Top Flite TOPA0290 - Manual (Page 7)

TYPES OF
W
OOD
B
ALSA B
ASSW
OOD PL
YW
OOD
COMMON ABBREVIA
TIONS
Fuse = Fuselage Stab = Hor
iz
ontal Stabiliz
er
Fin =
V
e
rtical Fin
LE = Leading Edge TE =
T
railing Edge
LG = Landing Gear
" = Inches
mm = millimeters
Dur
ing constr
uction there will be se
v
e
ra
l
occasions where epo
xy clean
up will be
necessar
y.
Instead of w
asting whole paper to
w
els
,
stac
k three or f
our paper to
w
els on top of each
other and cut them into small squares
.
This will
conser
v
e
paper to
w
els and the little squares are
easier to use
.
F
or epo
xy clean up dampen the
squares with denatured alcohol.
Plastic bags filled with lead shot are recommended f
or b
uilding w
eights
.
The
y assume
the shape of cur
v
ed surf
aces and apply unif
or
m
pressure
.
Shot can be purchased at spor
ting
goods stores where hunting supplies are sold.
#6
shot is recommended.
One 25 lb
.
[11kg] bag costs
about tw
enty dollars
.
Small, sealab
le f
ood stor
age
bags can be used to hold the shot.
T
ape the bags
shut f
or secur
ity
.
Each bag holds about tw
o to
three pounds
.
T
w
elv
e to fifteen bags is adequate
for this project.
1/64" = .4mm 1/32" = .8mm 1/16" = 1.6mm 3/32" = 2.4mm
1/8" = 3.2mm
5/32" = 4mm 3/16" = 4.8mm
1/4" = 6.4mm 3/8" = 9.5mm 1/2" = 12.7mm 5/8" = 15.9mm 3/4" = 19mm
1" = 25.4mm 2" = 50.8mm 3" = 76.2mm 6" = 152.4mm
12" = 304.8mm 15" = 381mm 18" = 457.2mm 21" = 533.4mm 24" = 609.6mm 30" = 762mm 36" = 914.4mm
METRIC CONVERSION
1" = 25.4mm (con
v
ersion f
actor)
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