Top Flite TOPA1010 - Manual (Page 14)

❏
3.
Cut 4"[102mm] and 3" [77mm] lengths of fuel
tubing.
Connect the shor
ter length to the carb
uretor
and the fuel line
.
The longer piece connects the v
ent
line to the m
uffler which can no
w be mounted.
FINAL DET
AILS
Pr
op Installation and Contr
o
l
Surface Chec
k
❏
1.
Attach the prop and spinner to the engine
.
❏
2.
Be cer
tain that the flaps are centered when
the ele
v
ators are centered.
Also be cer
tain that all
the pushrods are connected and that the flaps and ele
v
ator are oper
ating smoothly
.
Mak
e an
y
adjustments necessar
y.
Mount the Canop
y
❏
1.
Use scissors to cut out the
canop
y
front and rear
.
❏
2.
T
est fit the canop
y and tr
im it to the desired shape
.
Be sure to lea
ve
enough o
ver
lap f
or the ne
xt step
.
❏
3.
Mount the canop
y to the fuselage with
1/4"
[6mm] white striping tape
or
Canop
y Glue
.
Do not
use CA as it will attac
k the clear canop
y,
causing it to
fog o
v
er and become soft.
Appl
y the Decals
Pr
ior to applying decals
, use a co
v
e
ring iron with a
co
v
e
ring soc
k
to remo
v
e
an
y wr
inkles in the co
v
e
ring
on the wing and flaps
.The best w
a
y is to glide the iron
o
v
er the co
v
e
ring until the wr
inkles disappear
, and
then go o
v
er the area again, pushing do
wn to bond
the co
v
e
ring to the w
ood.
If the wr
inkles don’t go
a
w
a
y, the balsa in that area ma
y be bending inw
ard.
If this is happening, do not press do
wn on the iron in
that area.
Simply let the heat of the iron shr
ink the
co
v
e
ring.
If the wr
inkles momentar
ily disappear
, then
immediately reappear
, the iron ma
y be too hot, thus
causing air b
u
b
b
les
.L
o
w
er the temper
ature of the iron
or use a shar
p #11 b
lade to puncture se
v
e
ral holes in
the co
v
e
ring, and then reheat.
The suggested iron
temper
ature is around 360° F
❏
1.
Use scissors or a shar
p hob
b
y
knif
e to cut the
decals from the decal sheet.
Where possib
le
, round
the cor
ners so the
y are less lik
ely to peel up dur
ing
cleaning and handling.
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