Top Flite Nobler - Manual (Page 7)

22. Glue 1/8" ply patch F-21 into hatch as shown in Fig. 14. Drill 3/16" hole
and mount nylon plate. Glue 1/2" x 3/4" x 1-3/8" hardwood block between motor
mounts: drill: and epoxy nylon ball fastener into hole. Adjust for proper fit.
23. Install engine. Glue top cowl block in place. Glue bottom front 3/8" block
to fuselage, then F-5 (ply), and F-5A (ply). Glue rear bottom 3/8" shaped block
in place.
24. Glue cowl side blocks in position, center F-19 around engine crankshaft and
glue. Remove engine. Glue servo tray mounts in place.
WING
25. Lift wing from plan. Turn upside-down, remove tabs and repeat instructions
19 and 20 (use parts W-16 and W-17). Glue 1/8" x 1/4" T. E. capping strip in
place. (Fig. 12). Trim and sand excess wood outside of W-12 until flush with
rib and glue on wingtip blocks.
26. Assemble aileron bellcranks to ply parts W-13. Glue W-19 and W-20 to ribs
W-7 and W-8 respectively. Glue W-13 in place in wing. See Fig. 15.
27. Run 1/16" music wire pushrods through wing ribs and assemble to bell-
cranks. Glue W-14's in position. Do not assemble connecting-links to bellcrank yet.
FINAL ASSEMBLY
28. Try popping fuselage batch into place. Make any adjustments required for a
perfect fit.
29. Carve and sand fuselage blocks, cowl and wingtips to sections shown on
plan.
30. Slip metal clips onto main L. G. unit. Hold in position on F-5 and drill
holes for mounting screws. Bolt L. G. in place, coating nuts inside with glue.
31. Slip flap horn into wing slots in fuselage sides and push to rear end. Slide
wing into slots and center the wing in the fuselage. It may be necessary to trim
away the front end of the wing slot on one side a little, to achieve this.
32. When satisfied with position, glue wing/fuselage joint using plenty of ce-
ment. Fill any oversize holes with vinyl-spackle (from hardware store) and sand
carefully.
33. Sand stab and elevators to section and pin stab temporarily on fuselage,
lining up with the wing in front view. Glue tail blocks to fuselage over stab using
the fin temporarily as a 1/4" thick spacer. It will be easier to carve these blocks
to conform to fuselage lines without the stab and fin in place. After carving
blocks, sand fin and rudder to section and glue fin between block, and then glue
stab in place.
34. The R/C equipment is now installed. Screw the aileron servo in place
and hook up to pushrods. Sand ailerons and hinge onto the wing with Mono-
Kote. These hinges are only temporary and will be removed before covering.
Install aileron connecting-links and horns. Check for movement using the radio.
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