Mountain Models Panic Bedienungsanleitung

Panic

Foam 3D Flyer

Panic Specifications

Length: 36 in.

Wingspan: 36in.

Wing Area: 396in2

Weight (without battery): 12-13oz.

Thank you for purchasing the Panic. This plane is an aileron/elevator/rudder setup, designed for

the intermediate pilot who wants a robust 3D plane. Built properly, the Panic should survive the

majority of crashes you are likely to experience learning to fly 3D.

Sincerely,

Doug Binder

[email protected] Mountain Models

465 D Street

P.O. Box 762

Penrose, CO 81240

www.mountainmodels.com

Phone: 719.372.6727

Mountain Models Panic

Before You Begin

Before you begin building your Panic, make sure you read and understand all of the

instructions thoroughly.

Additionally, you will need to have the following items. Check to make sure that all of your

parts are there and in good shape, and review a couple quick building tips to make this

whole process go quicker and easier.

What You Will Need

• Smooth and flat work surface

• Wax paper to protect the plans

• Thin Cyanoacrylate (CA) glue

• Foam Safe Glue – 5 minute epoxy, white glue, or foam safe medium CA

• Hobby knife with #11 blades

• Needle nose pliers

• Wire cutters

• Sanding block with 200 grit sandpaper

• 2" packing tape or wing tape for covering the wings and fuselage

• 3M77 spray adhesive

• 4 channel radio minimum. If you use a 4 channel radio, you will need a Y cable for

the aileron servos.

• 4 channel receiver

• ~100+ watt brushless motor

• 4 micro servos (we recommend either the Hitec HS55s or the GWS Naros)

• Electronic Speed Control (ESC) capable of handling at least 15 amps

• 3 cell LiPoly battery pack

Parts List

Quantity Description of Part

Wood

1 1/64” Plywood for the battery mount and spar

1 1/32” Laser cut plywood sheet

1 1/16” Laser cut plywood sheet

Foam

2 Wing sections

2 Fuselage sections

5 Depron control surfaces

Additional Parts

1 1/8” round x 9” hardwood dowel

2 6” heat shrink tubing

1 6” Velcro strip for mounting the battery

2 1/32” x 18” thin music wire for the pushrods

12’ Plastic strapping

1 #2 x 3/8” motor retaining screw

Mountain Models Panic 3

General Building Tips

• Use only foam safe glue to attach the foam sections. Regular CA will dissolve the

foam.

• Don’t remove any pieces from the balsa sheets until they’re ready to be used. That

way, parts won’t get mixed up or disappear.

• After you remove pieces from the balsa sheets, carefully remove any of the extra

material from where the piece was attached.

• Don’t over force your pieces together. If they aren’t going together properly, make

sure you have the right pieces and that they are oriented correctly.

• If you want to remove the charred edges caused by the laser cutting process,

dampen a cloth with bleach and gently rub the affected areas. Removing the char

will not increase the strength but will make it look better.

Assembly Instructions

Okay, so now you are ready to actually build the Panic. If you follow these simple

instructions, we can have you flying in no time!

The Entire Process A to Z

Well, I suppose if you want to get technical, it is W to E (wings to electronics), but that

wouldn't make much sense… Hmm, maybe a compass reference would have made more

sense…ah well.

Step 1: Assemble the wings.

Step 2: Assemble the fuselage.

Step 3: Assemble and install the horizontal stabilizer, rudder, and elevator.

Step 4: Install the elevator and rudder servos.

Step 5: Install the wing.

Step 6: Install the motor.

Step 7: Install the receiver and speed controller.

Step 8: Finish the kit.

Final Step: On a calm day, find a field without too many trees or light poles and go fly.

Step 1: Assemble the Wing

The first thing you are going to assemble is the wing of your airplane. This involves

assembling the wing halves, attaching the spar strips, and then applying the packing tape.

Do not let non-foam safe CA touch the foam. Regular CA will dissolve the foam.

