Top Flite TOPA0155 - Manual (Page 45)

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9. Turn the model upside-down in the building
cradle. Glue leftover 1/8" [3.2mm] balsa to the
bottom of the ply wing fillet base behind the wing.
Leave a 1/16" [1.6mm] gap between the trailing edge
of the wing and the sheeting. Use balsa filler to
smoothly blend the bottom of the fillet to the fuse.
Frame the top of the fuselage
Refer to this photo for the following two steps.
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1. Glue formers F6A through F12A and both die-cut
1/8" [3.2mm] plywood lower stab saddles (LSS) to the
fuse. Note: There are two F6A formers in this kit. The
aft F6A (that is to be glued into position in this step) has
five notches–two for 1/4" x 1/8" stringers and three for
1/4" x 1/4" [6.4 x 6.4mm] stringers.
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2. Cut two 1/8" x 1/4" x 36" [3.2 x 6.4 x 914mm] balsa
stringers and two 1/4" x 1/4" x 36" [6.4 x 6.4 x 914mm]
balsa stringers to the correct length, then glue them into
the notches of the formers as shown in the photo and
on the plan (the top, middle 1/4" x 1/4" [6.4 x 6.4mm]
stringer will be glued into position later). The two 1/8" x
1/4" [3.2 x 6.4mm] stringers extend from former F6A to
the front of the lower stab saddles. The two 1/4" x 1/4"
[6.4 x 6.4mm] stringers extend former F6A to 3/8"
[9.5mm] aft of former F12A.
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3. Test fit the elevator and rudder servos into the
forward fuse top. Enlarge the openings for the servos
if necessary.
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4. Cut four 1/4" x 1-1/4" [6.4 x 32mm] strips from
leftover 1/8" [3.2mm] plywood and glue them to the
top of the forward fuse top for the servo screws.
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5. Drill 1/16" [1.6mm] holes for mounting the
rudder and elevator servos. Add a few drops of thin
CA to each hole and allow to harden. Mount the
servos in the fuse with the screws that came with the
servos. Using a servo horn drill (HCAR0698) or a
hobby knife, enlarge the holes in the servo arm to
accommodate the pushrod wires.
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6. Cut two 3/16" x 36" [4.8 x 914mm] pushrod
guide tubes to a length of 26" [660mm]. Roughen the
outside of the tubes with coarse sandpaper so glue
will adhere. Insert the guide tubes into the holes in
both sides of the formers. The fronts of the guide
tubes should extend approximately 1/4" [6.4mm] in
front of former 7B. Glue the guide tubes to all the
formers except former F12.
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7. Thread a nylon clevis about twenty turns onto
a .074" x 36" [1.9 x 914mm] pushrod. Connect the
clevis to the second-from-the-bottom hole of a large
control horn. Insert the pushrod into the rudder guide
tube in the left side of the model while fitting a 5/32"
[4mm] wheel collar with a 6-32 set screw over the
rudder pushrod and the tail wheel steering pushrod.
With the end of the Second World War, the RAF
canceled all production contracts for the Sea
Fury, deciding to concentrate all of its efforts on
jet fighters. The Royal Navy reduced its order to
100 Sea Furies and canceled the Boulton-Paul
contract entirely.
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