Top Flite TOPA0405 - Manual (Page 27)

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9. Tape the fuselage bottom view over your flat
building surface (we recommend cutting that part of
your plan loose to make it easier to handle). Cover
the bottom view with wax paper or Plan Protector.
IMPORTANT: You are building the fuselage
upside-down over the bottom view. This aircraft
has right thrust built into the firewall. Since the fuse
is built upside-down, this will appear to be left
thrust until the fuse is flipped over. Just follow the
instruction sequence and the fuse will be correct.
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10. Cut off the forward edge, along the
embossed line, of one of the two die-cut 1/8"
plywood forward crutches. Glue the two crutch
halves together. Pin the forward crutch over its
location on the plan. Make sure the front of the
crutch matches the plan for the correct thrust angle.
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11. Glue the die-cut plywood formers F-3A and
F-3B together, F-5A and F-5B together and F-8A
and F-8B together.
NOTE: Some of the formers are not symmetrical
and must be glued in with the proper orientation.
Glue in all the formers with the embossed numbers
facing toward the front of the model.
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12. Drill 3/16" holes through the punch marks at
the locations shown in formers F-8, F-9, F-10 and
F-11. These holes are for mounting the outer
pushrod tubes. The remaining two punch marks
are for the pull-pull tail wheel steering cable and
should be drilled to match the size of the outer
cable tube.
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13. Glue the die-cut 1/8" plywood former F-5 to
the forward crutch at its location on the plan. It
should be perpendicular to the crutch with its
embossed number facing forward.
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14. Place the die-cut 1/8" plywood former F-3 in
its slot, but do not glue it in place since the forward
slant is set by the fuse sides.
NOTE: It is helpful to keep some weights on the
crutch while building the fuselage to keep it flat on
the table.
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15. Place the left fuse side in position. Make
sure its top edge is against the building surface
and tack glue it at the following places: at the
notch near the front of the crutch; at the bottom
edge of former F-3 near the front of the wing
saddle; at the top and bottom of former F-5. Also
glue former F-3 to the crutch.
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