1. Glue the wing halves together with 5 minute epoxy. You can hold them together

with tape while the glue sets. Be sure that the two halves line up correctly and that

you haven't induced any bowing at the joint.

Mountain Models Panic

2. Install the center spar. You need to cut a slot through the wing for the 1/64” ply

spar. The slot is centered in the spar notch and is 24” long, centered on the length

of the wing. The slot is cut all the way through the wing. A #11 xacto is just long

enough to cut the slot. Use a straight edge to cut the notch, ensuring your blade is

perpendicular to the wing.

3. Glue the 24” long 1/64” ply into the slot. You can use white glue, foam safe CA, or

epoxy. It doesn’t have to be glued well as the top and bottom spars will help hold it

in place. If you use a long cure epoxy, you can glue the center spar at the same

time you glue the top and bottom spars.

4. Install the top and bottom spars. Measure and cut two lengths of 1/2" plastic

strapping so that they are the length of the wing. Sand the plastic so that the epoxy

will grip better. Lay a strip down on a sheet of wax paper and apply epoxy to the

strapping, ensuring that there is an even layer of epoxy with no dry areas. Lay the

strapping in the notch on the wing and apply a length of wing tape or packing tape

over the strapping to hold it in place. I find it hard to apply 5 minute epoxy fast

enough before it hardens. You can use 30 minute epoxy to avoid this. The tape

over the spar is removed after the epoxy sets up.

5. Install the second spar in the same manner.

6. Epoxy the servo plates to the tops of the wings so that the rear of the back plate is

2.5" from the trailing edge of the wing and the inside of the plate is 1.5" from the

center of the wing. The spacing between the plates is determined by what kind of

servo you are using. I like to add about 1/32” more gap than the length of the servo.

Covering the Wing

Next, you are going to cover the Panic using either colored wing tape, or clear packing tape.

You can use additional colored tapes to give your wing detail.

Choosing a Pattern

Make sure you choose a high contrast pattern using at least two colors, with the darker

color on the bottom and the lighter color on top. This will help you differentiate up from

down and left from right. Try drawing your pattern out on paper before attempting it on

your wing.

Applying the Covering Tape

For the Panic, we recommend using wing tape (a colored tape) which can be purchased from

Mountain Models or clear packing tape which can be purchased at many office supply stores.

1. Lightly sand the entire wing. Remove all the dust or the tape will not adhere.

The adhesive spray is known to contain acetone which will eat foam. In order to

minimize the problems, you must have a clean nozzle emitting a fine mist, which is

t a

ood distance awa

from the win

and moved

uickl

. A

a ver

Mountain Models Panic 5

coating on the surfaces, allow some dry time, and then apply another light

coating, letting it evaporate a bit before bonding.

2. Spray the wing with 3M 77 and let it set for about 5 - 15 minutes, until it is tacky.

3. Starting from the trailing edge, run a strip of tape across the length of the wing. The first

strip should overhang the trailing edge by 1/2". Continue laying down strips of tape to

cover the bottom of your wings, overlapping each piece by 1/4". The tape should also

extend past the wingtip where you will wrap the tape around the tip before trimming.

Keeping your scissors or hobby knife clean is very important to the covering

process. After every five to ten cuts, wipe your blade with a Windex dampened

paper towel. The residue from the tape can make clean cuts almost impossible

since the tape will stick to the blades and just rip instead of cut.

4. Repeat Step 3 for the tops of your wings.

Smoothing out the Covering Tape (Optional)

Using a heat gun, you are can carefully shrink the tape until you get a glassy finish. This is

not a required step, but will make the surface look more polished. Be very careful as the

tape can shrink enough to pull away from the adjoining tape.

1. Start shrinking the bottom of the wings first, beginning at the leading edge and moving

towards the trailing edge. Do the middle areas last.

