Top Flite TOPA1010 - Manual (Page 7)

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6.
Mix up a batch of 30-min
u
te epo
xy
.Slide the wing
most of the w
a
y into the fuselage
.
Apply epo
xy to the
inside of the wing saddle and to the wing where it contacts the fuselage
.
Slide the wing into position with
the joiner wire
.
Be careful not to let epo
xy come in
contact with the flap joiner wire
.
If y
ou are
uncer
tain about the flap joiner wire
,
y
ou can coat
the center of the wire with petr
oleum jell
y to
pre
vent the epo
xy fr
om securing it in place
.
V
e
rify
the alignment of the wing as done in step 3.
Ensure
the wing remains per
pendicular to the fuselage as
sho
wn in the sk
etch.
Use small balsa stic
ks and/or
paper to
w
els and alcohol to wipe up e
xcess epo
xy
.
Allo
w the epo
xy to fully harden bef
ore proceeding.
Install the Horizontal Stabiliz
er
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1.
Remo
v
e
the co
v
e
ring from the
stab
slot using a
shar
p hob
b
y
knif
e
.
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2.
Measure and mar
k the center
line of the
TE of
the stab
.A
lso mar
k a spot on the center
line on the aft
end of the fuse
.
T
est fit the stab aligning the mar
ks
y
ou just made
.
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3.
Slide the stab into position.
F
o
r no
w
, center the
stab in the fuselage as best as y
ou can b
y
“e
y
e
.”
Stand
appro
ximately ten f
eet behind the model and vie
w the
alignment of the stab and wing.
If the stab is not par
allel
with the wing, place a small w
eight on the
“high side”
of
the stab to br
ing it into alignment.
If w
eight is not
enough, remo
ve
the stab from the fuselage and lightly
tr
im or sand the stab saddle as necessar
y until y
ou can
get the stab to align with the wing.
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4.
No
w that the stab is le
vel with the wing, center the
tr
ailing edge of the stab in the fuselage b
y
measur
ing
from both tips to the center of the fuselage
.
Mak
e sure
“A”
=
“A”
on both sides of the stab as indicated in the
sk
etch.
Stic
k pins into the stab near the tr
ailing edge on
both sides of the fuselage
.
This will k
eep the tr
ailing
edge of the stab centered.
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5.
Inser
t a pin through the top
, center of the
fuselage on the nose of the fuselage
.
Tie a loop in
one end of a 36" [920mm] piece of non-elastic str
ing
such as monofilament or K
e
vlar cab
le (SULQ3223).
Slip the loop in the str
ing o
v
er the
T
-pin.
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6.
F
old a piece of masking tape o
ver the str
ing near
the other end and dr
a
w
an arro
w on it or mar
k the
str
ing with a b
lac
k mar
k
er
.
Slide the tape along the
str
ing and align the arro
w with one end of the stab as
sho
wn in the sk
etch, or mak
e a mar
k
where the str
ing
crosses the stab
.Swing the str
ing o
ver to the other end
of the stab and hold it in the same position.
K
eeping the
tr
ailing edge of the stab centered from side-to-side
,
mo
ve
the wing tips f
orw
ard or bac
k as necessar
y until
the arro
w
, or mar
k, aligns with both ends of the stab
.
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7.
The same as w
as done f
or the wing, use a fine-
point f
e
lt-tip pen to mar
k the outline of the fuselage
all the w
a
y around both sides of the stab
.
Then, cut
and remo
v
e the co
v
e
ring from the center-section.
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8.
Mix up a small batch of 30 min
u
te epo
xy and coat
the areas that y
ou remo
v
ed co
v
e
ring from on the stab
.
Slide the stab into the mounting slot.
Clean up e
x
cess
epo
xy with a paper to
w
el and alcohol.
Be sure to
chec
k the alignment PRIOR to the epo
xy hardening.
AA
A
A
90˚
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