Top Flite TOPA0290 - Manual (Page 27)

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5.
Cut the sheeting f
or the landing gear and the
wheels (if installing retr
acts).
Do it the same w
a
y y
o
u
did f
o
r the ser
v
o
hatches—star
t b
y
cutting small
holes
, then enlarging the holes until y
ou can get the
gear and the wheel to fit.
If installing retr
acts
, mount
the gear first, then cut the hole f
or the wheel as y
o
u
retr
act the gear and fit the wheel into the wing.
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6.
If y
ou mounted retr
acts
, reinf
orce the bottom
sheeting around the wheel cutouts with 1/32" [.8mm] plyw
ood (not included) or 1/16" [1.6mm] balsa.
Do so
first b
y
cutting a sheet to fit betw
een the r
ibs
, then b
y
mar
king the cutout.
Cut out the unneeded por
tion,
then use medium CA to glue the sheet into position. Do this in sections until the opening is completely lined.
T
rue the edges to match the shape of the
or
iginal cutout.
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7.
T
rue all the edges of sheeting and spars e
v
en
with both ends of the wing, the sub leading edges
,
the aileron ba
y sub tr
ailing edge and the flap ba
y
tr
ailing edge
.
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8.
Cut the
ailer
on ba
y trailing edg
e
from a 3/8" x
1" x 18" [9.5 x 25 x 460mm] balsa stic
k, then glue it
into position.
Car
v
e
and sand to match the wing.
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9.
The same as w
as done f
or the r
ibs on the ends
of the center panel, cut the rest of the w
a
y through
the r
ib on the end of the outer panel so the spar
joiner will fit in the wing.
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10.
Cut the
outer leading edg
e
from a 3/8" x 7/8"
x 30" [9.5 x 22.2 x 760mm] balsa stic
k, then glue it to
the front of the wing.
Cut the
inner leading edg
e
from another 3/8" x 7/8" x 30" 9.5 x 22.2 x 760mm] balsa stic
k and be
v
el the end to meet the outer LE.
Glue the inner LE into position.
Shape the leading
edges to match the wing, b
ut don’t round and final-
shape them y
et.
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11.
Use the
wing tip template
on the plan to
shape one of the 2" x 2" x 13" [50 x 50 x 330mm] balsa b
loc
ks
.
G
lue the b
loc
k to the end of the wing.
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