Top Flite TOPA1010 - Manual (Page 12)

Install the
T
a
il Gear
❏
1.
Locate the
5/64" [2mm] tailg
ear wire
and the
small wheel collar
.
❏
2.
Mount the tail wheel to the pre-bent tail gear
wire with the small wheel collar and a 6-32 set scre
w
.
Use
Threadloc
k
er on the set scre
w bef
ore installing it
into the collar
.
❏
3.
Dr
ill a 5/64" [2mm] hole at the position sho
wn in
the photo 6" [153mm] from the fuselage tail and 1/2" [13mm] from the bottom of the fuselage
.
❏
4.
Inser
t the tail gear wire as sho
wn into the hole
.
It ma
y be necessar
y to tr
im the wire so it does not
come out the other side of the fuselage
.
M
ix a small
batch of 30-min
ute epo
xy and fill the hole f
or the tail
gear wire with epo
xy and hold the tail wire in place
with tape while the epo
xy hardens
.
Locate the
n
ylon
g
ear strap
.
S
ecure the tail wire to the fuselage using
the n
ylon gear str
ap and tw
o
#2 x 5/8" [16mm] self-
tapping scre
ws
.
R
emo
v
e the scre
ws and harden the
holes with thin CA.
Allo
w the CA to harden completely
bef
ore re-installing the scre
ws
.
ENGINE INST
ALLA
TION
❏
1.
Our test models w
e
re flo
wn using the O
.S
.
.40
and .46 LA C/L engines
.
If y
ou choose to use another
br
and of engine
, y
ou will need to test fit the engine
and mar
k
the location of the engine mounting holes
.
Be sure the front of the thr
ust w
asher clears the
fuselage
.
The engine mounting r
a
ils ma
y need to be
sanded to accommodate other br
ands of engines
.
❏
2.
If y
ou are using an O
.S
.
engine
, the engine
mounting bolt holes ha
v
e
been star
ted f
or y
ou as a
guide
.
Locate the f
our holes on each side of the
fuselage b
y
lightly r
u
b
bing the co
v
e
ring with y
our
finger and f
eeling f
or the holes
.
Use a
T
-pin to pok
e
the co
v
e
ring to v
e
rify y
ou ha
v
e
f
ound the hole
.
Remo
v
e
the co
v
e
ring from the hole using a shar
p
hob
b
y
knif
e
.
Dr
ill 1/8" [3mm] holes through the
engine mounting r
a
ils at the mar
ks f
or y
our engine to
allo
w the engine mounting bolts to pass through.
La
ying a small b
loc
k of w
ood on the bac
k side of the
fuselage when dr
illing will help pre
v
ent the w
ood
from splinter
ing.
Strengthen these holes b
y
wic
king
some thin CA into them.
❏
3.
Using f
our
4-40 x 1-1/2" [38mm] soc
ket head cap
scre
ws
,
4-40 n
ylon loc
k
n
uts
, and eight
#4 washer
s
,
mount the engine to the fuselage
.
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