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Center of gravity, Control throws – E-flite Hawker Sea Fury 480 ARF User Manual

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E-flite Hawker Sea Fury 480 ARF Assembly Manual

Center of Gravity

An important part of preparing the aircraft for flight is

properly balancing the model.

Caution: Do not inadvertently skip this step!

Please balance your model inverted with the battery

installed. With the model inverted, lift the model at the

Center of Gravity (CG) marks molded into the wing

using your fingertips, or a commercially available

balancing stand. The model will rest level or slightly

nose down when balanced correctly. If necessary, add

the supplied clay weight to the nose or tail to achieve

the correct CG.

After the first flights, the CG position can be adjusted

for your personal preference.

Control Throws

1. Turn on the transmitter and receiver of your

model. Check the movement of the rudder using

the transmitter. When the stick is moved right,

the rudder should also move right. Reverse the

direction of the servo at the transmitter if necessary.

2. Check the movement of the elevator with the

radio system. Moving the elevator stick toward

the bottom of the transmitter makes the airplane

elevator move up.

3. Check the movement of the ailerons with the

radio system. Moving the aileron stick right makes

the right aileron move up and the left aileron

move down.

4. Use a ruler to adjust the throw of the elevator,

ailerons and rudder. Adjust the position of

the pushrod at the control horn to achieve the

following measurements when moving the sticks to

their endpoints.

Measurements are taken at the

widest point on the surface.

Ailerons

Throw Measurement

D/R

Expo

High Rate

1/2-inch (13mm) (Up/Down)

100

15%

Low Rate

5/16-inch (8mm) (Up/Down)

60

10%

Elevator

High Rate

7/16-inch (11mm) (Up/Down)

100

20%

Low Rate

5/16-inch (8mm) (Up/Down)

60

15%

Rudder

Throw Measurement

D/R

Expo

High Rate

13/16-inch (20mm) (Right/Left) 100

20%

Low Rate

1/2-inch (13mm) (Right/Left)

60

10%

These are general guidelines measured from our own

flight tests. You can experiment with higher rates to

match your preferred style of flying.
Once all the control throws have been set, make sure

to slide the clevis retainers over the clevises to prevent

them from opening accidentally.

Travel Adjust and Sub-Trims are not listed

and should be adjusted according to each

individual model and preference.

NOTICE: Always re-bind the radio system

once all the control throws are set. This will

keep the servos from moving to their endpoints

until the transmitter and receiver connect.