Top Flite TOPA0290 - Manual (Page 38)

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4.
T
est fit the sheet to the aft fuselage bottom.
Cut
an angle at the front, then glue the sheet into position—the e
xact angle isn’t cr
itical because the
second sheet will be custom fit to the first.
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5.
Sheet the front of the fuselage bottom using tw
o
more 3/32" x 3" x 24" [2.4 x 75 x 610mm] balsa sheets
.The aft end of the sheet will ha
v
e
to be cut at
an angle to match the sheet already on the fuselage in the pre
vious step
.
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6.
Sheet the other side of the fuselage the
same w
a
y.
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7.
Use one more 3/32" x 3" x 24" [2.4 x 75 x
610mm] balsa sheet and lefto
v
e
r 3/32" [2.4mm]
balsa to sheet the f
orw
ard and aft bottom of the
fuselage
.
Sand the bottom and side sheeting and the
str
ingers to match the angle of the f
o
rmers
.
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8.
Use three 1/4" x 2" x 24" [6.4 x 50 x 610mm]
balsa sheets to co
v
e
r the cor
ners on the bottom of
the fuselage—tw
o f
or both sides of the rear and the
third cut in half f
or the front.
Remo
v
e
the fuselage
bottom from the plan.
Use a r
a
z
or plane and bar
sanders to round the cor
ners
, b
ut don’t remo
v
e
too
m
uch mater
ial so there will be enough to match the
fuselage to the tail cone in the rear and to the co
wl in
the front.
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