Top Flite TOPA0910 - Manual (Page 14)

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3.
Slide the nacelle o
v
er the engine and onto
the locating do
w
els on the leading edge of the wing.
Note:
Y
ou ma
y ha
v
e to remo
v
e the needle v
alv
e
and/or the needle v
alv
e spr
ing to get the nacelle
completely o
v
er the engine
.
Secure the nacelle to the
wing with tw
o 1/4-20 x 2" [51mm] n
ylon bolts on the
bottom of the wing.
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4.
Place the nacelle belly pan onto the bottom
of the wing, placing it tight against the nacelle
.
Dr
ill a
1/16" [1.6mm] hole at the location sho
wn, making
sure to dr
ill only through the w
ood under the pan.
Install and then remo
v
e a #2 x 1" [25mm] sheet metal
scre
w into each of the holes
.
Apply a f
e
w drops of
thin CA into the holes
.
After the glue has cured,
scre
w the belly pan in place
.
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5.
Mak
e the necessar
y cut-outs f
or the needle
v
alv
e
, m
uffler
, glo
w dr
iv
er
, etc.
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6.
It is v
er
y impor
tant that y
ou pro
vide an air
e
xhaust to allo
w the engine to be cooled proper
ly
.
With the engine completely co
wled, y
ou m
ust pro
vide
appro
ximately 5 sq.
in.
[.35 dm
2 ] of e
xhaust area on
the bottom of the wing nacelle
.
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7.
Epo
xy one of the tw
o 5/16 x 1-1/2" [8mm x
40mm] n
ylon do
w
els with the steel pin in its center
into the hole in the leading edge of the wing.
Inser
t
the pin fully into the hole in the leading edge
.
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8.
Repeat steps 1-7 f
or the other wing.
Install the Spinner
s
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Install the spinners to the engine with the
hardw
are included with the spinners
.When mounting
the propellers y
ou will need to use the n
ut that came
with the spinners r
ather than the n
ut that came with
the engine
.
Join the
Wings
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1.
Slide the tw
o alumin
um tubes into one of the
wing halv
es
.
Slide the other wing onto the tubes
.
Push the wings tightly together
.
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