Top Flite TOPA0290 - Manual (Page 2)

T
ABLE OF CONTENTS
INTR
ODUCTION
....................................................2
SAFETY PRECA
UTIONS
......................................3
DECISIONS
Y
OU MUST MAKE
............................4
Radio Equipment
................................................4
Engine Recommendations
.................................4
Landing Gear Options
........................................4
Coc
kpit & Pilots
..................................................5
T
rim Scheme/Finishing Supplies
........................5
ADDITIONAL ITEMS REQ
UIRED
.........................5
Hardw
are and Accessor
ies
................................5
Adhesiv
es and Building Supplies
.......................5
Optional Supplies and
T
ools
...............................6
IMPOR
T
ANT B
UILDING NO
TES
..........................6
COMMON ABBREVIA
TIONS
................................7
DIE-CUT P
A
TTERNS
........................................8&9
PREP
ARE T
O
B
U
ILD
...........................................10
Build the
T
ail Surf
aces
......................................10
Build the
V
e
rtical Stabiliz
er (Fin)
......................10
Finish the Fin & Rudder
...................................13
Build the Hor
iz
ontal Stabiliz
er (Stab)
...............14
B
U
ILD THE
WING
................................................18
Mak
e
the
Wing Skins
.......................................18
Build the Center P
anel
.....................................18
Build the Outer P
anels
.....................................21
Fit the Fix
ed Landing Gear
..............................23
Fit the Retr
actab
le Landing Gear
.....................23
Finish Fitting the Landing Gear
........................24
Sheet the Bottom of the
Wing
..........................25
Mount the Hatches and Landing Gear
.............26
Build the Ailerons
.............................................28
Build the Flaps
.................................................29
Hinge the Flaps
................................................31
Mount the Flap and Aileron Ser
v
o
s
.................32
Join the
Wing
...................................................33
B
U
ILD THE
FUSELA
GE
......................................34
F
rame the Bottom of the Fuselage
..................34
Sheet the Bottom of the Fuselage
...................37
Mount the Fix
ed Nose Gear
.............................39
Fit the Retr
actab
le Nose Gear
.........................39
Mount the Engine
.............................................40
Connect the Nose Steer
ing and
Throttle
.........40
Co
v
e
r the Hor
iz
ontal Stabiliz
er
.........................41
Mount the Hor
iz
ontal Stabiliz
er
........................43
Mount the
V
e
rtical Stabiliz
er (Fin)
....................45
Sheet the Aft End of the Fuselage
...................47
Build the Dorsal Fin
..........................................48
Finish the
T
op of the Fuselage
.........................48
Mount the Cabin
T
o
p
........................................49
Fit the
T
ail Cone
...............................................51
FINAL CONSTR
UCTION
.....................................53
Mount the Co
wl
................................................53
Mount the
Wing
................................................56
Build the Belly P
a
n
...........................................57
FINISH THE
MODEL
...........................................58
Co
v
e
ring
...........................................................58
P
ainting
............................................................61
Final Assemb
ly and Systems Hookup
.............62
Mount the Pilots
...............................................66
Glue on the Exter
nal Str
ingers
............................67
Apply the Decals
..................................................67
Add P
anel Lines
...................................................67
GET
THE MODEL READ
Y
T
O
FL
Y
.....................67
Center the Controls & Chec
k the Directions
....67
Set the Control
Thro
ws
....................................68
Balance the Model (C
.G.)
................................69
Balance the Model Later
ally
.............................69
PREFLIGHT
.........................................................69
Identify Y
our
Model
...........................................69
Charge the Batter
ies
........................................69
Balance Propellers
...........................................70
Ground Chec
k
..................................................70
Range Chec
k
...................................................70
ENGINE SAFETY PRECA
UTIONS
.....................70
AMA SAFETY CODE
..........................................71
IMAA SAFETY CODE
.........................................71
CHECK LIST
........................................................72
FL
YING
................................................................72
T
a
k
eoff
..............................................................73
Flight
................................................................73
Landing
............................................................73
Fusela
g
e/Wing Plan
.........................center section
INTR
ODUCTION
Cong
ratulations and thank y
ou f
o
r purchasing the
T
o
p
Flite
®
Gold Edition
Piper Arro
w II.
One of the unique
features of this
T
op Flite
Gold
kit is the scale
corr
ugations on the v
e
rtical and hor
iz
ontal stab and on
all of the control surf
aces
.
The corr
ugations are
optional, b
ut add m
u
ch to the scale eff
ect of this model.
While this kit can be assemb
led b
y
inter
mediate
b
uilders
, note that the corr
ugations tak
e additional time
,
skill and patience
.Read through the man
ual to see ho
w
the corr
ugations are made and ho
w the
y are co
vered
bef
ore making a decision.
Should y
ou decide not to
b
uild y
our Arro
w with corr
ugated control surf
aces
simply replace the die-cut, corr
ugated skins with
regular sheeting (not included). Another option is to b
u
ild the plane with fix
ed or
retr
actab
le landing gear
.
This kit w
as designed to fit
Robar
t retr
acts
, so should y
ou decide to install another
br
and an
y modifications required w
ould be up to y
ou.
Flaps are another option.
The man
ual is pr
imar
ily
“geared”
to
w
ard b
u
ilding the Arro
w
with flaps
, b
u
t
instr
uctions are also pro
vided f
or b
u
ilding the model
without flaps
.
Lastly
, the cabin top is v
acuum-f
or
med from a clear
,
PETG plastic sheet.
The windo
w outlines are molded
in.
Finishing the cabin top requires masking, sanding and painting around the windo
ws
.
Since the cabin
top is molded from PETG, it ma
y be painted with
T
o
p
Flite LustreK
ote
® .
The le
vel of scale detail y
ou wish to achie
ve
is up to
you.
Simply b
y
f
ollo
wing the instr
uctions y
ou’ll end up
with a model that v
e
ry
m
uch represents a Piper Arro
w
II.
But y
ou could also
“go all-out”
b
y
adding e
ven more
scale details to mak
e
a model that w
ould be a
contender in an
y le
vel of scale competition.
F
o
r the latest technical updates or man
ual corrections
to the Piper Arro
w visit the
T
op Flite w
eb site at
www
.top-flite
.com
.
Open the
“Air
planes”
link, then
select the Piper Arro
w
.
If there is ne
w technical
inf
or
mation or changes to this model a
“tech notice”
bo
x
will appear in the upper left cor
ner of the page
.
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