Top Flite TOPA0706 - Manual (Page 24)

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the front edge of the plywood cowl ring. For a stronger
fi llet milled fi berglass can be mixed with the epoxy.
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13. Position the cowl back on the fuselage. Mark
and trim the cowl from around the cylinder head and
muffl er. The stock muffl er included with the DLE-55
engine fi ts great inside the cowl. A Pitts style muffl er
can also be used.
APPLY THE FINAL DETAILS
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1. Trim the cockpit fl oor along the edge so that it lays
fl at. Use medium CA to glue the fl oor in the bottom of
the cockpit. The edge of the fl oor will need a notch cut
in it to fi t around the former.
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2. Trim the two side panels. Note that the front of each
panel will need to be trimmed to fi t past the instrument
panel. Install the decals on the side panels as shown.
See the decal key on page 34.
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3. Once satisfi ed with the fi t of the side panels in the
fuselage, glue them in position. We found that using
canopy glue along the bottom and aft end of the panels
worked well. Then, use CA along the top edge to glue
the side panels under the lip.
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4. Apply the instrument panel decals to the plywood
instrument panel backplate. Position the backplate
behind the instrument panel. Adjust the backplate,
sanding the edges, so that the instrument dials line-
up with the openings.
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5. Glue the instrument panel backplate to the back
of the instrument panel. Apply the remaining instrument
decals to the front of the instrument panel as shown.
See the decal key on page 34.