Hobbico FLWA4110 - PT17-XS User manual

Brand: Hobbico

Model: FLWA4110 - PT17-XS

Category: Remote controlled toys

Type: User manual

Hobbico FLWA4110 - PT17-XS is a fully licensed, radio-controlled biplane model aircraft with a 1200 mm wingspan and a 970 mm length. It has a 4-channel RC system and a 4S 2500 mAh battery, giving it a take-off weight of 1600 g. The PT17-XS is made from durable materials, including fiberglass, and comes with a variety of accessories, including a brushless motor, ESC, servos, and landing gear. This model is suitable for experienced RC pilots and is perfect for flying at air shows or for recreational purposes.

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Please read the instruction manual carefully and take notice of the safety guidelines.

If the model is given to a third party, always include this instruction manual to the model.

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Technical data :PT17-XS

Wingspan 1200 mm

Length 970 mm

Take o weight 1600 g

Battery 4S 2500 mAh

RC Functions 4 channels

FLWA4110 - PT17-XS

Fully licensed through the

Red Bull GmbH - Austria

The Flitework Gmbh assumes no liability in case of misprints. Technical amendments reserved.

Version 1.00

GENERAL INFORMATIONS

• Read this manual and its safety precautions carefully! Keep this manual and if

you give the model to a third party, put this manual to the model.

• Take care, that you are familiar with your transmitter and all electronic

components, used in your plane.

• Take care of all safety instructions of tools, which are you using to assemble

this model.

• Only take glues, which are recommended for the specic materials and which

are approved for model business.

• Before assembling please check all parts of this kit. If some parts are missing or

have a mistake, please call our service center.

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION INFOS

• The symbols on the package show you, that the model

and its accessories should not be put to waste. All electric

and electronic parts should be deposed to places of

waste management.

• Batteries and accumulators must

be removed from the devices and

should be deposed to the correct

waste management organisation. Take

information from your home town

government.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

General informations ..........................................................2

Environment protection infos ........................................2

Introduction ............................................................................2

Safety precautions ...............................................................3

Additional items required ................................................4

Hardware and accessories ............................................. 4

Useful tools .........................................................................4

Spare parts for the PT17-XS .............................................4

Kit check ....................................................................................4

Content of delivery .............................................................5

Part List ................................................................................. 5

Installing the main gear .....................................................5

Adding the wind shields ....................................................6

Installing the tail unit .........................................................6

Mounting the main wings ................................................. 6

Mounting the upper wing .................................................7

Receiver installation ............................................................ 8

Before ight .............................................................................8

Get the model ready to y ................................................8

Check the Control Directions .......................................8

Set the Control Throws ...................................................9

Preight .....................................................................................9

Identify your model .........................................................9

Charge the Batteries ........................................................9

Balance Propellers ............................................................9

Ground check .....................................................................9

Range check .......................................................................9

Engine safety precautions ............................................. 10

Check-List ..............................................................................10

Introduction

This biplane was developed 1934 as a trainer for the US. Army. Until this area the PT-17 fascinates a lot of peoples on

a lot of air shows with its unique sound and nice ight shilouette. Same as the original one, is the Flitework PT-17 an

exciting model with a lot of lovely details and its scale look.

Attention please!

Remote controlled model planes are not a toy! For assembling, ying and servicing such models, you need a high

grade of technical comprehension and liability.

Careless assembling and operation may cause personal and material damage.

Because the Flitework GmbH has no inuence on assembly, RC installation, operation and servicing of the ight

device, any liability is rejected under explicit advice to these dangers.

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Flitework quatily

We, as the kit manufacturer, provide you with a top quality kit and instructions, but ultimately the quality and  yability of your

 nished model depends on how you build it; therefore, we cannot in any way guarantee the performance of your completed

model and no representations are expressed or implied as to the performance or safety of your completed model.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

1. Your PT17-XS should not be considered a toy, but rather a

sophisticated, working model that functions very much like

a full-size airplane. Because of its performance capabilities,

the PT17-XS if not assembled and operated correctly, could

possibly cause injury to yourself or spectators and damage to

property.

