Top Flite TOPA0290 - Manual (Page 34)

B
UILD THE
FUSELA
GE
FRAME THE
BO
TT
OM
OF THE
FUSELA
GE
❏
1.
The fuselage plan consists of tw
o pieces
.
Cut
one of the pieces at the lines
, then tape it to the other
plan aligning the lines
.
❏
2.
Cut the bottom vie
w of the fuselage plan from
the rest of the plan (or lea
v
e
the plan together and
position the bottom vie
w o
v
er y
our flat b
uilding
board).
Co
v
er the plan with Great Planes Plan
Protector or w
ax paper so glue will not adhere
.
❏
3.
Glue a die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] plyw
ood
bottom
inside stabiliz
er mount (BI)
o
v
er a die-cut 1/8"
[3.2mm] plyw
ood
bottom outside stabiliz
e
r mount
(BO)
.
Note that the bottom, angled edges of the
par
ts should align (remember the fuselage is being
b
uilt upside-do
wn so f
or no
w
, the bottom is the
upw
ard f
acing edge).
Note:
Unless otherwise
specified, all of the fuselage f
o
rmers are 1/8"
[3.2mm] plyw
ood.
❏
4.
Mak
e
another assemb
ly the same w
a
y,
e
xcept
make them a mirr
or ima
g
e
for the other side
.
Ref
er to this photo f
or the f
ollo
wing tw
o steps.
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5.
Dr
ill a 7/64" [2.8mm] or 1/8" [3.2mm] hole
through one of the die-cut 1/16" [1.6mm] plyw
ood
bottom
stabiliz
er mount tripler
s
.
N
ote that tw
o of
these par
ts are included, b
ut only the one is used.
Glue the tr
ipler to the inside of the
left
stabiliz
er
mount as sho
wn in the photo
.
G
lue the other
, smaller
tr
ipler to the inside of the
right
stabiliz
er mount.
❏
6.
Glue together the three die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm]
plyw
ood par
ts of the
fire
wall bottom 1AB
,
1BB
and
1CB
.
M
ak
e sure y
ou glue them together in that order
and that the stamped names of the par
ts all f
ace
upw
ard (f
orw
ard).
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7.
Dr
ill 7/32" [5.6mm] holes through the tw
o
punchmar
ks in the fire
w
all where indicated b
y
the
arro
ws in the sk
etch f
or the bottom engine mount
b
lind n
uts
.
T
ap tw
o 8-32 b
lind n
uts into the holes in
the
bac
k
of the fire
w
all.
Use thin CA to per
manently
secure the b
lind n
uts
.
If y
ou will be installing
retr
actab
le landing gear
, dr
ill 9/64" [3.6mm] holes
through the tw
o other punchmar
ks f
or the nose
steer
ing guide tubes
.
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