Top Flite TOPA0290 - Manual (Page 4)

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inf
or
mation about clubs in y
our area whose
membership includes e
xper
ienced pilots
.
8.
While this kit has been flight tested to e
xceed
nor
mal use
, if the plane will be used f
or e
xtremely
high stress flying, such as r
acing, or if an engine
larger than one in the recommended r
ange is used,
the modeler is responsib
le f
or taking steps to
reinf
orce the high stress points and/or substituting
hardw
are more suitab
le f
or the increased stress
.
Remember:
T
ake y
our time and f
ollo
w the
instructions to end up with a well-b
uilt model
that is straight and true
.
Bef
ore star
ting to b
uild, compare the par
ts in this kit
with the P
a
rts List and die dr
a
wings and note an
y
missing par
ts
.
Also inspect all par
ts to mak
e
sure
the
y
are of acceptab
le quality
.
If an
y par
ts are
missing, brok
en or def
ectiv
e
, or if y
ou ha
v
e
an
y
questions about b
uilding or flying this air
plane
,
please contact
T
op Flite at the address or telephone
n
umber belo
w
.
If requesting replacement par
ts
,
please pro
vide the full kit name (T
op Flite Gold
Edition Piper Arro
w) and the par
t n
umbers as listed
in the P
a
rts List.
T
op Flite Product Suppor
t
3002 N Apollo Dr
iv
e Suite 1
Champaign, IL 61822
T
elephone:
(217) 398-8970
F
ax:
(217) 398-7721
E-mail:
productsuppor
t@top-flite
.com.
DECISIONS
Y
OU MUST MAKE
This is a par
tial list of items required to finish the
Piper Arro
w that ma
y require planning or decision
making bef
ore star
ting to b
uild.
Order n
u
mbers are
pro
vided in parentheses
.
RADIO EQ
UIPMENT
Ev
en though the Piper Arro
w is giant-scale
, it’
s
basically a
“.60-siz
e”
model.
Theref
ore
, the Arro
w
doesn’t require an
y specializ
ed, hea
vy-duty r
adio
gear
.
It ma
y be flo
wn saf
ely with standard ser
v
os on
all of the flying surf
aces
e
xcept
for the full-flying
stabiliz
er
.
The stabiliz
er should be controlled b
y
a
ball bear
ing ser
v
o
with at least 50 oz.-in.
of torque
.
Ser
v
o
e
xtensions and
Y
-har
nesses will also be
required.
F
ollo
wing is a list of ser
v
os and other gear
used to b
uild the Piper Arro
w as sho
wn in this
man
ual.
If y
ou set up y
o
ur model diff
erently
, other
radio gear ma
y be required.
Note:
All of the par
t
n
u
mbers pro
vided f
o
r R/C gear are f
or
Futaba
.
®
❏
(1) Stabiliz
er ser
v
o
with at least 50 oz.-in.
of
torque (Futaba S9001 or similar—FUTM0075)
❏
(5) Standard ser
v
os (1-nose wheel steer
ing,
1-throttle
, 2-ailerons
, 1-r
udder)
❏
(2) Hob
bico 24"[610mm] ser
v
o
e
xtensions (f
or
ailerons—HCAM2721)
❏
(3) Hob
bico 12"[305mm] ser
v
o
e
xtensions (f
or
stabiliz
er and r
udder ser
v
os and coming from
receiv
er to hook up ailerons —HCAM2711)
❏
(1) Futaba dual e
xtension cord (f
or ailerons—
FUTM4130)
A Great Planes Switch & Charge J
a
c
k
Mounting Set
w
as also used (GPMM1000)
The f
ollo
wing items will also be required if
b
uilding optional flaps:
❏
(2) Standard ser
v
o
s
❏
(1) Hob
bico
Y
-har
ness (HCAM2751)
❏
(1) 12"[305mm] ser
v
o
e
xtension (from receiv
er
to flap
Y
-har
ness—HCAM2711)
If installing retractab
le landing g
ear this
ad
ditional radio equipment will also be required.
❏
(1) Micro ser
v
o
❏
(1) 6"[150mm] ser
v
o
e
xtension (HCAM2701)
A receiv
er batter
y
pac
k with a
minim
um
of 1,000mAh
is also required.
(Futaba HR4RB
, FUTM1380)
ENGINE RECOMMEND
A
TIONS
The engine siz
e recommendations f
o
r the Piper Arro
w
are str
aightf
orw
ard.
See the recommendations on the
co
v
e
r of this man
ual.
K
eep in mind that this is a scale
model of a f
our-seat, gener
al a
viation aircr
aft, not an
aerobatic air sho
w plane
.
It is intended to fly
“on the
wing”
and will do so
easil
y
with a .61 tw
o-strok
e
or a
.91 f
our-strok
e
.
D
o not o
v
er
po
w
e
r this aircr
aft.
If using
an O
.S
.
®
Max SF or SX engine the
T
op Flite in-co
wl
m
uffler ma
y be used:
❏
T
OPQ7920
T
op Flite header f
or in-co
wl m
uffler
(F
or O
.S
.
Max engines)
❏
T
OPQ7917
T
op Flite In-co
wl m
uffler
LANDING GEAR OPTIONS The Piper Arro
w requires tw
o 3"[75mm] main wheels
and one 2-1/2"[64mm] nose wheel.
If b
uilding the
Arro
w with fix
ed landing gear
, an
y br
and of the
appropr
iate-siz
e wheels is suitab
le
.
With retr
acts
,
Robar
t wheels are recommended as the
y are narro
w
and fit better into the wing.
Note that a Robar
t 2-
1/4"[57mm] nose wheel is recommended as it will fit on the nose str
ut better than a 2-1/2"[64mm] wheel
(the Robar
t 2-1/4"[57mm] wheel is actually closer to
2-3/8"[60mm], so it is only 1/8"[3mm] smaller than recommended).
F
ollo
wing are the par
t n
umbers f
o
r
the recommended wheels:
❏
Great Planes 3"[75mm] main wheels (GPMQ4225)
❏
Great Planes 2-1/2"[64mm] nose wheel (GPMQ4223)
-or-
❏
Robar
t 3"[75mm] main wheels (R
OBQ1514)
❏
Robar
t 2-1/4"[57mm] nose wheel (R
OBQ1511)
NO
TE:
W
e
, as the kit man
u
facturer
, pro
vide y
o
u
with a top quality kit and g
reat instr
uctions
, b
u
t
ultimately the quality and fly
ability of y
our finished
model depends on ho
w y
o
u b
u
ild it;
theref
ore
, w
e
cannot in an
y w
a
y guar
antee the perf
or
mance of
y
our completed model, and no representations
are e
xpressed or implied as to the perf
or
mance or
saf
ety of y
our completed model.