2.You must assemble the model according to the instructions.

Do not alter or modify the model, as doing so may result in a

unsafe or un yable model. In a few cases the instructions may

di er slightly from the photos. In those instances the written

instructions should be considered as correct.

3. You must take time to build straight, true and strong.

4. You must use an R/C radio system that is in  rst-class

condition and a correctly sized engine and components (fuel

tank, wheels, etc.) throughout the building process.

5. You must correctly install all R/C and other components so

that the model operates correctly on the ground and in the air.

6. You must check the operation of the model before every

 ight to insure that all equipment is operating and that the

model has remained structurally sound. Be sure to check

clevises or other connectors often and replace them if they

show any signs of wear or fatigue.

7. If you are not already an experienced R/C pilot, you should

 y the model only with the help of a competent, experienced

R/C pilot.

8. While this kit has been  ight tested to exceed normal use,

if the plane will be used for extremly hight stress  ying, such

as racing, or if an engine larger than one in the recommended

range is used, the modeler is responsible for taking steps to

reinforce the hight stress points and/or substituting hardware

more suitable for the increased stress.

9. WARNING: The cowl and wheel pants included in this kit

are made of  berglass, the  bers of which may cause eye,

skin and respiratory tract irritation. Never blow into a part to

remove  berglass 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  berglas parts.

Vacuum the parts and work area thoroughly after working

with  berglass parts.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS REQUIRED

HARDWARE AND ACCESSORIES

❍ GPMR6042 Pro Epoxy 6 Minuten / 100g

❍ GPMR6043 Pro Epoxy 30 Minuten /100g

❍ FPWP2254 Akkupack 4s 2500mAh / 25C oder

❍ FPWP3244 Akkupack 4s 2450mAh / 30C

❍ TACL0624 Tactic TR624 6 Kanal Empfänger

USEFUL TOOLS

❍ Hobby knife

❍ Philips screw driver

❍ Long nose pliers

❍ Hexagon screw driver 1,5 - 3mm

❍ Locking agent - blue

❍ Sand paper

❍ Glass brush

SPARE PARTS FOR THE PT17-XS

Support, but can be purchased from hobby shops or mail

order/Internet order rms. Hardware items (screws, nuts,

bolts) are also available from these outlets. If you need assis-

tance locating a dealer to purchase parts, contact Product

Support.

Service-Abteilung Revell GmbH

Henschelstr. 20-30, 32257 Bünde, Germany

Tel: 01805 110111 (nur für Deutschland)

(Anrufkosten: 14 Cent/Min. a. d. dt. Festnetz;

Mobilfunk max. 42 Cent/Min.)

Email: Hobbico-Service@Revell.de

Order n° Part name

FLWA4111 PT17-XS fuselage

FLWA4112 PT17-XS lower wing

FLWA4113 PT17-XS upper wing

FLWA4114 PT17-XS elevator

FLWA4115 PT17-XS rudder

FLWA4116 PT17-XS motor cowl

FLWA4117 PT17-XS main gear without wheels

FLWA4118 PT17-XS wing struts

FLWA4119 PT17-XS cockpit without pilot

FLWA4820 PT17-XS tail gear without wheel

FLWA4121 PT17-XS anodized spinner

FLWA4822 PT17-XS anodized prop

FLWA4823 PT17-XS brushless motor

FLWA4824 PT17-XS motor accessory set

FLWA4825 PT17-XS 40A ESC

KIT CHECK

Before starting to build, use the Kit Contents list to take an

inventory of this kit to make sure it is complete and inspect the

parts to make sure they are of acceptable quality. If any parts

are missing or are not of acceptable quality, or if you need assis-

tance with assembly, contact Revell Product Support.

