Top Flite TOPA0300 - Manual (Page 34)

NO
TE: T
est fit the entire f
ollo
wing assemb
ly
(Steps 2-5) bef
ore using an
y glue
.
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2. Mix 1/4 oz. of 30-Min
ute Epo
xy
. Use epo
xy
to glue the tw
o die-cut 1/8” ply
Fire
wall Side
Suppor
ts
to F-1 and the Ser
v
o T
ra
y.
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3. Use epo
xy to glue the
Fire
wall
betw
een the
tw
o Side Suppor
ts and then glue the die-cut 1/8”
ply
T
ank Roof
in position.
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4. Use medium CA to glue the die-cut 1/8” ply
Instrument P
anel
(IP)
to the top of the Main
Str
inger
3-5/8”
behind the f
orw
ard edge of F-1
and also to the aft edge of the T
ank Roof
.
Line
up the T
ank Roof betw
een the punched inde
x
mar
ks on IP
.
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5. Use epo
xy to glue
F-1B
to the top edge of
F-1 and the T
ank Roof
. A couple of scr
ap stic
ks
spot glued to the f
orw
ard f
ace of F-1 will help
align F-1B
.
NO
TE: Bef
ore the epo
xy cures, use c
lamps
and masking tape to hold all par
ts in
alignment and in tight contact with eac
h other
.
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6. Glue F-5B
, F-6B
, F-7B and F-8B on top of
fo
rmers F-5 through F-8. Hold a str
aightedge
across both f
o
rm
er halv
es to align them.
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7. Lightly taper the top f
orw
ard edge of the
tw
o die-cut 1/8” ply
Stab Sad
dles
to allo
w f
o
r
the cur
v
ature of the sheeting, then glue them to
the top of the Main Str
inger betw
een F-8B
and F-9.
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8. Dr
a
w
an “X” from cor
ner to cor
ner on tw
o
5/16” x 3/4” x 7/8” bass
w
ood
Strut Bloc
ks
to
locate the center point. Dr
ill a 1/16” dia. hole
through the the Str
ut Bloc
k where the lines
cross
. P
o
sition the Str
ut Bloc
ks on second
str
inger (See the str
ut section on the wing plan)
from the bottom at F-2. Y
ou will need to sand a
slight r
adius on the Str
ut Bloc
ks so that the
y will
fit flush against the sheeting. Sand a taper along the f
orw
ard edge so that the
y will fit flush against
F-2. It is impor
tant to k
eep both Str
ut Bloc
ks the
same siz
e
. Glue them in place when satisfied
with the fit.
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9. Glue the die-cut 1/8” ply
F-2B/F-2D
and
F-
3B
fo
rm
ers to the Main Str
inger abo
v
e
F-2
and F-3.
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10. Glue the die-cut 1/8” ply f
o
rmer doub
lers
F-
2C
and
F-3C
to the f
orw
ard f
aces of F-2B and F-
3B
. The notches inter
loc
k with the Main Str
inger
.
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