Top Flite TOPA0210 - Manual (Page 27)

Install the aileron servos
❏ 1. Install both aileron servos in the servo bays with
four servo screws (included with your radio system).
Note that we routed the the servo wires out beside
the flap servo bay.
❏ ❏ 2. Locate a 2-56 x 12" [305mm] threaded rod.
Attach a clevis and a silicone clevis keeper to the
threaded end of the rod. Center the ailerons, then
mark the pushrods at the point where they meet the
holes in the servo arm. Make a 90 degree bend in the
wires. Enlarge the servo horn holes with a 5/64" drill
bit. Insert the bent wire pushrods onto the servo horn,
then secure them with Faslink pushrod keepers.
❏ 3. Repeat step 2 for the other aileron servo.
Install the flap servo (optional)
❏ 1. If you have chosen to have the functional flap,
mount the servo in the servo bay in the center of the
wing with four servo screws. Use the transmitter to
set the servo arm in the “up” position.
❏ 2. Locate a 2-56 x 12" [305mm] threaded rod.
Attach a clevis and a silicone clevis retainer to the
threaded end of the rod. Put the flap in the up position,
then mark the pushrod at the point where it meets the
hole in the servo arm. Make a 90 degree bend in the
wire. Enlarge the servo horn hole with a 5/64" drill bit.
Insert the bent wire pushrod onto the servo horn, then
secure it with Faslink pushrod keepers.
Install the battery, receiver and switch
❏ 1. Installing the receiver and the battery as shown
on the plan should work for most applications. We
found in the case of the airplane with a .61 engine
that it was nose heavy. With the .46 engine it
balanced close to the C.G. We recommend that you
check the balance of your airplane before locating
the battery and receiver.
❏ 2. The battery switch harness is easily installed
through the side of the fuselage with the Great
Planes Switch and Charge Jack Mounting Set
(GPMM1000). Follow the mounting instructions
included with the set. (The mounting set is not
included in this kit)
Prepare the canopy
❏ 1. Use a sharp scissor to cut out the canopy.
❏ 2. Test fit the canopy to the fuselage.
❏ 3. Mask the canopy for painting with Great Planes
Flexible masking tape. Mask it along the canopy
frame lines. An alternative to masking tape is to use
Hobbico Master Mask
™ (HCAR3410). Simply brush
it on, wait for it to dry then cut away the film from the
area you want to paint.
❏ 4. Spray paint the canopy frame using the
instructions that follow.
Painting Butyrate Canopies
with Top Flite LustreKote
® .
Top Flite LustreKote is a high quality, fuel proof paint
that perfectly matches Top Flite MonoKote. The
paint is well suited to putting a high quality finish on
ABS but does have a tendency to curl materials
such as styrene and butyrate.
The following procedure allows you to airbrush
LustreKote with good results. The recommended
procedure requires that the paint be sprayed into a
jar or plastic mixing cup.
This is best done by spraying the paint through a
small brass tube or straw into the jar. For best results
spray no more than ½ oz. of paint into the jar at a
time. As the propellant “boils off” it will cause the
paint to foam slightly. Leave the paint in the open
container, stirring every 15 minutes until no more
foam appears on the surface of the paint and the
paint has warmed to room temperature. This allows
the propellant and some of the thinner to evaporate
out of the paint. Depending on the amount of paint in
the jar, this process may take about 1 hour.
Do not paint the clear butyrate canopy or
styrene with LustreKote directly from the can,
it can cause the plastic to curl. We
recommend Formula-U for painting the clear
canopy directly from the can or the following
procedure can be used for successful results
with LustreKote.
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