Top Flite TOPA0290 - Manual (Page 15)

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2.
Repeat the pre
vious step to mak
e
the leading and
tr
ailing edge por
tions of the other stab skin.
Glue the
sheets y
ou just cut to the front and bac
k of the
stab
skins
.Reminder:
Aliphatic resin is recommended o
ver
CA because it will allo
w time to position the sheets and
will be easier to sand after it dr
ies
.
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3.
While the glue on the stab skins is dr
ying, mak
e
up the r
ibs f
or the stab assemb
ly b
y
gluing a die-cut
1/8"[3.2mm] plyw
ood
rib doub
ler
“S2C”
to both
sides of f
our die-cut 3/32"[2.4mm] balsa
stab ribs
S2
.
Glue one die-cut 1/8"[3.2mm] plyw
ood
rib
doub
ler “S2B”
to one side of another stab r
ib S2
(mak
e tw
o of these
, and be sure to mak
e
a
right
and
a
left
).
Lastly
, mak
e tw
o sets of root stab r
ibs b
y
gluing together tw
o die-cut 1/8"[3.2mm] plyw
ood
stab ribs S1
.
Note:
If y
ou f
orget which of the
doub
lers
“B”
are
, the
y are the ones with the larger
hole f
or the br
ass tubing.
…Bac
k to the stab skins…
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4.
After the glue on the stab skins has dr
ied remo
v
e
the masking tape and sand both sides flat and e
v
en.
Cut the
Stab Center Cutout
T
emplate
from the plan
and use it to mar
k the cutout in the stab skins with a
ballpoint pen.
Cut and remo
v
e
the section of sheeting,
b
ut do not cut directly on the line—lea
v
e
some
additional mater
ial to allo
w f
or positioning.
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5.
Cut out the corr
ugations and tr
ue the edges
with y
our sanding tool.
Cut the corr
ugation fillers
from more 1/16"x 1/4"x 30"[1.6 x 6 x 760mm] balsa stic
ks and glue them to the insides of the stab skins
the same as y
ou did f
o
r the fin and r
udder skins
.
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6.
Cut the
stabiliz
er contr
ol r
o
d
to a length of
6"[150mm] from a 4-40 x 12"[300mm] pushrod b
y
cutting off the threaded end.
Discard the threaded
end (or k
eep it f
or y
our spare par
ts bin).
Cut the
do
wel spar
to a length of 15-3/4"[400mm] from the
5/16"x 16"[8 x 405mm] hardw
ood do
w
el.
Use a piece
of a paper to
w
el or a tissue dampened with
denatured alcohol to clean an
y residual oil from the
control rod.
Clean the inside and outside of the
11/32"x 6"[8.7 x 150mm] br
ass tube and the 3/8"x 1-
1/2"[9.5 x 38mm] br
ass tube as w
ell.
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7.
Dr
ill 3/32"[2.4mm] holes betw
een the ends of
the die-cut slots in the plyw
ood S1 Ribs to mak
e slots
that will accommodate the stabiliz
er control rod.
A
lso
dr
ill 3/32"[2.4mm] holes through the punchmar
ks
through the r
ibs at the punchmar
ks in the B doub
lers
.
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