AerobatX - Articles and Information
Articles and information from our team at AerobatX.
Some of this info is from ourselves directly, some info is from other experienced modellers, and shared here for the benefit of all.
you may notice many articles will refer to CMC Hobbies SA, this is our sister company in South Africa that has been supporting many of these major brands over the past decade and more.
Great Power Engines - Engine Manual and Maintenance guide
Falcon Prop selection chart for gas engines
Piston seizures and reading piston wash - by Clive McInnes
Tech Aero IBEC Manual - High Voltage units
Gas Engine Manual - By Clive McInnes
Throttle servo geometry - how to correctly setup your throttle servo to achieve a linear throttle response on your Walbro carb.
How to replace a spark plug cap on an RCEXL ignition module - a step by step guide. (2,5Mb with photos)
Gas Engine cooling - a very well documented article by one of the best in the industry on gas engine cooling
Oil - More oil is less, less oil is more, more is more, less is less - by gordon jennings.
The 2 stroke Tuners Handbook - again Gordon Jennings, the 2 stroke Guru!
Correct rudder Servo Geometry - Pull-pull setups
Batteries - Deep Cycle / AGM and Lead acid batteries explained
Deep cycle and Marine battery Guide
other Links to useful information and videos from AerobatX
How to remove a prop hub - kind permission from Fergus Lin of GP engines - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ymMyYH58l4
A very simple method to set your timing on a Gas Engine setup - Clive McInnes from CMC Hobbies / AerobatX - https://youtu.be/2giBInRKQto?t=1
Carburettor kit reference guide - look up the correct carb kit for your Walbro Carb BUT please note the list is a bit old and the K10-WJ carb kit now supercedes the older K13-WJ reference ( used on our 80cc to 123cc engines) - http://www.psep.biz/store/carb_application_chart.htm
Setting up your rudder horn right every time!! - https://www.facebook.com/cmchobbies/videos/1355004914520641/
A tool for fitting elevator servos in deep stabs - https://www.facebook.com/cmchobbies/videos/1355126807841785/
as time permits we will continue to add to this list from our database of info we have collected over the years.