Service-Abteilung Revell GmbH

Henschelstr. 20-30, 32257 Bünde, Germany

Tel: 01805 110111 (nur für Deutschland) (Anrufkosten:

14 Cent/Min. a. d. dt. Festnetz; Mobilfunk max. 42 Cent/Min.)

Email: Hobbico-Service@Revell.de

For United States customers, please, contact :

Hobby Services

3002 N. Apollo Dr. Suite 1

Champaign IL 61822 USA

E-Mail: [email protected]

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CONTENT OF DELIVERY

PART LIST

• 1. Fuselage with installed brushless motor and ESC, incl. anodized spinner and installed tail landing gear.

• 2. Set of main wings, painted and with all decals

• 3. Wing struts

• 4. Main gear

• 5. Rudder

• 6. Elevator

• 7. Accessory bag with levers and linkages and screw driver

• 8. Wing servos (installed)

INSTALLING THE MAIN GEAR

❏ 1. Cut out the screws from the decal  lm, using a sharp

hobby knife. Unscrew the 4 screws,  xing the main gear slots.

❏ 2. Take away the plastic covering parts and put the gear

struts into the slots of the main gear holder of the fuselage.

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❏ 3. Put the plastic covers over the landing gear and  x them

with 4 screws.

Take care, that the setscrews of the wheel collars are tightened.

Otherwise take blue locking agent and tighten again.

ADDING THE WIND SHIELDS

❏ 1. Sand the wind shield a littgle bit on glueing area. Look,

that the shields are matching exactly to the body.

❏ 2. Also roughen the glueing area of the fuselage, using a

glass brush.

❏ 3. Then glue the wind shields with 5min. epoxy to the main

body. Also glue the pilot „Kurt“ to his seat.

INSTALLING THE TAIL UNIT

❏ 1. Sand the splicing area and glue the elevator with 5min.

epoxy glue to the fuselage. Look for correct alignment and

 x the elevator with pins until the glue is hardened. Srew the

tail wheel to the rudder, sand the body and the rudder at the

splicing area and glue it with 5min. epoxy to the fuselage.

❏ 2. Install the levers on the  aps of elevator and rudder

and adjust the linkage so, that servos and  aps are in neutral

position.

If you put a little bit soap or vaseline to the screws, it is more easy

to screw it into. Also take care, to meet the holes on the opposite

plate of the rudder levers correctly.

MOUNTING THE MAIN WINGS

❏ 1. Put the fuselage upside down into a model stand. Put

the lower wing to the fuselage and  x it with 2 screws.

❏ 2. Tighten the screws not to strong but strong enough.

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❏ 3. Cover the slots of the aileron servocables with

transparent adhesive tape.

MOUNTING THE UPPER WING

❏ 1. Before you can  x the upper wing, you have to glue the

wing struts to the fuselage. All splice points are marked with

letters from A to F. Also you can  nd these marks on the struts.

❏ 2. Roughen the splicing spots and keep them free of dust.

First glue the struts to the fuselage and wait until the epoxy

glue is hardened.

❏ 3. For glueing the upper wing to the struts, take 30min.

epoxy glue, to have time enough, to  t the wing exactly to

the body.

❏ 4. Fix the struts with clamps. Take balsa boards to avoid

dents of the clamps on wings upper side.

❏ 5. Bevore you remove the clamps, the epoxy glue should

be hardened completely.

❏ 6. Now the PT-17 assembling is  nished and you can

continue with Rx installation.

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RECEIVER INSTALLATION

❏ 1. If you take o the magnetic holded cockpit, you have

space enough for placing the receiver.

On the picture above, you can see a sample installation of the

Tactic TR624 receiver. The receiver is  xed with a doublesided

adhesive tape. Very important is, that the antenna of the

receiver is not crossing other cables. Always look for a clear

installation with free antenna, otherwise you will get receiving

troubles.

