Futaba 6J 2.4GHz User Manual
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Transmitter (Tx)
The hand-held radio controller. This is the unit that sends out the commands that you input.
Tricycle Gear
The landing gear arrangement where the airplane has main gear and a nose gear.
Trim menu
Used to memorize current digital trim positions, set trim type, % of trim delay when switching from
condition to condition, sound on or off when trimmers used, rate of trim response at 2 different lengths
of time held, and having trims affect all conditions or only the current condition. For example, store trim
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Tx
Abbreviation for transmitter.
Undercamber
This means that the lower surface of the wing has a hollow curve when observed from front to back. A thin
wing with a high camber will be undercambered.
V-tail model Mixing (Air and gliders only)
Used on a V-tail model to have 2 servos operate 2 control surfaces as both rudder and elevator.
Ventral Fin
A small vertical surface on the bottom of the aft fuselage. Usually a long, slim triangle that is narrow at the
front, and widens toward the rear. It usually ends at the rudder hinge line.
Vertical Fin
The non-moving surface that is perpendicular to the horizontal stabilizer and provides yaw stability. This is
the surface to which the rudder attaches.
Washout
An intentional twist in the wing, causing the wing tips to have a lower angle of attack than the wing root.
In other words, the trailing edge is higher than the leading edge at the wing tips. Washout helps prevent tip
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Wing
The main lifting surface of an airplane.