GPMA0050   Great Planes   Fundango Aerobatic Park Flyer Kit 35" 

TECH NOTES
        This is an Aerobatic Funfly-Style Park Flyer Fundango Aircraft.
                   Designed for experienced Advanced Pilots.
  Love to do aerobatics or just bore holes in the sky? but don't have enough
  time to run to the flying field? Then Great Planes has the answer for you!

  Important Note: Please check with the local R/C club before operating your
  radio equipment. Signals from your radio system could interfere with other
  R/C modelers in the area. You may also contact the AMA (Academy of Model-
  Aeronautics) for a club nearest you.

FEATURES: Balsa wing and tail construction
          Fiberglass tube fuselage
          Symmetrical airfoil
          Oversized ailerons and elevators for exciting performance
          Complete, detailed plans and instruction manual to ease construction
          Optional landing gear included (hand launch/bellyland (see COMMENTS)
          Warranty guarantees this kit to be free from defects in both
            material and workmanship at the date of purchase.


INCLUDES: All balsa required to build the kit, fiberglass fuselage, optional
            landing gear, all necessary hardware, aluminum tube, (2) 1-1/2"
            foam wheels, CA hinges, illustrated instructions, rolled plans.

REQUIRES: Radio: 3+ ch with 2 micro servos & micro receiver (Required-see ACG)
                 (DO NOT USE sub micro servos. Per designer, they do not have
                  sufficient power. Ignore cross sell of C5 on GPMG0400 instr.)
          Battery Pack: 8 cell (AA cell or smaller) 600-1400 mAh (GPMP0200)
          **We offer a flight pack specifically for this aircraft, GPMG0400
            which includes motor, gearbox, prop adapter, APC 10x7 slo-fly prop
            and ESC with BEC.  GPMG0415 is same system without the ESC.
            Electronic Speed Control: 20 amp w/BEC
            Motor: 9.6 volt, 400 size
            Propeller: "slo flyer" type (Can use APC 10x7 Slo-fly also APCQ5018)
          Charger: GPMM3000 with GPMM3108 adapter for GPMP0200 battery.
          Covering: One 6 foot roll(Top Flite MonoKote transparent recommended)
          Misc. Items: Building and field equipment

SPECS:    Wingspan:               35" (890mm)
          Wing Area:              350 sq in (22.5 sq dm)
          Airframe Weight w/Gear: 4 oz (1130 g)
          Ready-To-Fly Weight:    13-16 oz (370-455 g)
          Wing Loading:           5.3-6.6 oz/sq ft (16-20 g/sq dm)
          Length:                 30" (760mm)
          Airfoil:                Fully Symmetrical
          Control Throws-   High Rate             Low Rate
            Elevator:      2" (50mm) up         1" (25mm) up
                           2" (50mm) down       1" (25mm) down
            Aileron:   1-1/8" (28mm) up       1/2" (13mm) up
                       1-1/8" (28mm) down     1/2" (13mm) down
          ESC:      Follow mfgr's instructions to arm/set range.
          CG:       2-7/8" to 3-9/16" aft of wing LE, with 3-1/16" ideal.

COMMENTS: Weight is critical on small, lightweight electric models such as this
            Model's performance will be noticably increased by hand-launching
            and belly landing and not using the optional gear.
          NOTE: servos & battery are externally mounted.

   TECH NOTICE FUNDANGO/FUNDANGO POWER SYSTEM USING the 1.7:1 Gear Box:
Improving the performance and preventing damage to your system.

1) The gear mesh is Critical. Set the gear mesh by running a sheet of notebook
     paper between the gears. It should and will feel sloppy. If the gear
     mesh is tighter than this the motor will OVERHEAT (60 degrees hotter!) and
     immediately lose performance. If you have already run your motor with
     this tight gear mesh and performance is lacking, please send us the
     problem motor with a copy of this tech note and we will replace it at
     no charge.

2) Oiling the motor's shaft: This is a part of normal service of most
     electrical motor components which was accidentally omitted from
     instructions for your power package.
   Please apply one drop of lubricating oil to each end of the shaft. This will
      also dramatically increase the motor's performance.

3) Balance the prop and centering the prop are CRITICAL. Being off even 1/16"
      will cause a wobble which robs nearly half the available thrust from your
      motor combination.

If options 1 through 3 did not solve your performance concerns (acceptable
  being flight times of 3-5 minutes with sufficient power for the model to
  climb comfortably at a 45 degree angle). please consider:

4) Prop/Gear box match. The 1.7:1 gearbox works well on the Fundango for most
      modelers as is, but for some, the performance is increased by using a
      9x6 prop. The 3:1 ball bearing gearbox, GPMG0225, does also offer an
      increase in performance when using the 10x7 prop already provided with
      the power system you previously purchased, or an 11x7 with even more
      power system you previously purchased, or an 11x7 with even more power
      but shorter run time.
   If you have tried options 1 through 4 and your performance remains
     unacceptable, please mail us your motor/gearbox combination for
     warranty consideration.

          If the customer is looking for the BEC connectors they are:
               Male: GPMM3106
               Female: GPMM3107
                                                                    
          Decal sheet FUNDD01 sold only through GP Manufacturing includes:
            One 8" x 1-1/2" red, white & blue Fundango logo
            Two 2-5/8" x 5/8" red, white & black Great Planes logos

REQUIRED:
	1		4-CHANNEL RADIO W/ 2 MINI SERVOS OR FLIGHT PACK
	

	1  GPMG0400	T-400 FERRITE MOTOR/ T-400 GEARBOX 1.7:1/ C-20 MINI HI FREQUENCY BEC/
			10 X 7 SLOW-FLYER PROP/ MOUNTING HARDWARE
	1  GPMP0070 	8 CELL 9.6V 350MAH 2/3AA NICAD BATTERY
	1  GPMM3000     ELECTRIFLY PEAK CHARGER		
	1     		MONOKOTE TRANSPARENT COVERING
	1		CA THIN GLUE
	1		CA MEDIUM GLUE