Use cable ties to put all free cables together.

BEFORE FLIGHT

The used 4s 2500 mAh battery should have at least 250g. If

you  x this battery in the battery box with the velcro tape, the

C.G. should  t automatically.

The C.G. is located 7,5 - 8,0 cm from the leading edge of the

middle of the upper wing. If you take the plane there, it should

be horizontal. Nose should be a little bit down.

GET THE MODEL READY TO FLY

CHECK THE CONTROL DIRECTIONS

❏ 1. Turn on the transmitter and receiver and center the

trims. If necessary, remove the servo arms from the servos and

reposition them so they are centered. Reinstall the screws that

hold on the servo arms.

❏ 2. With the transmitter and receiver still on, check all the

control surfaces to see if they are centered. If necessary, adjust

the clevises on the pushrods to center the control surfaces.

FULL

THROTTLE

RUDDER

GOES

RIGHT

ELEVATOR

GOES DOWN

LEFT AILERON

GOES DOWN

RIGHT AILERON

GOES UP

4 CHANNELS SETUP

(STANDARD MODE 1)

FULL

THROTTLE

RUDDER

GOES

RIGHT

ELEVATOR

GOES DOWN

LEFT AILERON

GOES DOWN

RIGHT AILERON

GOES UP

4 CHANNELS SETUP

(STANDARD MODE 2)

❏ 3. Make certain that the control surfaces and the carburetor

respond in the correct direction as shown in the diagram. If any

of the controls respond in the wrong direction, use the servo

reversing in the transmitter to reverse the servos connected to

those controls. Be certain the control surfaces have remained

centered. Adjust if necessary.

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SET THE CONTROL THROWS

Use a ruler to accurately measure and set the control throw

of each control surface as indicated in the chart that follows.

If your radio does not have dual rates, we recommend setting

the throws at the low rate settings.

NOTE: The throws are measured at the widest part of the

elevators, rudder and ailerons.

Elevator Rudder Ailerons

+/- 10 mm +/- 25 mm +/- 15 mm

This setup is only a basic setup. Depending on your ight style,

you can increase or decrease the aps angle.

PREFLIGHT

IDENTIFY YOUR MODEL

No matter if you y at an AMA sanctioned R/C club site or if

you y somewhere on your own, you should always have your

name, address, telephone number and AMA number on or

inside your model. It is required at all AMA R/C club ying sites

and AMA sanctioned ying events. Fill out the identication

tag on the decal sheet and place it on or inside your model.

CHARGE THE BATTERIES

Follow the battery charging instructions that came with your

radio control system to charge the batteries. You should always

charge your transmitter and receiver batteries the night before

you go ying and at other times as recommended by the radio

manufacturer.

NOTE: Checking the condition of your receiver battery pack is

highly recommended. All battery packs, whether it's a trusty

pack you've just taken out of another model, or a new battery

pack you just purchased, should be cycled, noting the discharge

capacity. Oftentimes, a weak battery pack can be identied

(and a valuable model saved!) by comparing its actual capacity

to its rated capacity. Refer to the instructions and recommen-

dations that come with your cycler. If you don't own a battery

cycler, perhaps you can have a friend cycle your pack and note

the capacity for you. gemessenen. Hier können große Unter-

schiede auftreten.

BALANCE PROPELLERS

We recommend, to balance the propeller very carefully.

Balanced propellers are very silent and have more thrust. Also

you protect the bearings of the motor.

GROUND CHECK

Before ight inspect the model to make sure all screws remai-

ned tight, the hinges are secure, the prop is secure and all

pushrods and connectors are secure. Also check the landing

gear after every ight.

