Top Flite TOPA0290 - Manual (Page 44)

the fuselage
.
❏
9.
Connect the stabiliz
er pushrod to the bellcr
ank and
place the stabiliz
er bear
ings (that are already on the
stabiliz
er) in the stab mounts
.Mount the bellcr
ank.
(Y
ou
can see more pictures of the bellcr
ank hookup
, star
ting
on page 51 under
“Fit the
Tail Cone
.”)
❏
10.
Without using an
y glue
, place the top stabiliz
er
mounts on the fuselage o
ver the stabiliz
er bear
ings
.
Again without glue
, join die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] plyw
ood
fo
rmers
8T
and
9T
and the die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm]
plyw
ood
fin mounting base
to the assemb
ly
.
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11.
Place a str
aightedge across the top of the
fuselage
.
Stand about ten f
eet behind the model and
vie
w the alignment of the stabiliz
er and the
str
aightedge
.
If the stabiliz
er is not par
allel with the
str
aightedge
, tr
y placing an ounce or tw
o of w
eight
on the
“high side”
of the stab
.
If w
eight is not enough
to align the stab
, remo
v
e
the stab from the fuselage
and look f
or glue b
lobs or an
y other imperf
ections
where the bear
ings fit in the stab mounts
.
M
ak
e an
y
modifications necessar
y and remount the stab
, then
rechec
k the alignment.
❏
12.
Remo
v
e
8T
, 9T
, the fin mounting base and the
top stabiliz
er mounts
.
Lea
v
e
the stab connected to
the bellcr
ank and pushrods
, b
ut s
w
ing the tr
ailing
edge of the stab f
orw
ard and upw
ard so the stab will
be resting upside-do
wn on the fuselage
.
Apply a thin
coating of 30-min
ute epo
xy and microballoons in the
bear
ing seats in the bottom stab mounts
.
IMPOR
T
ANT
:
Use care not to get an
y epo
xy in the
bear
ings
.
The
y m
ust rotate freely after the epo
xy
has cured.
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13.
Reposition the stab
.
M
ak
e cer
tain the bear
ings
are all the w
a
y inw
ard up against the 1/16" [1.6mm]
tr
iplers and that the stab is centered from side-to-
side
.
Proceed immediately to the ne
xt step
.
❏
14.
Apply another coating of 30-min
ute epo
xy and
microballoons to the bear
ing seats in the top stab
mounts
, then use medium CA or 30-min
ute epo
xy to
per
manently glue the top stab mounts into position.
Also
glue 8T
, 9T and the fin mounting base into position.
❏
15.
IMPOR
T
ANT!
Ta
k
e
accurate
measurements
to mak
e
cer
tain the stab is centered from side-to-
side
.
There will be plenty of clear
ance betw
een the
stabiliz
er and the tail cone
, b
ut if the stab isn’t
perf
ectly centered y
ou will be ab
le to see an une
v
e
n
gap betw
een the tw
o sides
.
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