Top Flite TOPA0290 - Manual (Page 37)

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22.
T
est fit the die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] plyw
ood
nose
g
ear suppor
ts
and the 1/4" x 9/16" x 10" [6.4 x 14.3
x 250mm] plyw
ood
nose g
e
ar mounting rails
.
Cut
the r
ails to the correct length and sa
v
e
the cut off
pieces
.
G
lue the par
ts into position with 30-min
ute
epo
xy
.
Use clamps to hold the suppor
ts to the fire
w
all
and to the r
ails
.
W
edge lefto
v
er balsa stic
ks betw
een
the r
ails to press them into the notches in the fire
w
all
and f
o
rmer 2.
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23.
T
est fit y
our ser
v
os in the die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm]
plyw
ood
forwar
d ser
v
o tra
y
.
If necessar
y,
enlarge
the openings f
o
r the ser
v
o
s
.
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24.
Glue the die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] plyw
ood
ser
v
o
tra
y
suppor
ts
to the tr
a
y, then glue str
ips of lefto
ver 1/8"
[3.2mm] plyw
ood across the bottom of the tr
a
y
f
o
r the
ser
vo
scre
ws
.
G
lue the f
orw
ard ser
vo
tr
a
y
into position.
Skip step 25 if installing fix
ed landing g
ear
.
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25.
If installing retr
acts
, cut the remaining tw
o
pieces of 1/4" x 9/16" [6.4 x 14.3mm] plyw
ood
lefto
v
er from step 22 and glue them to the bottom of
the front of the r
ails
.
Ref
er to this photo f
or the f
ollo
wing tw
o steps.
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26.
Glue both die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] plyw
ood
wing
mounting b
loc
k retainer
s
into position.
Sand an
angle on one end of both 1/2" x 1" x 2" [13 x 25 x 50mm] bass
w
ood
wing mounting b
loc
ks
to match
fo
rmer F5.
Glue the mounting b
loc
ks into position
with 30-min
ute epo
xy
.
Use clamps to hold the b
loc
ks
in position until the epo
xy hardens
.
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27.
Glue another str
ip of lefto
v
e
r 1/8" [3.2mm]
plyw
ood across the front of the ser
v
o
openings in the
die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] plyw
ood
aft ser
v
o
tra
y
.
Sim
ultaneously fit the aft ser
v
o
tr
a
y
and the 1/4" x
1/4" x 12" [6.4 x 6.4 x 305mm] bass
w
ood stic
k into
position.
Cut the stic
k to the correct length betw
een
the fuselage sides
, then glue the par
ts into place
.
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28.
Use tw
o more 3/16" x 3/16" x 24" [4.8 x 4.8 x
610mm] balsa stic
ks f
or the f
our str
ingers betw
een the
fire
w
all and f
o
rmer F3 and glue them into position.
SHEET THE
BO
TT
OM
OF THE
FUSELA
GE
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1.
One at a time
, remo
v
e
, then replace the
T
-pins
in the fuselage main spars as sho
wn.
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2.
Sand all of the fuselage str
ingers e
v
en with
fo
rmers to accommodate the sheeting.
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3.
Cut a 12" x 1-7/8" [305 x 47.6mm] piece from a
3/32" x 3" x 24" [2.4 x 75 x 610mm] balsa sheet.
Glue
the piece bac
k on as sho
wn in the sk
etch.
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