Top Flite TOPA0290 - Manual (Page 63)

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3.
Adjust the ailerons so there is a small gap
betw
een the leading edge of the ailerons and the
wing—just enough to see light through or to slip a piece of paper through.
Apply six drops of thin CA to
both sides of all the hinges
.
W
ait a f
e
w seconds
bef
ore each drop to mak
e
sure it soaks in and does
not r
un into the hinge gap
.
A
n
y
CA that does spill into
the gap should quic
kly be absorbed with a small
paper to
w
el square
.
Hardened CA can be pic
k
e
d
a
w
a
y
with a #11 b
lade or remo
v
ed with CA debonder
.
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4.
Join the r
udder to the fin the same w
a
y,
b
u
t first
coat the
“ar
m”
por
tion of the r
udder torque rod and fill
the hole in the r
udder with 30-min
ute epo
xy
.
Join the
rudder to the fin and the torque rod with the hinges
,
wipe a
w
a
y
e
xcess epo
xy
, then per
manently glue in
the hinges
.
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5.
Use 30-min
ute epo
xy to securely glue the flap
hinges in the wing and flaps
.
M
ak
e sure the tr
ailing
edges of the flaps are aligned with the ailerons and the wing at the center section.
Use tape to hold the
flaps in position until the epo
xy hardens
.
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6.
Reinstall the engine and m
uffler
.
If y
ou ha
ve
not
done so already
, connect the fuel lines from the fuel
tank to the engine
.
Rather than using a fuel filler v
alv
e
,
a third filling line w
as connected to the tank.
The line
w
as guided through a 1/4"[6.4mm] O
.D
.
br
ass tube
glued through the bottom of the fuselage and closed off with a Great Planes fuel line plug (GPMQ4166).
With
the fuel line plug inser
ted, the line will sta
y
in place
when pushed up into the br
ass tube
.
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7.
The easiest w
a
y to oper
ate the aileron ser
v
os is
to connect both ser
v
os to the same soc
k
e
t in the
receiv
er using a
Y
-connector
.
T
o do it this w
a
y,
connect each aileron ser
v
o
to a Hob
bico 24"[610mm]
e
xtension wire
.
Secure the connections with heat
shr
ink tubing, tape or clips suitab
le f
or that pur
pose
.
Guide the wires through the wing and out the hole in the top of the center section.
No
w connect both
aileron ser
v
o
wires to a Futaba dual ser
v
o
e
xtension
cord.
Mount the aileron hatches to the wing and hook
up the ailerons with the pushrods y
ou made ear
lier
dur
ing constr
uction.
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8.
The flaps ma
y be connected using a
Y
-har
ness
,
or
, if y
ou ha
v
e
a computer r
adio capab
le of doing so
,
the flaps ma
y be mix
ed electronically (b
ut this
shouldn’t be necessar
y).
T
o
mix the flaps with a
Y
-har
ness
, it’
s easiest to get one flap set up first, then
get the other one to match.
This will require
connecting the flap ser
v
os to the receiv
er so the
y
can be oper
ated b
y
the tr
ansmitter
.
First position the
ser
v
o
ar
m on the ser
v
o
, then mak
e
the pushrod and
cut it to the correct length.
No
w adjust the endpoints
so the correct flap thro
w can be achie
v
ed.
Set up the
other flap to match the first.
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