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Landing Gear
This is also called the undercarriage; wheels are attached to wire legs or struts for landing on.

Lateral Balance
This is where the airplane is balanced from left to right or side to side this will make the plane track better through loops and other manoeuvres.

Leading Edge
The front edges on the main wing, the horizontal, vertical tail fin, and control surfaces.

Lean
A carburettor setting referring to an engine running with an insufficient fuel – air ratio mixture.

Lean Run
This is an engine running with the mixture setting on the carburettor set wrong, usually causes overheating, damage to the engine, and continued lean settings can reduce engine life.

Loop
The plane flys upward and keeps climbing in an arc until its inverted, then it comes down and around in an arc therefore completing a circle in the sky described as a loop.

ModelMatch™
The unique code embedded in each DX7 signal so that if the wrong models name appears
on the screen, the models controls simply wont respond.

Multi-Mode™
Flight control software lets you fly in two distinct ways, Sport Mode, this lets you get the feel of the model by keeping the control responses smooth and manageable, Pro-Mode lets you have move dynamic flying with full control.

Ni-cad
Nickel Cadmium battery cells that are rechargeable.

Nitro
This is an additive found in model fuels, it is used to enhance engine performance.

Needle valve
Fuel mixture adjustment screw mounted on the carburettor, or rear of the crankcase.

Nose Gear
Landing gear mounted at the front (nose) of the aircraft.

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