Dblex,

I have to agree with the others here and say this is an old YA F-16A. I have one of these too and I still have a complete manual and the two plan sheets. My manual is stamped "copyright 1989 rev 0." I've scanned in the preflight page for you which speaks to the control throws and CG questions you have. However, it is a .pdf and RCU seems to not allow me to upload .pdf files. PM me your email address and I'll email you the page to you if you wish.

The long and short of it is the manual says:

ailersons 3/4" up 3/4" down
elevator 1 1/8" up 1 1/8" down [preset leading edge 1/8" below scribed line (up elevator)]
rudder 1 1/2" left and right
throttle capable of full off to full on without servo stalling
retracts actuates arm in both directions without binding

Paragraph 5. Check the C.G. This is critical on all airplanes. On the F-16 this is 1 1/2" - 1 3/4" behind the panel line at former B-1 (front former) [this is also the leading edge of the hatch].


This plane was actually made in two different versions at that time, a "sport" and a "scale" version. Mine is the scale version that I've modified to accept the newer scale gear. The throws and CG are the same for boths kits. The first page of the manual says:

"This 1/9th scale model of the F-16A is designed to fulfill two types of requests for models. It is designed to be built as the sport scale version or the scale version. The only difference in the materials used in the construction of either version is the gear doors. On the scale version, the gear doors are molded separately whereas on the sport version they are just panel lines with no recess lipe."

Good luck with your first flight; post an update.

Tim