Top Flite TOPA0300 - Manual (Page 41)

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11. Sand the shaped 1/4” balsa
Dor
sal Fillet
to b
lend with the top of the Dorsal Fin and the
Fin’
s LE. Glue it in place
, then sand it to b
lend
with the tw
o Fins
. The result should be a
smooth, constant r
adius
, without an
y “b
umps” on
the ends
.
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12. Blend the Dorsal Fin to the V
e
rtical Fin
with
se
veral thin coats
of balsa filler
. The object
is to ha
v
e
the whole Fin assemb
ly appear as
one flo
wing piece
.
NO
TE: Do not make a fillet where the Fin
assemb
ly
meets the fuse
.
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13. While y
ou ha
v
e
the balsa filler handy
, tak
e
care of an
y dings and open seams betw
een
the sheeting.
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14. T
est fit the f
our segments of the die-cut
1/8” balsa
Co
wl Ring
on F-1.
NO
TE: There are top and bottom pair
s of
par
ts to the Co
wl Ring. Glue the Co
wl Ring to
F-1 with thic
k CA, so that y
ou will ha
ve a f
e
w
seconds to make last-min
ute adjustments.
The Co
wl Ring should be inset fr
om the fuse
sheeting b
y
about 1/16” all ar
ound.
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15. Use 30-Min
ute Epo
xy to glue each of the
1/2” x 1/2” x 5/8” Maple
Co
wl Mount Bloc
ks
into the notches around the Co
wl Ring. As
Co
wlings are usually subjected to a f
a
ir amount
of vibr
ation, be sure to get a good bond betw
een
the Bloc
ks
, the Co
wl Ring and F-1.
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16. Glue the tw
o 1/32” x 3/8” x 4-5/8” birch ply
str
ips to the f
orw
ard sides of F-2B
. The
y e
xtend
from the Main Str
inger to the top of F-2D and
pro
vide a little e
xtr
a suppor
t f
o
r F-2B
.
By no
w y
ou should be looking at a Cessna. If
not, y
ou’v
e been w
o
rking on the wrong kit.
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1. Clean out wing do
w
el holes with a 1/4” dr
ill
bit, to assure easy wing do
w
el fits
.
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2. Install the wing and chec
k the fit. Mak
e
adjustments as necessar
y.
Hold a str
ing (with
A
A
A=A
Mount the wing to the fusela
g
e
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