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Fei Bao Velox Assembly Manual

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 1 11 1 fei bao jets velox assembly manual written by curtis mattikow in collaboration with r/c jet models.

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 2 22 2 disclaimer: t his is not a toy . This is a high-performance miniature aircraft, capable of high speeds and damage to life, limb, and property. The manufacturer and its distributors cannot control how you assemble this model, what equipment you use to fit it out, or how y...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 3 33 3 a. Introduction: you have chosen a model that represents the pinnacle of arf technology. While there is not a lot of building to do, there is enough to keep you busy for a few evenings. Even if you have assembled maybe other arf jets, we highly recommend following our as...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 4 44 4 c. Working with pneumatic systems: the velox uses pneumatic brakes and retracts. If you follow a few tips, you should have very reliable, leak-free operation. Neatness counts. All airlines should be secured to the airframe to keep them from flopping around or getting kin...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 5 55 5 fly without a header tank system. 5. Hinging the control surfaces: while there are many ways of doing this, this method will let you do all the surfaces at once, assures proper alignment and movement, and let you move on to other assembly work while the glue on the hinge...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 6 66 6 4. Fill each hole in the control surface with hysol. Be generous with the glue. The only place where glue should be is in the hole itself...Clean up any excess right away. 5. Twist each hinge into place on the control surface. Align each hinge by raising each one 90 degr...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 7 77 7 8. Carefully align the trailing edges of the flap and aileron surfaces, using the trailing edge of the wing at the tip, and the paint stripes, as a guide. 9. Check for adequate freeness and movement on the surfaces, paying particular attention to having enough downward m...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 8 88 8 11. Do the same for the rudders. Note the bottommost rudder hinges have been trimmed at the factory to keep them from protruding into the servo bays. Set all these assemblies to dry overnight. 12. Move on to the main fuel tank. Blow out the main fuel tank, be sure that n...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 9 99 9 14. Assemble the clunk as shown. The provided tubing is cut to the appropriate length at the factory. Insert the assembly into the tank and check that the clunk goes as far back as possible into the tank, but does not hit the back wall of the tank, even in an inverted po...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 10 10 10 10 17. Using the provided allen key, loosen the strut trunnion bolts slightly to allow the struts to rotate. 18. Rotate each strut from the traveling position set at the factory through 90 degrees so the wheels face forward. Check on the fuselage if you are unsure. Not...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 11 11 11 11 20. Mark off any areas where the wheel wells might interfere with the wheels or struts. 21. Dremel or sand away any needed material, and vacuum up any dust left in the fuselage. 22. Carefully align the retract assemblies, double check that they clear the wells prope...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 12 12 12 12 25. Attach a 12" section of yellow airline to the inner nipple on each retracts. 26. Screw each retract into place . 27. Attach the rest of your yellow airline (the entire coil) to a y-connector. 28. Connect the two yellow lines on the retracts to the y-connector fr...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 13 13 13 13 29. Attach a piece of orange tubing approx. 12" long to each outer nipple on each retract and run it back inside the fuselage as shown. 30. Again, like you did with the yellow tubing, attach a y-connector to the remaining long length of tubing and connect that to th...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 14 14 14 14 32. Secure the brake lines to the struts using tie wraps. Do not over tighten the tie wraps and restrict the air flow through the lines. 33. Check the wheel alignment for toe in and toe out. The wheels should be pointing straight forward. When satisfied. Tighten up ...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 15 15 15 15 36. Add two 8" lengths of airline to the nose gear assembly as shown. Note the different airline colors to match the main gear. 37. Use your hand pump to unlock the nose gear retract so it can move freely up and down. Insert the nose gear assembly in the fuselage an...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 16 16 16 16 40. Flip the plane back to an inverted position and crimp the steering cables into place on the outer holes on the steering arm on the nose gear. Use a double crimp, with the line going through the crimping tube twice. 41. Screw the nose gear assembly into place on ...