Top Flite TOPA0300 - Manual (Page 32)

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11. Apply medium CA to all fr
ame par
ts
that the sheet will contact
e
xcept
the top
string
er
.
Roll the sheet into position, star
ting
along the lo
w
er edge
. Hold it in position b
y
hand
and with clothespins until the CA cures
. Wic
k
thin CA along the top seam, wiping off the e
xcess bef
ore it cures
. Repeat Steps 7-11 f
o
r
the other side of the fuse
.
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12. Cut
tw
o 13-1/4”
lengths from a
3/32” x
3” x 36”
balsa sheet. Hold one of the 13-1/4”
sheets in position on the top edge of the Fuse Side from F-3 to F-1. Dr
a
w
a line on the sheet
that bisects F-2, top to bottom.
Remember
, F-2
angles f
orw
ard.
Cut the sheet on the line
.
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13. Use the same sheeting technique as
Steps 7-11 to sheet from F-3 f
o
rw
ard to F-2. If
the sheeting is not wide enough, glue a str
ip of
lefto
v
er 3/32" balsa to one edge
. Use the second
half of the 13-1/4” balsa sheet to sheet from F-2 to F-1. If the sheeting is not wide enough, glue a str
ip of lefto
v
er 3/32” balsa to one edge
.
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14. Repeat Steps 12 and 13 f
or the other side
of the fuse
.
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15. Mar
k
the location of the Main Landing
Gear b
y
pushing a long T
-pin through the sheeting
betw
een LF and F-3 with the pin flat on the upper
surf
ace of the Landing Gear Plate
. Use the pin as
a ref
erence point to cut a 1/4” x 1-1/2” slot f
or the
Main Landing Gear
. The slot m
ust be e
v
en with
the Landing Gear Plate and F-3.
Don’t w
orr
y if the
slot is slightly o
versiz
ed as it will be co
ve
red with
an ABS f
air
ing dur
ing final assemb
ly
.
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16. Clean up the inside edges of the
sheeting along the third str
inger with a T
-bar and
150-g
rit sandpaper
. Clip a 3/32” x 2” x 30” balsa
sheet along the center
line of the center str
inger
,
from LF to F-9. Use the chalk technique to mar
k
the outline
, then
tr
im the sheet to siz
e
. Glue the
sheet in position.
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17. Fit, cut and glue the other 2”-wide
bottom sheet in the same manner
.
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18. Cut the 3/32” x 2-3/4” x 24” f
orw
ard
bottom sheet into tw
o 12” lengths
. Use the same
chalk technique to fit, cut and glue the tw
o
forw
ard bottom sheets betw
een LF and F-1.
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19. When the all of the balsa sheeting is dr
y,
lightly sand the joints with 220-g
rit sandpaper
.
Sand the sheeting flush with F-1 and F-9.
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