VELOCITY-RC T-33A Shooting Star Instruction Manual

VELOCITY-RC
T-33 SHOOTING STAR
ELECTIC DUCTED FAN
BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS
R08-V01
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THE ORIGINAL
The Lockhee P-80 Shooting Star was the first operational jet fighter use by
the Unite States Army Air Forces. As one of the worl 's first successful
turbojet-powere combat aircraft, it helpe usher in the "jet age" in the USAF
an other air forces worl wi e.
The T-33 is a two-seat trainer variant with a longer fuselage. It’s first flight
where on 22 March 1948, pilote by Tony LeVier. The T-33 remaine in
pro uction until 1959 an was pro uce un er license in Japan an Cana a.
The trainer was use by more than 20 ifferent countries. A total of 6,557
T-33s were built an some are still flying.
SPECIFICATIONS (T-33A)
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Crew: 2 2
Length: 37 ft 9 in 11.2 m
Wingspan: 38 ft 10.5 in 11.5 m
Height: 11 ft 8 in 3.3 m
Empty weight: 8,300 lb 3’775 kg
Max takeoff weight: 15,100 lb 6’865 kg
Powerplant: 1× Allison J33-A-35
PERFORMANCE
Maximum spee : 600 mph 970 km/h
Range: 1,275 miles ferry 2’050 km
Service ceiling: 48,000 ft 14’600 m
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THE MODEL
The T- 33 shooting star is a 70 mm EDF class fiberglass composite mo el jet,
comes with a scale panel line fuselage, true to scale intake with factory pre
assemble ucting an light weight balsa sheete foam wings. It’s esigne to
be powere by WM400 impeller fan an Velocity EDF motor while the
performance of the mo el coul be etermine by the no. of cell application
from nice scale spee 4s setup to high spee powere 6s set up.
The look of the T -33 coul be further enhance by a pair of scale fiberglass
tip tanks which sol separately.
This in not a plane for beginners, one requires some flying experience to
han le this high spee mo el.
We strongly recommen owner to rea at the instruction before they start
buil ing the mo el.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Fuselage length: 43 in 1090mm
Wingspan: 33.3 in 1125mm
Wing area: 8268 in221 m2
Weight without electronics: 27 ounces 760g
Takeoff weight: ~56 ounces ~1,6kg
CONTENT OF THE KIT
- Fiber glass fuselage, finished in metallic silver.
- Intake ducting factory preinstalled.
- Laser cutted formers factory preinstalled
- Fiber glass vertical stabilizer, finished in metallic silver
- Balsa/ply horizontal stabilizer, finished ith silver covering film
- Balsa covered foam ings, finished ith silver covering film
- WM400 EDF impeller system
- Clear canopy
- All hard are is included
Optional available: Fiberglass wing tanks
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ITEMS NEEDED TO COMPLETE
4 ch. Computer Ra io system w/ 3 servos.
1 Electronic brushless spee controller
1 480 size brushless motor
Lipo polymer battery
5 an 30 minute epoxy
CA glue
Threa locking a hesives
Velcro
STANDARD TOOLS:
Drill or Dremel tool
Plier/cutter
Scissor
Hobby Knife
Sol ering iron
VERY IMPORTANT GENERAL RULES
Always san paper an egrease all areas where glue will be applie .
Never apply glue irect on covering film nor on painte surfaces.
Secure all screws an nuts with threa locking a hesives (e.g. Loctite
or similar).
CHECKING THE CONTENT OF THE KIT
Fiberglass fuselage
Film covere wings
Fiberglass fan access oor
Fiberglass vertical stabilizer
Film covere horizontal stab
Clear canopy
Div. har ware accessory
Decal set
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PREPARING THE WINGS
Mark the position for the four aileron
hinges ….
an cut the slots to insert the hinges into
wing an aileron.
Sli e in the hinges to check for correct
position an alignment. Do not glue in the
hinges at this time. Remove hinges an
ailerons again.
Mark the position for the aileron servo
pocket on the top si e of the wing. If you
plan to install lan ing gears, you may
install the servos from the bottom si e.
The outline of the pocket is epen ing of
the use servos.
Cut out carefuly the pocket for the servo.
Remove the foam completely. Take care
to the balsa cover. You will nee it later
to close the servo pocket.
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Drill a hole into the root rib of the wing
for the servo cable. The hole in the foam
can be one with a hot wire.
Prepare a servo bracket for the servo
which will fit into the aileron servo pocket.
A just the servo arm in the vertical
position if the servo is in its neutral
position.
The top si e of the servo case shoul be
in parallel to the top si e of the wing but
about 1mm below the surface.
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At the en you shoul be able to place the
balsa cover over the servo.
If all parts will fit, glue in the servo
bracket with the servo into the wing.
Route the servo wires through the root
spare. Lengthen the servo cables to
360mm measure from the root rib.
Glue the hinges first in place on the wing
si e with thin CA glue or – better- with
special hinge glue. When the glue has
cure fit the aileron an glue in the hinge
on this si e. Check for free movement of
the aileron.
Increase the outer rilling in the control
horn to 2mm an install the pushrod
connector in the control horn.
Secure the nut ith some glue so it on’t
come of hen you’re flying the plane.
Mark the location of the control horn on
the ailerons.
Drill two holes (2mm) for the screws to
fix the control horn.
Tighten the control horn by using the
plate on the bottom si e of the aileron.
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Prepare the pushro by tigthening up a
clevis. Sli e in the pushro into the
connector on the control horn an plug in
the clevis into the lowest possible rilling
in the servo arm (~10mm from axle)
Now you shoul have alrea y a juste
the aileron movements by using the
appen e template. A just it to 8mm up
an 6mm own. Apply about 35% expo to
the ailerons.
Repeat the same process for the secon
wing.
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PREPARING THE HORIZONTAL STAB
Remove the covering film on the
horizontal stab in the center section
with a hobby cutter an san the woo
surface lightly with a fine grit san
paper before epoxy is being appile on
the surface.Repeat the same process at
the bottom si e of the stab as well.
Mark the position for the four elevator
hinges ….
an cut small slots to insert the hinges
into stab an elevator.
Sli e in the hinges to check for correct
position an alignment.Take note to
apply CA to all the hinges only at the
ru er si e.
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PREPARING THE FUSELAGE
First assemble the WM400 Fan
accor ing the WM400 Instruction
manual
Place the WM400 fan through the fan
access oor into its position at the en
of the intake tube. Cut out the nee e
place for the motor cables or copper
stripes into the intake uct. Check for
the correct position of the fan mounts
to the flange at the en of the intake
uct. Be sure the fan housing is well
inserte into the ucting; it shoul be
slotte into the uct snugly.
In the kit, there are two semi roun e
woo formers that serving both
purposes – servo elevator mounting
an fan support.
The formers are being installe into the
fuselage by having one si e of the
formers epoxy first then follow by the
next former ue to the limite space
opening hatch esign on the fuselage
Picture shows the fully assemble
formers for WM400 Fan an elevator
servo insi e the fuselage.
Just sli e this preassemble formers
more to the front so they will act as
support for the fan. Glue in the former
to its final position.
Once epoxy is cure , rill four holes for
the screws to allow fan housing to be
mounte .
Buil a thrust tube from a thin A3 foil.
A template at the en of the manual is
provi e for making a thrust tube
mounte at the back of the wm 400.
Print out the 3 pages from this template
an tape them together. On the foil, let
an overlap of 10mm an use 3M tape to
fully seal up gap to form up a tube.
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