Top Flite TOPA0410 - Manual (Page 24)

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❏ 13. Insert the die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] plywood formers
F-3 and F-4 into their appropriate slots in the fuse crutch.
Glue the formers to the crutch, crutch stringers and main
fuse stringers.
❏ 14. Position the die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] plywood formers
F-5, F-6 and F-7 over the plan, perpendicular to the
building board. Glue the formers to the crutch stringers
and main fuse stringers. Use silicone glue to glue the
retract air tank (not included) to formers F-4 and F-5. For
clarity, the tank is not shown installed in the instruction
manual.
❏ 15. From the remaining 3/8" x 1/2" basswood stringer,
used in step 11, cut two support rails 4-3/4" [120.7mm]
long. Position the rails over the plan and glue the die-cut
1/8" [3.2mm] plywood former F-9 to the main fuse
stringers, perpendicular to the building board. Use epoxy
to glue F-9 to the support rails.
❏ 16. Use epoxy to glue the die-cut 1/16" [1.6mm]
plywood upper right gear doubler (URGD) to the die-cut
1/8" [3.2mm] plywood upper right gear support (URGS)
and the die-cut 1/16" [1.6mm] plywood upper left gear
doubler (ULGD) to the die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] plywood
upper left gear support (ULGS). Important: Study the
picture carefully to make sure you glue the doublers to the
correct side. Be sure to remove all excess epoxy from the
die-cut holes.
❏ 17. Use 30-minute epoxy to glue the upper gear
supports to the inside of the support rails and former F-9.
Also, use epoxy to glue the die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] former
F-8 to the front of the upper gear supports and the
support rails. Make sure that the left and right gear
supports are glued to the correct sides.
❏ 18. From the remaining 3/8" x 1/2" basswood, cut a 3"
[76.2mm] long tailgear rail. Use epoxy to glue the rail in
the upper gear supports.
❏ 19. Glue the die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] plywood aft fuse
plate (AFP) between the main fuse stringers.
❏ 20. Drill a 1/8" [3.2mm] hole in the die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm]
plywood torque rod support plate (TRSP) for the rudder
torque rod bracket. Drill two 3/32" [2.4mm] pilot holes for
the torque rod bracket screws.