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 17 17 17 17 44. Mark around the servos. 45. Cut out the servo hole. It is easy to do with a few strokes of a new exacto knife. 46. Mount the servos in place using the hardware provided with the servos. 47. Make up some scrap plywood packing blocks for under your air valves. Wha...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 18 18 18 18 49. Glue the blocks with the valves into place using thick ca. Notice how the valves are staggered to keep from hitting each other, and to keep the airlines that will be attached from interfering with each other. 50. Link the valves to the servos using scrap pushrod...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 19 19 19 19 valve. You can locate it where you want, but keep in mind that you need easy access to this valve to fill your air systems. 53. Install the air fill valve using the nut provided. 54. Cut two 10" lengths of airline off the clear line, and link the two air tanks toget...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 20 20 20 20 in the forward former at the rear of the radio tray. 57. Cut off the orange line running from the rear a few inches ahead of the former. Cut off another piece approximately 6" long from the leftover airline. Link together the orange airline from the rear, the orange...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 21 21 21 21 former. Connect this line to the rear nipple on the red brake valve. Note the picture is incorrect; it should be the rear nipple. 61. Connect a 6" piece of any colored airline (i have used blue airline here for clarity, but that is not included in the kit) to both o...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 22 22 22 22 65. Cut a 10" piece of line and connect that y-connector to the y-connector between the two tanks. 66. This completes the assembly of your pneumatic systems. At this point, you should test the systems. Pump them up using an electric pump to 100 psi. There should be ...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 23 23 23 23 enough mounting area on their ears to make them really safe, even though many of them have plenty of power for your rudders. You could also fit a surface-mounted flat servo. In this case, the hitec 225mg bb is excellent for this application, and very inexpensive. Be...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 24 24 24 24 73. Epoxy the blocks into place. Clamp while drying. 5-minute epoxy is sufficient if you clamp it while drying. Ca glue is not sufficient, it bonds very poorly to plywood. 74. Drill pilot holes in the blocks. Be very careful not to drill into your servo leads. 75. F...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 25 25 25 25 77. Mark out where you need the slot for the servo horn. 78. Drill a hole at each end of the slot. Be sure to put a piece of scrap plywood on the back side before you drill, it will give you a clean hole without marking up the finish that way. 79. Flip the servo cov...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 26 26 26 26 81. Attach your servo horn to one of the provided linkages. If you need to make the hole in the horn larger, go slowly. If the hole is oversize, discard the horn and start over. 82. Attach the horn and linkage to your servo. 83. Attach a 36" heavy-duty 22 gauge exte...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 27 27 27 27 not, see the wheel collar technique shown in step 94. Note the servo leads need to come out of the correct hole, on the same sides that the servos are on. 85. Cut away the locating tabs inside the servo bay if need be. 86. Install the servo assembly into place. Do n...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 28 28 28 28 the ball links. Go very slowly on this, if the holes end up oversize, you will need to replace them. Do all 7 control horns at once. 89. Bolt a horn into place, and adjust the linkage to the correct length. 90. Put a piece of masking tape on the surface of the rudde...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 29 29 29 29 they slip. You can drill all the way through to the other side of the surface. Use an exacto and many small strokes, only resort to the dremel if you run into a really hard portion. You do not want the slot to be a super tight fit on the horn, you want room for glue...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 30 30 30 30 boom back and forth to get the wheel collar around any obstructions until it comes out the proper hole. 96. Cut off the other end of the string and tie the string to the end of the extension as shown. 97. Fair the extension into the string with masking tape as shown...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 31 31 31 31 and only takes a minute, and makes this tough job a piece of cake. 99. Remove the elevator servo cover. 100. Fit the elevator servo as shown. Relieve the mounts if need be. Pay attention to the orientation of the servo output and the servo cable. 101. Fit the suppli...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 32 32 32 32 103. Remove the linkage, center the servo, and fit the arm and its retaining screw to the servo. 104. Fit the servo into place, with the servo lead coming out the right side(from the top) of the stabilizer assembly. 