RANGE CHECK

Ground check the operational range of your radio before the

rst ight of the day. With the transmitter antenna collapsed

and the receiver and transmitter on, you should be able to

walk at least 100 feet away from the model and still have

control. Have an assistant stand by your model and, while

you work the controls, tell you what the control surfaces are

doing. Repeat this test with the engine running at various

speeds with an assistant holding the model, using hand sig-

nals to show you what is happening. If the control surfaces do

not respond correctly, do not y! Find and correct the problem

rst. Look for loose servo connections or broken wires, corro-

ded wires on old servo connectors, poor solder joints in your

battery pack or a defective cell, or a damaged receiver crystal

from a previous crash.

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ENGINE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Failure to follow these safety precautions may result

in severe injury to yourself and others.

❍ Adjust the fail safe of your radio system so, that on signal

lost the motor is powered down immediately.

❍ Program a motor safety switch on your transmitter, if

possible.

❍ Do not run the engine in an area of loose gravel or sand;

the propeller may throw such material in your face or

eyes.

❍ Keep your face and body as well as all spectators away

from the plane of rotation of the propeller as you start

and run the engine.

❍ Keep these items away from the prop: loose clothing,

shirt sleeves, ties, scarfs, long hair or loose objects such as

pencils or screwdrivers that may fall out of shirt or jacket

pockets into the prop.

❍ The engine can be hot after use. Do not touch after

operation.

❍ After ight bring the plane in a safe position

CHECK-LIST

During the last few moments of preparation your mind may

be elsewhere anticipating the excitement of the rst ight.

Because of this, you may be more likely to overlook certain

checks and procedures that should be performed before

the model is own. To help avoid this, a checklist is provided

to make sure these important areas are no overlooked.

Many are covered in the instruction manual, so where

appropriate, refer to the manual for complete instructions.

Be sure to check the items o as they are completed (that's

why it's called a check list!).

❍ 1. Check the C.G. according to the measurements

provided in the manual.

❍ 2. Be certain the battery and receiver are securely

mounted in the fuse. Simply stung them into place with

foam rubber is not sucient.

❍ 3. Look for a correct position of your receiver antenna or

antennas. The antenna should not be ´close to other wires

inside the fuselage.

❍ 4. Balance your model laterally as explained in the

instructions.

❍ 5. Use threadlocking compound to secure critical

fasteners such as the set screws that hold the wheel

axles to the struts, screws that hold the carburetor arm (if

applicable), screw-lock pushrod connectors, etc.

❍ 6. Add a drop of oil to the axles so the wheels will turn

freely.

❍ 7. Make sure all hinges are securely glued in place.

❍ 8. Reinforce holes for wood screws with thin CA where

appropriate (servo mounting screws, cowl mounting

screws, etc.).

❍ 9. Conrm that all controls operate in the correct direction

and the throws are set up according to the manual.

❍ 10. Make sure there are silicone retainers on all the

clevises and that all servo arms are secured to the servos

with the screws included with your radio.

❍ 11. Secure connections between servo wires and Y

connectors or servo extensions and the connection

between your battery pack and the on/o switch with

vinyl tape, heat shrink tubing or special clips suitable for

that purpose.

❍ 12. Make sure any servo extension cords you may have

used do not interfere with other systems (servo arms,

pushrods, etc.).

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PERSONAL NOTES

❍ 13. Secure the pressure tap (if used) to the muer with

high temp RTV silicone, thread locking compound or

J.B.Weld.

❍ 14. Balance your propeller (and spare propellers).

❍ 15. Tighten the propeller nut and spinner.

❍ 16. Place your name, address, AMA number and

telephone number on or inside your model.

❍ 17. Cycle your receiver battery pack (if necessary) and

make sure it is fully charged.

❍ 18. If you wish to photograph your model, do so before

your rst ight.

❍ 19. Range check your radio when you get to the ying

eld.

Remember to think.

Have a ball!

But always stay in control and y in

a safe manner.

GOOD LUCK AND

GREAT FLYING!

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Brand: Hobbico

Model: FLWA4110 - PT17-XS

Category: Remote controlled toys

Type: User manual

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