Top Flite TOPA0704 - Manual (Page 25)

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on which side of the fuselage you would like the valve
to be located and then open up the hole with a hobby
knife or rotary tool.
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11. Install the fi ll valve into the side of the fuselage,
securing it with the nut. Hint: It is common to have
the nut compress into the balsa wood over a period of
time. This can cause the fi ll valve to spin loose. Find a
washer that will fi t over the threads of the fi ll valve and
then tighten the nut as much as possible, compressing
the balsa wood. Do this a couple of times to compress
the balsa wood as much as possible. Apply a couple
of drops of thread locker and then tighten the nut to
the fuselage side.
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12. Mark where the end of the valve gets close to
the plywood former. Mark it and remove the area with
a hobby knife or a rotary tool.
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13. Install a “T” fi tting in the air line between the air
tank and the air valve. Install an air line to the “T” fi tting
and the air control valve. Install the air lines from the
air control valve to the air couplers. If you are unfamiliar
with the installation of the retractable landing gear air
line system, please refer to the instructions included
with the air control kit.
Did You Know?… Did You Know?…
After working out the worst bugs, the Navy fi nally
embraced the Corsair as the most capable fi ghter
and fi ghter-bomber in its inventory, superior to the
Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat. By early 1944, the Navy
was making good use of the Corsair. The fi rst Navy
F4U squadron, VF-17 “Jolly Rogers” AKA “Skull &
Crossbones”, produced 12 aces, the most prominent
being Lieutenant Ira Kepford, with 19 kills.
INSTALL THE ENGINE, THROTTLE SERVO
AND CHOKE SERVO
This manual outlines the installation of the DLE 55 engine.
There are many different 50cc engines on the market that
will perform well in the Corsair. If you will be installing
an engine other than the DLE 55 we recommend that
you take a few minutes and read through the engine
installation instructions. Installation of other brand
engines will be similar to the installation of the DLE 55
but you may need to modify the installation process for
your particular engine. We have designed the Corsair to
allow for the installation of engines with either a left side
mounted carburetor or a right side mounted carburetor.
For those who will be installing other engines, you may
need to make you own spacers or modifi cations to
mount the engine properly.
Note: Just a reminder, whenever a screw is threaded
into wood sheeting or wood blocks we recommend that
you install the screw and then remove it. Apply a drop of
thin CA glue into the hole to harden the threads. After
the glue has hardened, re-install the screw.