Top Flite TOPA0965 - Manual (Page 12)

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12. Tape the panels together and set the wing
aside until the glue has cured. Open up the fl ap so
that they are not accidentally glued shut. (When you
open the outer fl ap, the fl ap in the center section
should move with the outer fl ap. If not, pull the wings
apart and be sure the piano wire is in the holes of
both the outer wing and center section fl aps.) If there
are small gaps where the two panels join, don’t worry
about correcting this. There is a joiner cover that will
be glued over the joint in a later step.
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13. Repeat steps 6-13 for the left wing panel.
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14. Locate two 1/4" x 7/8" [6 x 48mm] wood dowels.
Push them all the way into the holes in the leading
edge of the wing. Once fully inserted, mark the dowel
with a pencil to know how much of the dowel to apply
glue to. Apply epoxy into the holes in the leading edge
of the wing center section and a fi lm of epoxy onto
the dowels. Insert them into the holes. Wipe excess
epoxy from the dowels with rubbing alcohol.
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15. Locate the two joiner covers. Trial fi t one of
these over the wing joint.
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16. Once properly positioned draw the outline onto
the top and bottom of the wing with a fi ne tip marker.
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17. Between the lines you drew, cut away the
covering in three or four locations along the width of
the wing. Apply epoxy to the exposed wood areas.
Then, position the joiner in place over the wing joint.
Clamp or hold the joiner in place until the glue cures.
Did you know…Variously called the Texan (USAAF),
Harvard (RAF), Yale, I-Bird, Mosquito, Wirraway
(Australia), T-6 and SNJ (USN), the AT-6 appeared
in 1940. In all, over 17,000 aircraft were produced,
not taking into account the numbers rebuilt from
existing airframes, or others that used the AT-6
technology, such as the P-64 or Boomerang.