Top Flite TOPA0305 Part 1 - Manual (Page 12)

INCORRECT: SHEETS
NOT FLAT AND EVEN
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CORRECT SHEETS ARE
FLAT AND EVEN
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E. Press the joining edges of the sheets down
with your fingers so they are flat and even. Place
weights on top of the sheets to hold them flat.
F. Squeegee the glue, press the seams flat, and
place weights along the other glue joint. Let the
glue dry.
G. Use the same procedure to make the wing
skins when you build the wing.
2. After the glue is dry, peel off the masking tape
and decide which side of the planks will be the
outside. Use a bar sander or a large, flat sanding
block and 150-grit sandpaper to sand the planks
so
they are flat, even and smooth. The idea is to do
the sanding before you glue the skins to the
structure.
3. Cut the 9" x 30" sheets in half, making four (or
six for the straight tail) 9" x planks.
LE Grain
Stab
TE
! -
Elevator (Ruddervater) Elevator (Ruddervater)
4. Cut the stab and elevator skin templates
from the plan. Use a straightedge and a ballpoint
pen to mark their outline onto the 9" x planks
(do not use a felt-tip pen). The templates are
slightly oversize to allow for slight variances in
construction. Note the
grain direction. Cut the
stab and elevator skins from the planks. If you're
building the straight tail do the same for the fin and
rudder skin. Note: The template shown on the
plans for the elevator (ruddervator) is larger than
needed. You will need to trim this to the correct
size when you fit the skin into place.
B e e c h Fact: Let's get it straight. All Bonanza 35's
(that's A through V including the very first
Bonanza-the
35
are V-tails. Models 33 through 33C
are Debonairs (more on the Debonair in a later Beech
Fact). Models 33E through G are straight tail
Bonanzas, as well as the very last Bonanzas
produced: the 36 and A36. But it's not that simple. The
designations didn't necessarily proceed from A, to B,
to C, etc. There were variations of some of the models
such as the V35, V35TC. V35A, V35A-TC and so on.
Or, the F33, F33A and F33C. But, t h e number
designation rule still applies. Now you can really
impress your friends!
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If you're building the V-tail, skip to "Build the
stabilizer and ruddervators" on page 17.
BUILD THE STABILIZER AND ELEVATORS
Build the right and left stab halves simultaneously.
The left half of the stab plan shows the straight tail
stab with dashed lines indicating the V-tail stab.
The right half of the stab plan shows the V-tail stab
with dotted lines indicating the straight tail stab.
STI. Position the plan so the stab is over your
flat building board (or cut the stab from the wing
plan) and tape it down and cover it with wax paper.
s1s
ph
ST2. Glue both die-cut 118" balsa straight tail
LE braces together and both die-cut 3/32" balsa
S1S
ribs together.
ST3. Test fit the die-cut 3/32" balsa stab ribs
S2S through S7S in the notches of both die-cut
1 / 8 " balsa stab TE spars Place both
assemblies over the plan and add the LE brace.
See the photo at step ST4.