Top Flite TOPA0305 Part 1 - Manual (Page 18)

ST36. Sand the top of the rudder tip so it
matches the fin tip (since you raised the rudder
slightly).
What a ni 9 pie P f workmanship! Put the stab
and fin in a safe place, clean off your workbench,
vacuum the floor, read the following Beech Fact,
then skip to page 21 and build the wing.
Beech Fact: At first, the Bonanza model existed only
in the V-tail configuration. The original straight tail
Beech, introduced in 1959, was named the
Debonair.
It was intended to be a less expensive, bare essentials
model in the Beechcraft lineup to compete with Piper's
Comanche and Cessna's soon-to-be-released 210.
However, after many upgrades and changes, the
Debonair evolved into what was basically a straight tail
Bonanza. So in 1968 Beech decided to drop the
Debonair name and called both the 33 and the 35, the
Bonanza. Neat-O!
BUILD THE STABILIZER AND
RUDDERVATORS
The right half of the stab plan shows the V-tail stab
with a dashed line indicating the straight tail stab.
The left half of the stab plan shows the straight tail
stab with dashed lines indicating the V-tail stab.
Build the
right side of the stab first so your
progress matches the photos.
V1. Position the plan so the stab is over your flat
building board (or cut the stab from the wing plan)
and tape it down and cover it with wax paper.
V2. Test fit.the die-cut 3/32" balsa stab ribs
S2V through S7V in the notches of the die-cut 1/8"
balsa stab TE spar (S9) and the ruddervator LE
spar (S8). Place the assembly over the plan.
V3. Use a small square to help align the
ruddervator LE spar S8 over the plan at rib S2V.
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Pin the rear of the jig tab on S2V to the plan. Use
the same procedure to pin the rear of the jig tabs
on the rest of the ribs to the plan.
V4. One at a time, align the fronts of the ribs
over the plan and pin the jig tabs down to your
building board.
V5. Still without using glue, join rib S I V to the
assembly and pin it to your building board.
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V6. Glue two die-cut 1/8'' balsa V-tail LE
braces together. Place them in the notches of ribs
S1
V and S2V as shown on the plan.
V7. Make sure all the jig tabs of all the ribs
are contacting your building board, then glue the
stab
TE spar, ruddervator LE spar and the V-tail LE
brace to the ribs with medium CA. Don't use large
amounts of CA or build up fillets of glue. Later we
will instruct you to reinforce glue joints that don't
look strong.
V8. Bevel the fronts of the ribs to match the aft
sweep of the leading edge. Cut a shaped 5/16" x 15"
balsa stab/fin leading edge to a length of
Glue it to the fronts of the ribs so the top is even with
the top of the ribs. The bottom of the LE will extend
below the ribs but will be sanded flush later.