Top Flite TOPA0300 - Manual (Page 28)

NO
TE: The 1/8” die-cut pl
yw
ood f
o
rmer
s
are stamped onl
y with the necessar
y
por
tion of their name
. For e
xample
, F-2B is
stamped 2B.
❏
1. Pin the
bottom vie
w
of the Fuselage plan
to a flat b
uilding surf
ace
, then co
v
e
r it with
w
a
x
ed paper
. Cut the plans apar
t if necessar
y.
❏
2. Use 30-Min
ute Epo
xy to glue the f
ollo
wing
1/8” die-cut pl
y par
ts
together to mak
e sub-
assemb
lies:
A)
T
w
o
F-1
fo
rmers
. Mak
e sure the notches
are aligned.
B)
T
w
o
F-1B
fo
rmers
.
Don’t
glue them to F-1
.
C)
T
w
o
Fuse K
eel
par
ts
. Apply w
eight to hold
them flat.
D)
T
w
o
FW
-A
and one
FW
-B
Fire
w
all. Mak
e
sure that FW
-B is on the “bottom” of the
stac
k and that all the tabs are aligned.
E)
F2-B
and
F2-D
. F2-D m
ust be glued to the
forwar
d face
of F2-B
. Mak
e sure that the
do
w
el holes are aligned.
❏
3. Pin the 3/16” x 3/8” x 48” g
roo
v
e
d
Main
String
e
rs
to the plans
. Be sure that the Main
Str
ingers are aligned with the outside edge of the f
o
rmers and
NO
T
the outside sheeting line
on the plans
. When pinning the Main Str
ingers
at F-1,
align them with the dashed line that
e
xtends past F-1
. The
1/8” gr
oo
ve faces to
the outside
of the fuse
. Lea
v
e
e
xcess mater
ial
e
xtending be
y
ond F-1 and at the tail f
or tr
imming
to siz
e later
.
IMPOR
T
ANT
: Bef
ore star
ting assemb
ly
, drill
a 3/16” pushr
od hole thr
ough eac
h of the
punc
h-marks on f
ormer
s F-2 - F-8.
All
fo
rm
ers m
ust be installed with the stamped
identification n
u
mber f
acing f
orw
ard. This is
necessar
y to align the pushrod holes
.
Build the fusela
g
e
bottom
frame
w
ork
B
UILD THE FUSELA
GE
❏❏
5. Plug the flaps with the hinges into the
wing. Chec
k the fit and r
un the flaps through
their complete r
ange of motion. Mak
e an
y
required adjustments until the flaps s
w
ing
freely
. Remember
, the flaps m
ust
c
lose
flush
against the wing TE.
❏❏
4. When a good fit is obtained, install
large Robar
t
Piv
ot P
oint Hing
es
.
NO
TE
:
The
hinges are
not glued
in until
after
the finish
has been applied. Deter
mine the hinge
locations from the plans (if y
ou f
orgot to mar
k
them in the aft inner spar), then dr
ill 3/16”
holes at the hinge locations using the dr
ill
guides to obtain the correct angle f
or the hinge
❏❏
2. Assemb
le the tw
o
Flap Drill Guides
(A&B)
b
y
gluing the six die-cut 1/8” ply pieces
as sho
wn.
❏❏
3. T
est fit the flaps
. Chec
k that all edges
are flush.
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