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It is also quite possible to cover the modbl with Super Solarfilm
(sold
in ä"-Änv,nd"r'ttte trade-name'Multikote'
by Multiplex) Again' in this
lase, coveithe underside of the wing only between the ribs!Remember
that the underside of the wing must remain open
Once the moOet is finished, you will have to hinge the ruddel to
the
tin "nO ttr" elevator to the stabilizer with the necessary hinges
which
will be secured in place with some epoxy glue. Once the gluehas cured'
make sure the moving surfaces are still tree to move around the hinge
iine uy gentty pressing your tingers on them Do not be brutall
Now
you cän also permanently glue the wing-holding dowels into place'
Checking the C€nter of GravltY
A Center ot Gravity in the proper location is of paramount importance
ioltre ttving charäcteristics and the performance of the model The
center oi Gravity of the Filius is located exactly 60 mm behind the wing
leading edge. The model when pivoted left and right ol this exact
location, should slightly tip its nose downwards. lt necessary' correcr
the Cenler ol G ravity by adding some iead inside the fuselage, as mucn
forward as Possible.
Launching and llying the model
What is true for the full-size pilot also holds true for the RC-pilot of the
'Filius'. You have to check your plane before attempting to lly it Need-
less to say, the
'Filius'-check-list is not as exhaustive as that of a full
size Boeing 747. Still there are a lew points, always the same ones'
that do requirs checking betore each and every flight:
1o ls the Center ol Gravity at the right location?
io ls the wing securely tastened to the fuselage and is the wing in the
conect location towards the tuselage?
3o Are the rudder and €levator at the neutral position?
40 Do the moving surfaces have their luli travel?
50 ls the receiver antenna fully extended (see further on)?
6o Does the transmitter have sufficient operating range? (With a col-
lapsed antenna you should be able to walk away from the mod€l for
a äi$ance of at least 60 meter before the servos start wiggling)'
70 Are the transmitter- and receiver-batteries fully charged?
The receiver anlenna should exit the flselage through a small hole
immediatety behind the reinforcing brace 15a and should.be.atfixed.to
the top ot ihe tin with a small elastic band (or to one of the tips ol the
stabil;er). Here you should also go by the instructions crontained in the
operating manual which was given to you when you bougnt your raoro-
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control equipment.
Now that;ll the necessary controls have been canied out, you should
Drepare for the real tlight.
ihere ls absolutely no problem in tlying the
'Filiust the model is in
fact, so stable in llight, that it could be town free-tlight without any
radio-conlrol at all.
The beginnerwas definitely on our mind when we thought olthelollow-
ing advice:
Be]fore you try to tow a model for the lirst time, do try to give him a
hand-launch first, preferably from the top ol a small hill or slope, f'om
which you will gently throw your model in the air by its nose slightly
down. ändthis ol course,afteryou haveswitched on both the transmitter
andthen the receiver(in that order!).The modelshould lollow a stretched
and straight gliding path. A slight tendency to veer one ü'/ay or the
otner sho-utd be coirected with the transmitter rudder-trim A tendency
to climb or to dive will similarly be corrected with the elevator trim on
the transmitter.
For the tirst towing, whether this be via the Hi-start method or with a
heloer and some l;ngth of cäble, try to enlist the help of a contirmed
moäebr. Not that your Filius may at that particular moment become
a problem, but simply because the towing does not allow any room
foi piloting error: the ground is too nearl The stretch of rubber which
'i. tila to itr" cable in the 'Hi-Start'-method should not be more than
4 x 4 mm in section.
An accident during the towing can almost always be traced down to
a mistake during th€ construction or to a crude asymetry of the model'
lfthe modelhas taken to the aircorrectly' you should only make extended
tums in the beginning by holding rudder moderatly and lor short inter
vals, without touching elevator at all. With a little bit of practice you
should be able to tighten those tums by feeding in some elevator to
help. lf however the model should find itself at a given moment, In
su;h an attitude that you would not know what to do any more, then
simply release the stick on the transmitter: after one or two'pumping'
movements, the model should resume a normal flying attitude.
In concluding these operating instructions, we would like to pass on a
piece ot intormation to the contirmed modeler. The'Filius' was intenfly
conceived as a slow tlying machine, as a trainlng glider with genfle
characteristics, lf you want to mak€ your own 'Fitius' 'hotte/, then you
may omit one wing-rib trom each wing panel, therefore reducing the
wing-span, especially for slope-soaring work. you may also increase
the speed of the model by adding lead up to a maximum of 2OO grams
(about 7 ozs.). Do try however not to alter the position of the Center
ot Gravity, since this would not bring any advantage: jt is tar better to
feed ln some more'down'-tim to make the model more tun to fly.
