Maxford USA Bleriot XI Instruction Manual

Page Blériot XI: S130926 Our radio-controlled Blériot XI is approximately 1/6 scale and suitable for a 3 or 4 channel radio. Like the original, it features a balanced all-moving vertical rudder and a lifting horizontal tailplane that is fitted with full-flying elevator surfaces at each end that rotate together on a torque rod extending through the fixed inner section. The Blériot XI, like many early aircraft, was designed with wing- warping, which may be replicated for some radio-control models but only by a very few experienced modelers. Wing-warping is not us ...

Page Blériot XI: S130926 5. Use masking tape and a length of coat hanger or heavier wire to guide each servo’s wire from its servo bay out through the root rib of each wing panel. (NOTE: If your servo’s leads do not reach out fully through the root ribs, add a 6-inch servo extension.) 6. Use 5/16-inch (1 cm) wood screws to secure the aileron servo hatch covers to their wing panels. 7. Test-fit the ailerons, CA hinges, 2-pronged aileron control horns and aileron pushrods to the wing panels. (NOTE: If necessary, use a sharp hobby knife to ream the outer holes ...

Page Blériot XI: S130926 e. Confirm masking tape is still holding the rudder and the tailwheel in a straight-ahead position. Being careful to shrink evenly but not burn the heat-shrink tubing, apply heat from an electric soldering iron for a few seconds along the entire length of the heat-shrink tubing. Remove the masking tape from the rudder and tailwheel. 27. Use masking tape to hold the elevators in a level position (even with the horizontal tailplane). 28. Use the supplied short piece of piano wire that has both an offset-bend and a ‘Z-bend,’ some CA adhe ...

Page Blériot XI: S130926 (NOTE: Do not to get any glue inside the horizontal tailplane. In the event of a minor gluing accident, it may help to use a little acetone on the end of a Q-tip as a solvent.) 7. Allow the CA adhesive or epoxy to set fully or cure inside the elevator. When the CA adhesive or epoxy has set or cured, check that the torque rod remains centered within the tailplane. 8. Being careful not to allow any glue to enter the horizontal tailplane, apply CA adhesive or epoxy along the outer length of the left-side elevator torque rod. Immediately inse ...

Page Blériot XI: S130926 Blériot XI A D D E N D U M Because the items listed in this section are ‘cosmetic’ (designed only for appearance), you may install all, any, or none, as you choose. 1. Trim the stick-on markings as necessary, then peel and apply as shown below. 2. We recommend you start with the 4-channel version, flying with ailerons. Then, once you are familiar with your Blériot XI and want to try rudder only, you may unplug the aileron servos, tape the ailerons to the adjacent wing panels and test-fly with rudder only. If you would like to cover ...

Page Blériot XI: S130926 Initial settings if you are using a non-computer radio: Recommended Deflections Elevators .................................... 25 degrees (1 inch) up and down as measured from the trailing edge of the horizontal tailplane Rudder ........................................ 25 degrees (1 1/4 inches) left and right from center Ailerons ...................................... 20 degrees (3/4 inch) up and down from center 4. Preparation for transport and storage: For most people, an ai ...