.
-52mm Extreme Flight spinner.
-2 Extreme Flight 28awg 18"extensions for the 2 rear servos and 2
6"extensions to go between the receiver and the aileron servo leads.
-Adhesive backed Velcro and Velcro strap.
-Blenderm tape for sealing the hinge line gaps. Also sold as Dubro Hinge
Tape part #916.
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Let's begin!
1. Locate the 2 wing panels with ailerons as well as the 2 G10 aileron control
horns and base plates. Make sure the hinges are centered between the wing
and aileron and secure with thin CA. Make sure the hinges are secure by
tugging on the aileron once dry.
2. Scuff the portion of the control horn that will be glued into the aileron
with sandpaper. Use a glue tip on your bottle of medium CA and apply glue
to the slot as well as to both sides of the control horn. Insert the control horn
into the baseplate and then into the slot and make sure it seats properly
against the surface of the aileron. Wipe away any excess glue with a soft cloth
or paper towel soaked in Acetone.
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3. Seal the hinge line gap using Blenderm tape. Flex the aileron to maximum
deflection and apply a strip of tape the length of the aileron to the hinge line,
making sure it adheres to the bevel and still allows the aileron to deflect
properly. DO NOT OMIT THIS STEP!
4. Remove the aileron servo hatch. Apply a few drops of thin CA to the
servo mount.
5. Install the servo as shown with the output spline centered in the slot.
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6. Electronically center the servo and install the servo arm. Locate the
aileron pushrods, ball links and linkage hardware. Assemble the linkage as
shown and connect it to the servo arm with the supplied 2mm bolts, washers
and nuts. An electric drill make installation of the ball links onto the pushrod
much easier, just be careful not to go too far and damage the ball link. Notice
we are using the 2nd hole in from the end of the servo arm. Again we are
striving for maximum mechanical advantage.
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7. Feed the servo lead through the wing and secure the aileron servo hatch
with 4 wood screws. Run the screws into their holes and then remove them
and the hatch and apply a couple drops of thin CA to each hole. Once dry
reinstall the hatch and screws.
8. Attach the pushrod to the G10 control horn using a 2mm bolt, washer and
nut. Be sure to adjust the length of the pushrod so that the aileron is in the
neutral position when the servo is centered.
Repeat this process for the other wing half.
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8. Locate the 2 piece carbon fiber main landing gear legs, 2 axles, 2 locking
nuts, 2 wheels, 2 wheel collars, 2 wheel pants and 2 landing gear mounting
bolts and washers from the hardware package. Place the threaded portion of
the axle through the hole in the carbon gear and screw the lock nut onto the
axle, but do not tighten completely. Place the wheel onto the axle and secure
with a wheel collar. There is a slot pre-cut in the wheel pant to allow it to fit
over the axle. Before installing the wheel pant place a drop of silicon based
glue onto the wheel pant just above the pre-cut slot. This will prevent the
wheel pant from rotating, but allow it to move in the case of a mishap which
may help to prevent damage. Slide the wheel pant into position over the axle
and tighten the nut on the axle, taking care to make sure the wheel pant is
positioned properly. Repeat this process for the remaining wheel pant. Again
this is probably better explained in the following series of pictures.
