Top Flite TOPA0705 - Manual (Page 22)

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8. Center the servo arm and the tail wheel gear.
Install a swage on each cable, securing it following
the same procedure used on the tail gear. Use pliers
to crimp the swage tightly on the cable.
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9. Locate the remaining coil of braided wire. Cut it
into two equal lengths. Using the same technique used
on the retractable tail gear, attach a rigging coupler,
nut, clevis and silicone clevis keeper to one end of
each of the braided wire.
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10. Slide the opposite end of the wire into each of
the two remaining plastic tubes in the fuselage. Push
the wire through the tube until it exits the tubes at the
rear of the fuselage.
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11. Attach each clevis to the outer hole of the
servo arm.
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12. Attach the remaining two clevis assemblies into
the middle hole of the rudder control horn on each
side of the rudder. Center the rudder and the rudder
servo. Attach the wire to each of the clevis assemblies
using the same technique used on the other clevis
assemblies.
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13. Adjust the tension of the wires and then lock
the nut against the clevis.
Did You Know?… Did You Know?…
Overall, the various models of the P-40 made it the
second most numerous fi ghter aircraft produced by
the Allies during WWII. They had a production run of
13,738.
INSTALL THE ENGINE, MUFFLER,
RADIO AND REMAINING SERVOS
The following engine mounting instructions shows the
installation of the DLE-55 gas engine. The installation of
other brands of engines will be similar and the following
instructions can be used as a guide.
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1. The Giant P-40 ARF fi rewall has two sets of engine
mounting bolt patterns embossed on it. The “+” is for
the DLE-55 gas engine and the “×” is for the Fuji-Imvac
BT-43EI-2 gas engine. If you are installing an engine
with a different mounting bolt pattern, the fi rewall also
has crosshairs embossed on it to help locate the correct
mounting location. Drill a 3/16" [4.8mm] hole through
the fi rewall at each location marked with a “+”.