105. Drill pilot holes in the wooden mounts and se...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 33 33 33 33 the cover into place. 107. Fit the linkage, control horn, and slot for the control horn as you did for the rudders. Again, you can wait till later to glue the horns. 108. The flap and aileron servos go in the same way as the elevator servos, with some notes. You wil...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 34 34 34 34 110. Epoxy those blocks into place, level with the existing mounts. Do not epoxy them to the mounts, but only to the wings and to the little corner triangular blocks that hold the servo cover hold-down screws. 111. When the new blocks are thoroughly dry, cut away th...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 35 35 35 35 horn in. 114. Now you have both flap servos facing the same direction and traveling the same way. After the horns are glued in, you can plug both wings into a y-harness and adjust the linkages for matched travel. 115. All of your servos are installed, now it is time...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 36 36 36 36 116. Surround each control horn slot with masking tape, leaving a 1/8" border all around. Do not tape the area in front of the horn, only the two sides and the rear. 117. Fill the slot completely with hysol. Inject the glue as far in as you can go, it's much better ...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 37 37 37 37 119. Insert the control horn into the slot, making sure it is 90' to the surface, and not too deep and not too shallow in the slot. 120. Smooth out the fillet of glue on each side of the horn with a dowel or your finger. If you do not have a nice, complete fillet on...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 38 38 38 38 122. Use masking tape to hold the horn and linkage at 90' to the surface while drying. 123. You will need to run four 36" extensions on the right side of the plane, and three on the left. The one extra is for elevator. Prepare the extensions by tying one to your whe...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 39 39 39 39 125. Pull all the extensions through, leaving only two inches on the outside at the boom end. 126. Plug the elevator servo into the extension in the right side boom. Secure the connection with masking tape. 127. Using the one of the two longer silver bolts, plus a w...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 40 40 40 40 128. Connect the rudder and elevator extension cables from the right side boom to two of the extensions you installed in the fuselage. Tape the connections. 129. Slide the boom into place. Make sure the two remaining extensions from the fuselage go out through the h...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 41 41 41 41 131. Fit the left side boom and secure with two bolts as shown for the right boom. 132. Fit the wings into place. Connect up the extensions for the ailerons and flaps. 133. Tuck the excess cable back into the wing, not the fuselage. If you need to, it will e very ea...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 42 42 42 42 134. Secure the wings into place using the shorter silver bolts provided. Again, be very careful of over tightening and stripping anything. 135. Route all the extension cables through the lg bay. Keep all the servo extensions away from the pneumatic tubes and the la...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 43 43 43 43 138. Test fit the fuel tank and adjusts the velcro strap installed at the factory. Keep trying until the strap is a nice tight fit when you slide the tank in. 139. Slide the tank into place. Make sure it is square and butted against the former behind it. Use some si...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 44 44 44 44 141. Install the uat using a tie wrap. Note most uat devices need to be installed at angle. Follow the manufacturer's instructions. Also note that some uats may project high enough that you will either need to make a hole in the plastic cockpit deck or relocate the ...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 45 45 45 45 144. Install your receiver as shown, using a tie wrap. 145. Route all your servo leads up through the slots from the bottom of the fuselage and plug them into the receiver. 146. Install a standard sized servo in the provided cutout in the radio tray for nose gear st...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 46 46 46 46 147. Connect two extensions for your receiver batteries to your switches, long enough to reach the forward nose compartment. Tape these connections. 148. Run these extensions through the holes in the nose gear formers, up into the extreme nose area. 149. Run the cha...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 47 47 47 47 150. Check all your wiring and plumbing beneath the radio tray, then secure the tray with the provided two screws. Note how the airlines go around the side of the tray and over to the bottom. Be extra careful about pinching or kinking airlines. 151. Install a horn w...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 48 48 48 48 153. Cut off the excess wire, but leave a little for adjustment if needed later. 