Futaba 8J User Manual
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Aircraft tail types (ACRO):
There are 4 basic tail types in aircraft models:
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V-TAIL. Model uses 2 surfaces, at an angle, together to create yaw and pitch control. see V-TAIL. p. 55.
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MIXING "ON"
will display.
Using ELEVON(ACRO XVHG ZLWK GHOWD ZLQJV À\LQJ ZLQJV DQG RWKHU WDLOOHVV DLUFUDIW WKDW FRPELQH DLOHURQ DQG HOHYDWRU
functions, using two servos, one on each elevon. The aileron/elevator responses of each servo can be adjusted
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Adjustability:
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travel.
NOTE: If ELEVON is active, you cannot activate FLAPERON, AILE-DIFF, or AILEVATOR. An error message OTHER WING MIXING
"ON"
displays and you must deactivate the last function to activate ELEVON.
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the AILERON and ELEVATOR STICKS are moved at the same time the controls may bind or run out of travel.
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GOAL of EXAMPLE:
STEPS:
INPUTS:
Activate ELEVON.
Adjust aileron down travel to 90% of up
travel, creating aileron differential.
Open the ELEVON function.
for 1 second.
to ELEVON.
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Activate the function.
to MIX.
to ACT.
Optional: adjust the up/down travel
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(Ex: down to 90%
t o A I L 1 .
A I L E R O N
STICK.
to 90%.
t o A I L 2 .
A I L E R O N
STICK.
to 90%.
Optional: adjust the elevator travel of
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to 98%, left to 105%
to ELE2.
to 98
to ELE1.
to 105
Close menu.
Where next?
$GMXVW LQGLYLGXDO VHUYRV SUB-TRIMs: see p. 46 and END POINTs: see p. 36.
Set up dual/triple rates and exponential(D/R,EXP): see p. 39.
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