Top Flite TOPA0700 - Manual (Page 2)

T
ABLE OF CONTENTS
INTR
ODUCTION
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
SAFETY PRECA
UTIONS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
DECISIONS
Y
OU MUST MAKE
. . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Engine recommendations
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Radio equipment
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Retr
actab
le landing gear
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
ADDITIONAL ITEMS REQ
UIRED
. . . . . . . . . . . .5
Hardw
are and Accessor
ies
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Adhesiv
es and Building Supplies
. . . . . . . . . . .5
Optional Supplies and
T
ools
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
KIT INSPECTION
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
ORDERING REPLA
CEMENT P
A
R
T
S
. . . . . . . . .7
ASSEMBLE
THE
WINGS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Hinge the ailerons and flaps
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Mount the ser
v
os
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Hook up the ser
v
o
s
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Mount the retr
acts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Mount the landing gear co
v
e
rs
and wheel co
v
e
rs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Install the air lines
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Join the wing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Install the fix
ed landing gear
. . . . . . . . . . . . .18
ASSEMBLE
THE FUSELA
GE
. . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Hinge the ele
v
a
tors and r
udder
. . . . . . . . . . .19
Glue in the stabiliz
er
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Install the coc
kpit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Mount the tail gear doors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Mount the retr
actab
le tail gear
. . . . . . . . . . . .24
Mount the fix
ed tail gear
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Hook up the ele
v
ators and r
udder
. . . . . . . . .26
Mount the engine
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Mount the co
wl
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Install the air tank
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Install the fuel tank
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Hook up the throttle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Hook up the air lines
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Mount the kill s
witch
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Finish the engine compar
tment
. . . . . . . . . . .33
MOUNT
THE SCALE DET
AILS
. . . . . . . . . . . .33
Radiator air scoop
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Wing f
air
ing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Wing fillets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Machine guns
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Engine e
xhaust
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Canop
y and pilot
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Apply the decals
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
GET
THE MODEL READ
Y
T
O
FL
Y
. . . . . . . . . .37
Complete the r
adio installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Balance the model (CG)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Balance the model later
ally
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Chec
k the control directions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Set the control thro
ws
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Balance propellers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Chec
klist
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
PREFLIGHT
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Identify y
our model
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Charge the batter
ies
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Ground chec
k
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Range chec
k
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
ENGINE SAFETY PRECA
UTIONS
. . . . . . . . . .41
AMA SAFETY CODE
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
IMAA SAFETY CODE
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
FL
YING
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
T
a
k
eoff
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44
Flight
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44
Landing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44
Engine mount template
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47
INTR
ODUCTION
Cong
ratulations and thank y
ou f
or purchasing the
T
o
p
Flite Giant P-51D Mustang ARF
.With the high quality of
toda
y’
s ARFs
, it w
as only a matter of time bef
ore
T
o
p
Flite w
ould de
velop an ARF w
arbird of their o
wn—and
what better place to star
t than with the most popular
WWII w
arbird of all time—the P-51D Mustang!
The
Mustang’
s streamlined appear
ance combined with
T
o
p
Flite’
s engineer
ing e
xper
tise mak
es this one s
w
eet
model! If y
ou are ne
w to giant-scale w
arbirds
, once o
ver
the initial apprehension of flying a v
aluab
le giant-scale
model y
ou’ll realiz
e its stab
le flight qualities and find
yourself enjo
ying it f
or man
y flights to come
.
Although
this Mustang is an ARF
, it is
giant
and it is
scale
, so it’
s
not e
xactly going to be ready to fly o
ver
night! F
or the
fastest, most pleasur
ab
le assemb
ly e
xper
ience
, be
cer
tain to read all of the instr
uctions and
read eac
h
step bef
ore pr
oceeding
.
If y
ou ha
ve
w
eb access
, visit the
T
op Flite w
eb site at
www
.top-flite
.com f
or the latest technical updates or
man
ual corrections
.
Open the
“Air
planes”
link, then
select
Giant P-51D Mustang ARF
.
If there are an
y
changes or updates a
“T
ech Notice”
bo
x will appear in
the upper left cor
ner of the page
.
Open the bo
x to vie
w
the inf
or
mation.
IMAA
The
T
op Flite Giant P-51D Mustang ARF is an
e
xcellent spor
t-scale model and is eligib
le to fly in
IMAA e
v
ents
.
The IMAA (Inter
national Miniature
Aircr
aft Association) is an organization that
promotes non-competitiv
e flying of giant-scale
models
.
If y
ou plan to attend an IMAA e
v
ent, order a
cop
y of the
IMAA Saf
e
ty Code
b
y
contacting the
IMAA
at the address or telephone n
u
mber belo
w
, or
b
y
logging on to their w
eb site at
www
.fl
y-imaa.or
g
/imaa/sanction.html.
IMAA 205 S.
Hilldale Road
Salina,
KS 67401
(913) 823-5569 SCALE COMPETITION
Though the giant P-51 is an ARF and ma
y not ha
ve
the
same le
v
el of detail as an
“all-out”
scr
atch-b
uilt
competition model, it is a scale model nonetheless and is theref
ore eligib
le to compete in the
Fun Scale
class in
AMA competition.
In Fun Scale
, the
“b
uilder of the
model”
rule does not apply
.T
o receiv
e the fiv
e points f
o
r
scale documentation, the only proof required that a full siz
e aircr
aft of this type in this paint/mar
kings scheme
did e
xist is a single sheet such as a kit bo
x co
ver from
a plastic model, a photo
, or a profile painting, etc.
If a
b
lac
k-and-white photo is used, other wr
itten
documentation of color m
ust be pro
vided.
Contact the
AMA f
or a r
ule book with full details
.See page 3 f
o
r the
AMA contact inf
or
mation.
If y
ou w
ould lik
e photos of the full-siz
e P-51D Mustang
for scale documentation, or if y
ou w
ould lik
e to study the
photos to add more scale details
, photo pac
ks are
a
vailab
le from:
Bob’
s Aircr
aft Documentation
3114 Y
u
k
on
A
v
e
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
T
elephone:
(714) 979-8058 F
ax:
(714) 979-7279
e-mail:
www
.bobsairdoc.com
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