Top Flite TOPA0405 - Manual (Page 53)

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3. Apply petroleum jelly to the hinge joints to
prevent epoxy from gluing the hinge joints. Glue
the torque rod wires and hinges in the elevators
and stab with 30-minute epoxy.
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4. Install the ailerons with their hinges. Repeat
the gluing technique described previously and
allow the epoxy to cure.
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5. Install the rudder with its hinges. Repeat the
gluing technique described previously and allow
the epoxy to cure.
INSTALL THE HARDWARE
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1. Reinstall the fuel tank with foam padding (not
included) as follows: Insert two 12" pieces of fuel
tubing (not included) through the firewall. Connect
one of the fuel tubes to the fuel pick-up fitting and
the other to the overflow or pressure fitting. Insert the
fuel tank into the fuel tank compartment. Connect
the fuel tubing from the fuel pick-up fitting to the fuel
fill valve. Route the overflow line out the bottom of
the cowl.
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2. Reinstall the landing gear. Apply thread lock
to the engine mounting bolts before mounting the
engine to the firewall.
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3. Connect the fuel tubing from the fuel fill valve
to the carburetor. Connect the pressure line to the
muffler if using a glow engine.
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4. Reinstall the tail wheel and main wheels.
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5. Reinstall the control horns, servos and
pushrods. Make sure to slide a silicone retainer
over each metal clevis.
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6. Plug the servos into the receiver. Wrap the
receiver in foam padding and insert it behind the
elevator and rudder servos. Secure it in place with
a couple of leftover 1/4" square sticks glued to the
fuse sides.
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7. Install the receiver switch and connect the
receiver battery. Wrap the receiver battery in foam.
Secure the battery in the fuselage.
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8. Switch the radio system on and adjust the
servos to neutral. Hook up the pull-pull system for
the tail wheel. The tail wheel servo and the rudder
servo can be connected using a Y-harness.
ATTACH THE CANOPY
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1. Before permanently installing the canopy,
securely glue your pilot in place on the cockpit floor,
if a full cockpit will not be installed. For the most
security, in addition to glue, screw the base of the
pilot to the cockpit floor with a #4 sheet metal screw
(not included) from the underside of the cockpit
floor. If you are installing a full cockpit kit, now is the
time to install it. Follow the installation instructions
included with the cockpit kit.
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2. Place the canopy on the fuselage in the
location shown on the plan. Temporarily hold it in
position with tape or rubber bands.
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3. Use a felt-tip pen to accurately trace the
canopy outline onto the MonoKote film covering.
Remove the canopy.
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4. Without cutting into the balsa, use a sharp
hobby knife to carefully cut and remove a strip of
covering 1/16" wide, approximately 1/32" inside of
the line you made. Wipe away the line with a paper
towel dampened with alcohol.
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5. Reposition the canopy on the fuse and
confirm that it covers the exposed wood. Glue the
canopy to the fuse with a glue formulated for
gluing on canopies such as Pacer “Formula 560”
canopy glue. Hold the canopy in place with
masking tape or rubber bands while the glue dries.
NOTE: For added security, you may want to
consider adding some small screws.
SET THE CONTROL THROWS
The throws are measured at the widest part of the
elevators, rudder, ailerons and flaps. Adjust the
position of the pushrods at the servo horns to
control the amount of throw. You may also use
the ATV’s if your transmitter has them. Set the
mechanical linkages so the ATV’s are near 100%
for the best servo resolution (smoothest, most
proportional movement).
CARBURETOR WIDE OPEN
RUDDER MOVES RIGHT
LEFT AILERON MOVES DOWN
RIGHT AILERON MOVES UP
ELEVATOR MOVES UP
4-CHANNEL TRANSMITTER
(STANDARD MODE 2)
4-CHANNEL RADIO SETUP
TRANSMITTER 4-CHANNEL
TRANSMITTER 4-CHANNEL
TRANSMITTER 4-CHANNEL
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