2. Follow the heat gun's path using a covered hand (you can use a thick, clean sock or a

towel), pressing down firmly, smoothing the surface and allowing the tape to adhere to

the adhesive.

3. Once the bottom is done, shrink the top in the same fashion.

Step 2: Assemble the Fuselage

You will assemble the fuselage by first gluing the two fuselage halves together, adding

strapping plastic for reinforcement, sanding to shape, adding servo mounting plates, then

taping the fuselage. Follow along carefully as there are a few critical steps along the way.

1. Glue the two fuselage halves together. You can use epoxy, white glue, or

foam safe CA. Hold the fuselage halves together with tape till the glue sets.

Take great care to keep the fuselage straight.

Mountain Models Panic

2. Glue the two fuselage reinforcement straps into place. Measure and cut the

1/2" plastic strapping so that it fits from the motor cutout to the tail. The

strapping will be positioned 1” up from the bottom of the fuselage. It will be

fairly level. Glue as you did the wing spar and hold the strapping down with

wing tape or packing tape. Again, the wing tape will be removed when the

epoxy is set.

NOTE: This is your last chance to make sure your fuselage is straight. Sight along the

fuselage from front to back and check for any curving. The strapping can correct a curved

fuselage but, if you are not careful, can make the fuselage curve.

3. Sand the fuselage to shape. Start with 220 grit sandpaper and round the top

and bottom. You will find it easer if you only sand in one direction. I like to

completely round the top and bottom. You'll want to sand outside as the

foam dust will make quite a mess. Remove as much of the foam dust as

possible before continuing.

4. Mount the rear servo reinforcement plates so that the rudder servo plate (on

the left side) is 1/4" in front of the horizontal stabilizer and the top of the

plate is on the center line of the horizontal stabilizer. The elevator servo

plate (on the right side) is 1/4" in front of the horizontal stabilizer and the

bottom of the plate is on the center line of the horizontal stabilizer. Glue

the plates with epoxy.

5. Epoxy the 1/64” ply battery reinforcement plate to the right side of the

fuselage as shown.

6.Lightly spray the fuselage with 3M77 and completely tape the fuselage with

wing tape. I find it easiest to start with the bottom. To wrap the tape

around compound curves, you can make small slits in the tape along the

curve and perpendicular to the curve. Make sure to wrap completely around

the rear of the fuselage. When you are done taping, you will need to go

back and cut the tape away from the various openings in the fuselage.

Mountain Models Panic 7

7. Put a fresh blade in your xacto and cut out holes in your fuselage for your

servos. You will use the plates as a guide and cut the width of the slots

1/16" narrower than the width of your servos. This will give the servos a

nice tight fit. I like to not cut completely through the fuselage and just work

the foam out with a screwdriver. This is just for looks.

! Building and attaching the motor mount

1.Glue the motor mount together with thin CA. Be sure that the glue is

completely dry before sliding the mount into the fuselage as the uncured CA

will dissolve the foam.

2. Ensure that a GWS type motor/gearbox will slide over the mount stick. You

may need to sand the stick a bit to get the motor on.

3.Slide the motor mount into the fuselage and tape it into place. One piece of

wing tape per side will hold the mount in nicely. In the photo, the mount is

not taped yet.

4. If you are not using a stick type gearbox, the kit also comes with a firewall

type motor mount.

Step 3: Assemble and Install the Stabilizer, Rudder, and Elevator

1. Cut a 45 degree bevel along the leading edge of the elevators where they will hinge

to the horizontal stabilizer. Set the elevators on a table with the elevator with the

slot for the control horn on the right. Lay a straight edge along the edge of the

elevator and cut out the bevel.

2. Join the two elevators together with the dowel. Using the horizontal stabilizer as a

guide, the elevators should be spaced apart so that there is a 1/16" gap between

each side of the horizontal stabilizer and the elevators. If you run the end of the

dowel along the edge of the elevator where you will be gluing the dowel, you will

create a groove for the dowel to set in. Glue with epoxy. Ensure both elevators

remain flat while the glue dries.

