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The Fliton ICON 312 is a new covered balsa design meant for 3D flying. It is built lighter than previous models and comes with pre-painted cowl, canopy, and wheel pants.
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The one-piece wing has a contrasting color scheme in the covering. The ailerons are easily connected by wicking a few drops of thin CA onto the pre-cut fiber hinge material.
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A look at some of the supplied hardware reveals the four Duralumin linkage horns. I needed to slightly enlarge the holes in the horns before the control rod "Z" bend would fit. Note that easy links are supplied for the servo end. All four control rods come pre-bent and cut in the kit.
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BK,
Yes, I agree that there have been numerous enhancements since the original Flubber was released. For example, the plane comes without a power system but includes mounts for either a GWS EPS geared motor or an inline geared motor like the Hacker B20L or equivalent.
The wire gear mains and thin plastic pants on the Flubber design have been replaced with custom composite gear mains and fiberglass pants.
Although I thought an excessive amount of drilling was needed to mount the wheels, pants, and gear mains, the result was a spectacular look!
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The tail assembled easy but I found the images reversed in the instruction manual for many parts and for placement of the control horns. It was obvious from the pre-installed control rods where the horns should actually be placed so I will suggest to install the metal rods first.
Before installing the vertical stab, you must remove an unglued support piece.
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