154. Connect two high quality batteries to the extensions you added before. Wrap the batteries in foam and stuff them in the extreme nose of the aircraft. Do not secure them permanently...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 49 49 49 49 156. Test fit the plate between the engine bearers at the rear of the fuselage. 157. Drill pilot holes and install the plate with three screws on each side. Be careful when you drill not to go through to the bottom of the fuselage. 158. Measure the distance between ...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 50 50 50 50 159. Subtract the measurement of your engine from step 158 from the width of the plate. Divide this by two. Measure that dimension in from each side of the plate and make a line there. In this case, we measured 4" between the holes in the turbine bracket, subtracted...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 51 51 51 51 162. Make a mark on the fuselage in front of your starter motor. 163. Drill a hole where the mark is. The hole needs to be large enough to accomodate any connectors on any leads coming from your turbine. About one inch in diameter will do for the multiplex connector...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 52 52 52 52 165. Test fit your turbine again, check carefully for centering, and drill pilot holes for mounting screws. Do not mount the turbine yet. 166. Remove the plates. Put a fuelproof finish on them in case of fuel spills. 167. Remount the plates with all six screws and t...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 53 53 53 53 168. Put all your turbine wire leads and tubes through the hole you made into the wheel well area and mount the turbine with four screws. 169. Test fit the fiberglass turbine cover and marks a hole for the glow plug if needed. 170. Cut a hole for the glow plug and g...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 54 54 54 54 171. Mount the fiberglass engine cover with four screws. 172. Make up a 3/16" plywood plate for the engine accessories. This should measure 8 1/8" by 4", to fit across the fore-and-aft rails factory installed in the fuselage in the area in front of the main fuel tan...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 55 55 55 55 174. Test fit the beam between the fuselage rails. When satisfied, epoxy into place flush with the tops of the rails. 175. Test fit the engine accessory plate into the fuselage. 176. Arrange your ecu, solenoids, and propane tank on the plate. This installation will ...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 56 56 56 56 177. Cut a hole in the plate to accommodate the propane tank. 178. Secure the fuel and gas solenoids with tie wraps as shown. Stuff any excess wiring under the tie wraps for neatness. 179. Drill two pilot holes through the engine accessory plate and into the bar you...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 57 57 57 57 180. Secure the fuel pump up forward as shown. You want the pump away from the receiver and ecu to prevent any possible electronic interference. 181. Connect the input side of the fuel pump to the uat 182. Run the output side of the fuel pump to your manual shutoff ...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 58 58 58 58 183. Run the fuel pump-wiring plug through the hole in the bulkhead and plug it into the ecu. 184. Lower the landing gear for better access, then stand the plane on its nose. Put a pad on the floor to keep from scratching the nose. Many of the following steps are ea...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 59 59 59 59 186. Plug the rpm sensor and temperature sensor into the ecu. Neaten up any excess wiring. 187. You may need to extend the wiring for your starter and glow to reach your ecu. Use quality wire and quality soldering work. 188. Drop these leads down through the hole sh...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 60 60 60 60 189. Connect the propane line from the engine to the propane solenoid, through the hole in the bulkhead shown. 190. Connect the fuel line for the engine to the fuel solenoid, going through the hole in the bulkhead as shown. 191. Use tie wraps to neaten up and secure...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 61 61 61 61 192. Install a piece of tubing and a plug on the fill line of your uat. 193. Connect the ecu to the receiver as shown. 194. Plug in your ecu battery and stuff it in the nose. Do not secure it yet. You need to move the ecu and radio battery packs to achieve final bal...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 62 62 62 62 195. Congratulations, you have completed construction on your velox. See the pilots notes for balance and control throws. 196. Technical data: 197. Weight with the super bee and two 1800max rc nicads and full uat is 18.5 lbs. 198. Cg is in the 10mm carbon fiber forw...

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    F e i b a o v e l o x 63 63 63 63 some things to be aware of... You may want an up-elevator mix with flap application, as the nose pitches down. You may also want some additional up-elevator throw available with full flaps, as you may not have enough elevator to flare with full flaps. A "landing" mi...

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