F3A CONTRAST LT Manual de usuario
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F3A CONTRAST LT
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Wing Span - 1870 mm
Lenght - 1980 mm
Wing area - 60 dm
Fly weight - 4850-4950 g
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Thank you very much for purchasing our CONTRAST LT all-composite
professional F3A aircraft completely made using Total Area Vacuum
Sandwich technology.
The new CONTRAST LT was designed by Great Russian aerobatic pilot,
Sergey Danilov (Master of Sports, F3A Champion of Russia, since 1996
participated in the European and the World Championships) and produced
in Lithuania using top quality German made epoxy resin and glass/carbon
fiber. This professional CONTRAST LT kit is the result of Sergey’s 25
years experience in F3A world and his research in best F3A performances.
This innovative design combined with the extremely lightweight structure,
the full composite fuselage, wings and stabs, give the CONTRAST LT an
impressive precision and smoothness at any airspeed and flight condition.
Before you get started building and setting-up your aircraft, please make
sure you have read this instruction manual several times, and understood
it. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
The contact details:
Email: algisu555@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.rc-composit.com
! Good flying to you !
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Table of Contents
Warning 4
1. Available options 5
1.1. White Series 5
1.2. Painted in Molds Series 6
1.3. Custom Series 8
1.4. RTF Series 11
2. Kit Contents 14
3. Items Needed To Complete 15
3.1. Required Tools and Adhesiv 15
3.2. Power System Selection 16
3.3. Servos Selection 18
3.4. Radio Selection 18
4. Warranty Information 19
5. Model Assembly Process 20
5.1. Wings 20
5.1.1. Aileron control Horn Installation 21
5.1.2. Wing Servo Installation 29
5.2. Elevator 31
5.2.1. Elevator control Horn Installation 32
5.2.2. Elevator Servo Installation 37
5.3. Fuselage 41
5.3.1. Rudder and Rudder control Horn Installation 41
5.3.2.1 Canalizer installation 45
5.3.2. Tail Wheel Installation 47
5.3.3. Landing Gear Installation 50
5.3.4. Engine mounting 55
5.3.5. Battery Tray Installation 66
5.3.6. Radio Equipment Installation 74
6. Balancing the Model/Control Throws 77
7. Mixing the Model 77
8. Preflight 78
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5. Model Assembly Process! Warning !
An RC aircraft is not a toy! If misused, it can cause serious bodily harm and
damage to property. Fly only in open areas and AMA (Academy of Model
Aeronautics) approved flying sites, following all instructions included with
your plane, radio and engine, avoid flying near full-scale aircraft and avoid
flying near or over groups of people.
The fuselage, wings, stabs, rudder, landing gears and other parts included
in this kit are made of fiberglass and carbon fiber, the fibers of whose may
cause eye, skin and respiratory tract irritation. Never blow into a part to
remove fiberglass and carbon fiber dust, as the dust will blow back into
your eyes. Always wear safety goggles, a particle mask and rubber gloves
when grinding, drilling and sanding this parts. Vacuum the parts and the
work area thoroughly after working with fiberglass and carbon fiber parts.
It is important to understand that RC Compositus Company is unable to
monitor whether you follow the instructions contained in this instruction
manual regarding the construction, operation and maintenance of the
aircraft, or whether you install and use the radio control system correctly.
For this reason we at RC Compositus are unable to guarantee or provide a
contractual agreement with any individual or company that the model you
have made will function correctly and safely. You, as operator of the model,
must rely upon your own expertise and judgment in acquiring and operating
this model.
By operating this model RC plane you, as operator, assume full
responsibility for your actions.
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1. Available options
1.1. White Series
If you would like to develop your own painting scheme on your CONTRAST
LT also to use own selected hardware, the basic white scheme is the way
to go. It can be painted with any acrylic or polyurethane based paint. It is a
good base for vinyl graphics as well.
The all white CONTRAST LT is the most economical version of this high
performance F3A plane.
The all white CONTRAST LT is the most economical version of this high performance
F3A plane.
Kit includes:
- Fuselage;
- Chin Cowl;
- Canopy;
- Preinstalled Removable Rudder with installed Rudder gap Cover;
- Preinstalled wings with cut Ailerons and installed Aileron gap Covers;
- Preinstalled Stabilizers with hinged Elevators and installed Elevator gap Covers
- Preinstalled Composite Landing gears;
- Preinstalled composit canalizer
- Wheel pants;
- Carbon fiber Wing tube, 25 mm Ø x 600 mm;
Hardware’s are not included in this series.
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1.2. Painted in Molds Series
The standard scheme with its elegant lines is just perfect for F3A, as it
looks great in the air. We kept the style similar to other, typical F3A planes
paint schemes, but we paid attention really well not to overload it with too
much colors and shapes.
Painted in Molds Series is highly prefabricated for you. Only few hours of
work will be needed to get Contrast LT ready to fly.
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Painted in Molds Series is highly prefabricated for you. Only few hours of
work will be needed to get Contrast LT ready to fly.
Kit includes:
- Fuselage;
- Preinstalled Chin Cowl;
- Preinstalled Canopy;
- Preinstalled Removable Rudder;
- Preinstalled wings with hinged Ailerons and installed Aileron gap Covers;
- Preinstalled Stabilizers with hinged Elevators and installed Elevator gap
Covers;
- Preinstalled Composite Landing gears;
- Preinstalled compost canalizer
- Wheel pants;
- Carbon fiber Wing tube, 25 mm Ø x 600 mm;
- Hardware bag;
- CNC milled carbon fiber parts bag;
- Instruction manual (English);
- Decal set.
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1.3. Custom Series
Custom Series is highly prefabricated for you. Only few hours of work will
be needed to get Contrast LT ready to fly. All Custom Series planes will be
airbrushed according to your wishes.
The cowl, canopy, landing gear, wheel pants and tail wheel assembly are
already installed. On fuselage, seams on top and bottom are filled and
repainted.
Every Custom Series design is airbrushed on white base airplane in very
thin layer, after it is clear coated, sanded and polished. On average there is
about 1 –1,5 % (20-30 grams) weight increase in comparison to mold
painted airplane. Bottom of the wings and stabs will be also airbrushed
according to your design.
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Kit includes:
- Airbrushed and preinstalled Fuselage;
- Airbrushed and preinstalled Chin Cowl;
- Airbrushed and preinstalled Canopy;
- Airbrushed and preinstalled Removable Rudder;
- Airbrushed and preinstalled wings with hinged Ailerons and installed
Aileron gap Covers;
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- Airbrushed and preinstalled Stabilizers with hinged Elevators and installed
Elevator gap Covers;
- Preinstalled Composite Landing gears;
- Airbrushed Wheel pants;
- Carbon fiber Wing tube, 25 mm Ø x 600 mm;
- Hardware bag;
- Custom made protection bag set (fuselage, wings, stabs);
- CNC milled carbon fiber parts bag;
- Instruction manual (English);
- Custom Decal set.
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