Top Flite TOPA0950 - Manual (Page 23)

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thin CA into each hole to harden the wood. Position the
cowl onto the fuselage and shift it to one side in order
to install the muffl er onto the header pipe. Install the
cowl onto the fuselage using seven #2 x 3/8" [9.5mm]
self-tapping screws and seven #2 fl at washers.
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6. Roughen the edges of the ABS exhaust stacks
with 220-grit sandpaper. Glue the stacks into the
cutouts near the front of the fuselage. There is a left
and a right exhaust stack. Be sure that they are glued
onto the correct sides of the fuselage. The exhaust
stacks should have a slight downward angle when
correctly installed.
INSTALL THE COCKPIT & CANOPY
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1. Locate the plywood instrument panel, clear
instrument lenses and the two instrument decals.
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2. Remove the backing from the instrument decal
that has the instrument faces missing. Attach the
decal to the front of the plywood instrument panel
aligning the holes in the plywood with the missing
instrument faces.
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3. Use a sharp hobby knife to cut out the openings for
the clear lenses. You can use a black marker or fl at black
paint to cover any of the bare wood that is showing.
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4. Attach the clear lenses to the back of the plywood
instrument panel by applying a couple of drops of
medium CA in the corners of the clear plastic. Do not
get the CA close to the lenses. The CA may cause
the clear plastic to fog.
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5. Use medium CA to glue the instrument decal with
the instrument faces to the back of the clear lenses.
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6. Glue the instrument panel in place.
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7. Glue the ABS radio and battery at the back of
the cockpit.