Payload Mounting

The IF800 Tomcat comes pre-configured with a dovetail payload mounting interface beneath the vehicle for mounting a wide variety of payloads.

Attaching Payload with Dovetail Connector

STEP	ACTION
1	With no payload installed, locate the red dovetail clamp and rotate it towards the front of the aircraft, releasing the clamp mechanism.

2	Slide the dovetail of the payload into the dovetail mount side until it clicks into place.

3	Rotate the red dovetail clamp towards the rear of the IF800 Tomcat, locking the payload into place.

Fine adjustments to the dovetail clamp's tension can be made with a 2.5mm hex driver turning the central screw.

Removing the Dovetail Connector

STEP	ACTION
1	Using a 2.5mm hex driver, remove the four screws indicated holding the damping plate to the damping plate braces.

2	Supporting the hanging damping plate / dovetail assembly, carefully use a 1.5mm hex driver to loosen the two retained screws, partially holding the connectors to the panel, as shown.

3	Using a small flathead screwdriver, loosen the four screws shown, one revolution at a time, alternating between screws until the connectors are free from the panel.

It is important not to loosen any individual screw fully, as the screw being loosened can bend the opposite tightened screw.

4	Using a 2.5mm hex driver, remove the four remaining screws holding the damping plate brackets to the IF800 Tomcat. Remove the brackets.

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Installing Damping Plate & Dovetail Assembly

STEP	ACTION
1	Using a 2.5mm hex driver and four M3 x 8mm screws, install the two damping plate brackets to the IF800 as shown.

Note: Blue Loctite is recommended for these four screws.

2	Place the two dovetail connectors on the UPI panel, and using a small flathead screwdriver tighten the four screws shown, one revolution at a time, alternating between screws until the connectors are free from the panel.

Note: It is important not to tighten any individual screw fully, as the screw being tightened can bend the opposite loose screw.

3	Supporting the hanging damping plate / dovetail assembly carefully, use a 1.5mm hex driver to tighten the two connector retained screws, securing the connectors to the panel, as shown.

4	Using a 2.5mm hex driver and four M3 x 8mm screws, install the damping plate to the damping plate braces, as shown.

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