Mountain Models Panic

3. With a sharp xacto and a straight edge, cut a 45 degree bevel in the trailing edge of

the horizontal stabilizer and the leading edge of the rudder. The bevel in the rudder

will angle so that the furthest forward point (the part that will be hinged to the

fuselage) is on the left.

4. There are four control horn reinforcement plates. The odd one is for the elevator.

Slide a control horn into the plate and epoxy the plate and horn to the top of the

elevator into the provided slot. The horn will be in the right elevator.

5. Follow the same procedure for the rudder horn. The rudder horn will be on the left

side of the rudder.

Mountain Models Panic 9

6. Tape the elevator to the horizontal stabilizer with packing tape so that, with the

hinge on top, the control horn slot is on the right elevator. The elevator should just

kiss the stab but should also be able to deflect 45 degrees or more in both

directions.

7. If there is any doubt as to the strength of the tape hinge, you can flip the elevator

over onto the stab and hinge the other side of the joint.

8. Slide the horizontal stabilizer into the slot in the rear of the fuselage so the hinge is

facing up and glue with foam safe CA, white glue, or epoxy. Ensure that the

stabilizer is square to the fuselage.

9. Hinge the rudder to the rear of the fuselage the same way you hinged the elevator.

Ensure that there is a 1/16" gap between the top of the fuselage and the rudder.

The hinge will be on the left side of the fuselage.

Step 4: Install the Elevator and Rudder Servos

You should center your servos before you hook them up to the pushrods. To do

this: Connect your servo to your receiver, connect your ESC to your receiver, turn

on your transmitter, and then connect your batteries to your ESC. Your servos will

move to a neutral position, assuming all of your radio trims are set to zero (0).

1. Press the servos into the slots you made in the fuselage build. I like to run both

servo cables out the left side of the fuselage so that I only have one set of wires

running along the fuselage. You will need servo extension cables. You can either

tape the cables to the side of the fuselage or cut a slit into the fuselage as shallow

as possible and press the wires into the slot. Close the slot up with tape.

2. The pushrods are made from two pieces of 1/32" music wire with a Z bend on one

side. One Z bend goes in the servo horn and the other Z bend goes in the rudder or

elevator control horn. The two wires are joined with a piece of heat shrink tubing.

Be very careful shrinking the tubing as the foam melts easily. Once the pushrods

are adjusted to the correct length, carefully place a drop of thin CA on the end of he

heat shrink so that it will wick into the tubing. This creates a very strong joint.

Mountain Models Panic

Step 5: Install the Wing

1. Slide the wing into the fuselage. You can glue it if you like but I prefer to just use a

friction fit. That way, if I crash, the wing can move rather than break loose. If the

wing starts to get loose, you can apply some tape to the wing to fatten it up for a

more secure fit.

2. Bevel the leading edge of the ailerons, ensuring that you are making a left and a

right aileron. Tape the ailerons to the top of the wing to form a hinge. You

shouldn't need to apply tape to the bottom of the ailerons.

3. Glue the aileron control horns and plates into the top of the ailerons as you did with

the tail.

4. Install the aileron servos as you did with the rudder and elevator servos.

5. Make up and install the pushrods as you did with the tail.

Step 6: Install the Motor

We recommend the GWS EPS style gearbox for the motor.

You will need:

• Motor/gearbox (not provided with kit)

• #2 x 3/8” motor retaining screw (Bagged Parts)

! Installing the Motor

1. If you are using the stick mount motor mount, slide the motor over the motor mount stick

and slide the motor as far back as possible.

2. Using a small drill bit or the tip of an xacto, start a hole in the side of the gearbox for the

motor retaining screw. Screw in the motor retaining screw and then install the propeller.

If you are using a GWS propeller, make sure the print on the blades is facing

forward.

