Top Flite TOPA1020 - Manual (Page 7)

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4.
Roughen up the por
tions of the joiner wire that
fit into the ele
v
ator with sandpaper
.
C
lean the wire
with denatured alcohol.
Mix a 7.5 cc [1/4 oz] batch of
30-min
ute epo
xy
.
Use a piece of wire or a toothpic
k
to apply epo
xy in the hole and g
roo
v
e
in the ele
v
ator
fo
r the joiner wire of
onl
y one ele
v
ator
.
Coat the
matching half of the joiner wire with epo
xy
, and then
inser
t it into the ele
v
ator
.
Secure the joiner wire to the
ele
v
ator while the epo
xy cures
.
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5.
After the epo
xy has cured, reinser
t the hinges
into that ele
v
ator and attach it to the stabiliz
er
.
P
osition the ele
v
a
tor so that the ele
v
ator joiner
control hor
n is centered in the g
roo
v
e
in the tr
ailing
edge of the stab
.
Using the same procedure as the
flaps
, per
manently attach the ele
v
a
tor to the stab
.
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6.
Maneuv
er the par
tially assemb
led stabiliz
er into
the
fusela
g
e
.
Using tw
o 3 x 25 mm SHCS and tw
o
3 mm w
ashers
, per
manently mount the stab to the
fuselage
.
T
o pre
v
ent the scre
ws from bac
king out,
use thread-loc
king compound.
Y
ou can also glue the
stab into place with epo
xy
.
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7.
J
ust as y
ou did with the wing, mix another small
batch of 30-min
ute epo
xy and attach the other
ele
v
ator in the same manner
.
Bef
ore the epo
xy cures
,
secure the hinges with thin CA glue
.
The hinges will
hold the flap in place while the epo
xy cures
.
Install Ele
v
ator Linka
g
e
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1.
Loosely install a 2 mm n
u
t onto each end of the
remaining pushrods
.
Install a metal cle
vis with silicone
retainer onto one end of each remaining pushrod wire
.
Thread the ends of the pushrod wires that only ha
v
e
a
n
ut installed on them into the ends of the alumin
u
m
pushrod.
Adjust the cle
vises and pushrod wires inside
the alumin
um pushrod so that the
total length
of the
assemb
led pushrod is 18-3/4" [475 mm].
Be sure to
use threadloc
king compound on the pushrod threads
.
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2.
Slide the assemb
led pushrod through the
fuselage
.
T
empor
ar
ily attach the cle
vis to the middle
hole in the ele
v
a
tor control hor
n.
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3.
Tighten the n
ut against the cle
vis at the other
end of the pushrod near the wing saddle
.
Be sure
that the cle
v
is is threaded on about 6mm [1/4"].
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4.
Install the
ele
v
a
tor contr
o
l horn access hatc
hes
using eight 2 x 6 mm self-tapping scre
ws
.
FINISH THE
WING
T
est Fit the
Wing
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1.
Cut the co
v
e
ring from the holes in the front of the
wing and glue in the
wing do
wels
with epo
xy
.T
ap the
do
w
els into place as f
a
r as the
y
will go into the holes
.
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2.
Using tw
o 4 x 55 mm scre
ws and tw
o 4 mm
w
ashers
, test fit the wing to the fuselage
.
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