Top Flite TOPA0950 - Manual (Page 15)

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2. Sand the gluing edge of the air scoop with 220-
grit sandpaper and clean the surface with alcohol.
Place a piece of wax paper or plastic wrap between
the wing and fuselage to prevent them from being
glued together. Coat the gluing surface with epoxy and
return the scoop to the wing. Use tape or a weight to
hold the scoop in place while the epoxy cures. Clean
up any excess epoxy with denatured alcohol.
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3. Glue the belly pan to the front underside of the
wing in the same manner as the air scoop.
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4. Roughen the inside surface of the ABS machine
guns with 220-grit sandpaper. Glue the machine
guns to the wing LE 2-7/8" [73mm] from the outside
edge of the white stripes.
OPTIONAL STRUT COVER INSTALLATION
Painted strut covers are provided for added realism
and can be installed at the modeler’s discretion.
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1. Position the strut covers over the landing
gear struts aligning the colors on the covers with
the covering on the wing. Center the covers in the
openings. Use a felt-tip pen to mark the center
of the landing gear strut onto each edge of the
covers. Also, mark the position of the inside edge
of the cover onto the strut. Accuracy in this step
will ensure strut covers that are properly positioned
onto the struts.
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2. Lower the retracts and remove the wheels.
Tape the strut covers to the struts using the marks
you made as guides. Place two hump straps onto
each strut in the positions shown and mark the
location for the screw holes onto the undersides of
the strut covers. Drill 3/32" [2.4mm] holes through
the covers at the marks. Secure the covers to the
struts using eight 2-56 x 1/2" [13mm] machine
screws and eight 2-56 nuts.
ASSEMBLE THE TAIL SECTION
INSTALL THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER,
ELEVATORS, SERVOS & LINKAGES
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1. Cut three arms from a four-armed servo arm
included with the elevator servo. Center the servo
with your radio system and install the servo arm
perpendicular to the servo case. Secure the servo
arm with the servo arm screw. Place the servo onto
the servo tray in the fuselage with the servo spline
facing forward. Thread a 2-56 nut and a metal clevis
onto a 36" [914mm] pushrod 15 complete turns.
Insert the pushrod through the elevator pushrod tube
and connect the clevis to the second hole from the
center of the servo arm. With the elevator servo now
positioned on the servo tray, use the screws that
came with the servo to secure it in place. Be sure to
harden the screw holes with thin CA.
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