Step 7: Install the Receiver and Speed Controller

We are not going to cover the receiver and speed controller (ESC) specific information,

please refer to your manufacturer’s instructions for more information, if necessary.

Attaching the Receiver

• The receiver is positioned in the cutout in the fuselage above the wing. Connect the

servos and ESC to the receiver, following the guides on the receiver itself.

• Once the receiver is installed, you can close the fuselage opening with some wing

tape.

Attaching the ESC

• The speed controller (ESC) is attached to the side the fuselage with the supplied

Velcro. Do not make a cutout in the fuselage for the ESC as the ESC must be

exposed to the air for cooling. Connect the battery and the motor to the ESC,

following the guides on the controller itself.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Andere Mountain Models Spielzeug Handbücher

Mountain Models

Mountain Models Roland c.II Walfisch Bedienungsanleitung

Mountain Models

Mountain Models Tom-E-Boy Micro Bedienungsanleitung

Mountain Models

Mountain Models ParkJet Handbuch

Mountain Models

Mountain Models EZ CUB Bedienungsanleitung

Mountain Models

Mountain Models Spook-E Micro Bedienungsanleitung

Mountain Models

Mountain Models C-180 Bedienungsanleitung

Mountain Models

Mountain Models DuskStik Bedienungsanleitung

Mountain Models

Mountain Models SwitchBack Senior Bedienungsanleitung

Mountain Models

Mountain Models Boomer EX 2 Bedienungsanleitung

Mountain Models

Mountain Models J-3 Cub Bedienungsanleitung

Mountain Models

Mountain Models Tom-E-Boy 150 Bedienungsanleitung

Mountain Models

Mountain Models Eva Bedienungsanleitung

Mountain Models

Mountain Models Flashback Bedienungsanleitung

Mountain Models

Mountain Models Magpie Bedienungsanleitung

Mountain Models

Mountain Models P-51 Mustang Bedienungsanleitung

Mountain Models

Mountain Models Fighter 22 Bedienungsanleitung

Mountain Models

Mountain Models Little Bogie Bedienungsanleitung

Mountain Models

Mountain Models Bogie 72 Bedienungsanleitung

Mountain Models

Mountain Models Dandy Sport Bedienungsanleitung

Mountain Models

Mountain Models DL50 DISCUS LAUNCH GLIDER Bedienungsanleitung

Mountain Models

Mountain Models Smooth E Bedienungsanleitung

Mountain Models

Mountain Models MiniFlash Bedienungsanleitung

Mountain Models

Mountain Models Taylorcraft Bedienungsanleitung

Mountain Models

Mountain Models HiperBipe Bedienungsanleitung

Beliebte Spielzeug Handbücher anderer Marken

marklin

marklin 37321 Bedienungsanleitung

Canon

Canon PAPER CRAFT Bedienungsanleitung

GREAT PLANES

GREAT PLANES Pitts M-12S Bedienungsanleitung

NOCH

NOCH 14261 Bedienungsanleitung

Hausler

Hausler 450 SE V2 Bedienungsanleitung

Dynaflite

Dynaflite Daydream Bedienungsanleitung

MiniacRC

MiniacRC MIGHTY MINI P40 WARHAWK Handbuch

Kenner

Kenner Batman 63651 Bedienungsanleitung

LEGO

LEGO 8527 Bedienungsanleitung

iKarus

iKarus ECO 8 Bedienungsanleitung

Multiplex

Multiplex EasyStar II Bedienungsanleitung

Walkera

Walkera 38 Bedienungsanleitung

Hasbro

Hasbro TRANSFORMERS BUMBLEBEE Bedienungsanleitung

MD MXION SWD Bedienungsanleitung

Mattel

Mattel Disney Pixar Cars Cozy Cone Spiral Rampway Bedienungsanleitung

marklin

marklin 39671 Bedienungsanleitung

Meccano

Meccano 15103 Bedienungsanleitung

LEGO

LEGO TECHNIC 8735 Bedienungsanleitung