We wish you a lot of pleasure and success with your'Filius,.
Packing-list - FILIUS
Ouentity/Dssignation
Mqteriel/Dim6nBions
Nr. Ouantity/D€signation
Matgrial/Dimen6ionB
1
2
3
5
7
8
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1 0
1 1
1 2
1 4
1 5
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1 6
1 7
1 8
1 9
20
2 1
22
23
21
25
26
27
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29
1
Fus€lsge bottom - front
1
F$€lage boitom - fear
1 FuEela96 bottom reintorcement
2
Fus€169e sida - front
2
Fusolage side - rsar
2 Fus6lag€ sids reinlorcemeht
t Fusglsge no$+loc*
1
Msin lolm€f - lronl
1 Mainformer- r€al
2 Relnlorc€msnt
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1
Fu€€lag6 tai nn-in piec6
5 Hinge
2 Control-hom
1 Dorsal nn guss€t
1
Stabilizdl - main part
2 Stäbilizer lip
2 Stabiliz€. le€ding adge
2 Fin ill€l
Oie-cutimm baha
Oie.cui 3 mm balsa
Dae.cui 3 mm balsa
Oie-cui 3 mm babs
Machinsd balsa bloct @!45x35 mm
Oio-cut 3 mm plywood
Di€-cut 3 mm plywood
Oie-cut 3 mm plywood
B a t s a 1 0 x 1 0 x f P m m
Dieful balsa 3 x t2 x 63 mm
Die-cot 3 mm ptywood
B a b a 3 x 5 x 4 4 m m
Balsä 3x 5 x 42 mln
B a i s s 3 x 5 x 3 4 m m
B a l s ä 3 r 5 r 2 9 m m
B a E a 3 x 5 x 2 0 m m
B a l s a 5 x 1 3 x 2 0 m m
Sand$wn balsa 4 mm
B a l s a 4 x 1 5 x 7 0 m m
S p r u c € 4 x 4 x 2 6 5 m n
Spruce triangularstock
3 x 3 x 9 0 m m
30 I Elevaior
31 1 Fuselage bottom reintorc€m€nt
32 1 |'3ndlng skid
33 t Caoopy f.am€
34 I Canopy tormer
35 1 Oowel
36 1 Csnopy
37 1 Canopy horddown scr€w
3€ t Tow hook
39 1
Wing holding dowel
40 1 Wing holdioqdowsl
41 2 Rootwangnb
42 2 Main rib
43 2 Main nb
44 2 Main rib
4552
2 Rib
53
2
Ai.loils€ction t.Ejling €dse
54 2 Airfoil seclion shoet
55 2 Wng l€ading odge
56 2 \rying tonguetrtbing
57 ? Wing tongue tuling
5a 2 Wins{oot sheeting
5€
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seryo mounting plale
@ 1 rudderpGhJod
61 1 elevalorpushrod
6 2 1 s l e e l k w i k l i n k
63 1 sleel kwik.tink
64 2 s€rvo.onnecling wires
65 1 Wingtongue
66 I Winglonque
Balsa trailing edoe stock
4 r 1 i 3 0 x 5 0 0 m h
S p r u c e 1 0 t 1 0 x 5 0 m m
S p r u c e 5 x 5 x 2 5 O m m
Di€-cut 3 .hm plywood
Oie-cut 3 mm plywood
Bi.ch dowel4 mm. dia x 1O mh
2,9x 13 DIN 7971 nickelplaled
Bifch dowel4 hm dia. x 80mm
Birci dowel4 mm dia. x TOmm
Balsa ldängular stock 3 mm
Oi€-cut 3 mm plywood
Die-cut 3 mm plywood
Db.cul3 mm plyeood
Die..ul2.5 mm balra
Machinedbalsa2 nm
Machin€d balsa 920 mm-long
Streamlined spruce spar,
machinsd 92Ommrong
Brass tuttng 5 mm dia. x 0.4 x 70 mm
Brass tubing 4 mm dia. x 0.4r 35 mm
Balsa 1.5 x 35 x 175 nB
Dieiul3 mm plywood
H a r d b a l s a 5 x 5 x 5 5 O m m
Hard balsa 5x 5x 670 mm
200 mm long, rcadylo use
120 mm long, ready to use
1 20 m n long, roady to ße
St€elwire 4 mm preJomed
Steel wire 3 hm pre-loined