Fenix 60 build

What you need:

Fenix 60 Glider

1811-20 10 gram motor from Lazertoyz

6 to 10 amp ESC (only draws about 2 to 3 amps max

250 to 350 mah 2s lipo

1 piece of carbon fiber 1x3mm flat

1/16 wire for landing gear

Some light weight wheels (I use the green spoked wheels from Lazertoyz)

1/32 wire for push rods

2 control horns

2 e-z links

3mm depron or Styrofoam

Hobby knife

Hot glue and hot glue gun

Getting started

First take time to assemble the glider and mark the CG, it should be about mid wing... you want to shoot for a little more nose heavy by ¼ to ½ inch.

Then cut the nose 1” back from the tip with a little down thrust angle for the motor about 2 to 5

Degrees

Remove the nose weight that may no be visible but easily found.

Cut the material for the elevator and rudder from Styrofoam or depron make them 1” wide.

Then cut at a 45 degree angle on 1 side along the hinge side of the foam.

Use Blenderm tape to make the hinge and mount the rudder and elevator foam , trimming the ends if needed .

Bend your landing gear as in the picture above 6” wide and 3” high .

Glue the carbon fiber under the fuse from the tail to 1” past the wing toward the nose.

Take the landing gear and heat the center angle with a small flame or heat gun on high.

and insert them in the fuse band quickly remove them just to make the slot .

You want the gear to angle slightly toward the front of the plane..

I placed them about 2” from the nose. (3” from the uncut nose on this picture below)

Let the gear cool then fill the slot with hot glue and insert the gear , align the gear evenly .

Now install the motor mount using the heating trick also …

Place put 4 spots of hot glue where the 4 legs of the mount will sit

(avoid getting glue on the center of the mount)

Glue the wing on making sure it is straight and perpendicular and also even distances from the tips to the fuse.

Glue the groves they cut in for the rubber bands just to strengthen those areas.

Cut a slot all the way across the fuse for the 2 servos.

Save the piece you cut out to make a wedge for the gap in the center of the servos.

Glue the servos in and the wedge keeping the servo wires along the bottom of the slot.

Take the tape off of the elevator align it and glue it in place.

Also glue the rudder on both sides.

Make and install the pushrods.

Cut an angle on the rudder where the elevator will need clearance when you give it up

Glue the control horns in on the elevator and rudder.

Cut a hole in the center of the wing small enough for the battery to squeeze in

(about 1/8 inch smaller on all sides)

Mount the motor and tighten with a 1.2mm Allen

Mount the ESC on the left side and receiver on the belly with Velcro .

Add you prop saver and 6x3 prop .

Test the rotation of you motor and all controls.

Have fun!  you will be able to fly this model indoors and outdoors in winds under 5 mph . it has a lot of power for maneuvers and great vertical performance.