Top Flite TOPA0305 Part 2 - Manual (Page 8)

V6. Cut away former F1 I A V so the torque rods
can move back and forth. Reposition the
ruddervators with the torque rods and make sure
they do not interfere with former F11AV. It should
look something like the photo when you're done.
V7. Cut 7"frOm the non-threaded end of a ,074''
x 36" pushrod wire. Clean residual oil from the
wire with a cloth dampened with alcohol or other
solvent. Cut six 1/4" long bushings from the white
inner pushrod tube, then slide the bushings evenly
spaced onto the wire. Make sure the bushings at
the ends of the wire will not protrude from the guide
tube or the control could become stuck during
flight.
If the bushings slide onto the wire easily, hold
them in place with a drop of thin CA. Make sure the
CA cures before you proceed so you do not
inadvertently glue the pushrods into the guide
tubes! Slide a silicone retainer onto a nylon clevis
and thread the clevis onto the wire about 15 full
turns. Make a second pushrod the same way.
V8. Install the pushrods in the guide tubes.
Temporarily connect the clevises to the torque rods
and fit the ruddervators to the stab. Place a servo
arm on your ruddervator servos.
1-1'4"
V9. With the servos centered and the
ruddervators neutral, use a felt tip pen to mark the
pushrods exactly 1 - 1 / 4 from the holes in the servo
arms. Remove the pushrods from the fuselage. Cut
them at the marks you made.
V10. Silver solder a threaded coupler onto each
wire pushrod. Reinsert the pushrods into the
fuselage and thread
a nylon clevis onto the couplers.
Temporarily connect the pushrods to the servos and
ruddervators. Adjust the length of the pushrods if
necessary by turning the clevises in or out.
FIT THE TAIL CONE
V1. Glue the die-cut balsa tail cone former
( F l l T C ) on the end of the fuselage. Remove
material as needed to clear the torque rods
and pushrods.
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V2. Glue the die-cut plywood tail cone
mounts to the tail cone former. Cut U-shaped
notches in the
top of the tail cone to clear the
torque rods. Fit the tail cone on the aft end of the
fuse and fasten it to the mounts with four #2
x 3/8"
screws. Make sure the screws do not interfere
with the ruddervator torque rods.
V3. After you have fitted the tail cone, skip to
Sheet the bottom of the fuserage on page 50.
Beech Fact: The F33A, it turns out, is one of the most
confusing Bonanzas. This is because there were two
versions built. The F33 produced in 1970 was the
short cabin and the produced in 1971 was the
long cabin (and is the subject of our Top Flite Gold
Edition straight tail). The additional 19 inches of the
cabin on the 33A matched the baggage space
formerly available only on the V-tail. With this
additional new-found cabin space other options, such
as six place seating and a larger cargo door, were
available. Price
of the 33A was $41,600 (back then).