6mmFlyRC F-18 Hornet Instruction Manual - page 11
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15.
Next install the receiver and speed control. The receiver fits inside the
compartment in the center fuselage behind the rudder servo, and the ESC
is installed wherever is most convenient inside the inlet ducts. A small
hole must be cut in the foam wall of the receiver compartment to pass the
speed control and elevator servo leads. Tape the wires leading to and
from the speed control to the fuselage sides inside the inlets, and leave the
plugs for the motor as accessible from the aft end as possible. If that’s not
possible, you may have to cut one or two access holes in the bottom of the
fuselage to allow plugging the motor leads in later.
Plug the elevator and rudder servo leads into the receiver. You will also
need to make a wire extension to connect the battery in the forward
fuselage to the ESC in the aft fuselage. Solder the connector of choice to
the ESC end and plug that in to the ESC, and then run the wires forward to
the battery compartment through the pre-cut holes in the bulkhead.
However, don’t solder the battery connector onto the other end until later
when you know where the battery needs to be for balance.
16.
Begin wing construction. Start by sanding the wing leading edge to a well-
rounded shape and the wing trailing edge to a tapered shape.
Cut a notch in the foam to fit the carbon tube wing spar.
[Note: These
photos show the prototype model which used a swept two-piece wing spar
design. The updated design uses a simpler and stronger single piece
straight spar.]