Top Flite TOPA0290 - Manual (Page 48)

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6.
Use lefto
ver 3/32" [2.4mm] balsa sheets to sheet
the remaining open section of the fuselage in tw
o
pieces
.Do the upper por
tion first, then the lo
w
er por
tion.
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7.
Apply lightw
eight balsa filler where needed,
then sand to b
lend with the rest of the sheeting.
B
U
ILD
THE DORSAL FIN
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1.
Glue together the tw
o par
ts of the die-cut 1/8"
[3.2mm] balsa
dor
sal fin
.
G
lue the dorsal fin,
centered, to the fuselage
.
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2.
Glue pieces of lefto
v
er 1/16" [1.6mm] balsa to
both sides of the dorsal fin.
Note the g
rain direction.
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3.
Use lightw
eight balsa filler to b
lend the dorsal fin
to the fin.
This is best done in m
ultiple la
y
e
rs
, sanding
betw
een each application after the filler dr
ies
.
FINISH THE T
OP
OF THE
FUSELA
GE
Ref
er to this photo f
or the f
ollo
wing tw
o steps.
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1.
Glue the die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] plyw
ood
fusela
g
e
fo
rmer top 2T
into position.
Glue lefto
v
er 3/8" x 3/8"
[9.5 x 9.5mm] str
ingers into the notches as sho
wn.
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2.
Glue a piece of lefto
v
er 3/32" [2.4mm] balsa to
the side str
inger to fill the gap betw
een the fuselage
sheeting and 2T
.
The same as w
as done on the
bottom of the fuselage
, sand the sheeting and
fo
rmers e
v
en with the angle on the fire
w
all and 2T
.
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