Top Flite Phasoar 035 - Manual (Page 10)

bottom left triangular stock. Mark with a
pencil where this occurs and use a DREMEL
to relieve this area. Once the motor is in
place, d r i l l two 1/8" diameter holes in F-
3 for mounting w i t h two 4-40 x 1/2" screws.
Remove motor and screws - set aside.
Note: For a MABUCHI 380 motor, no
special rotating is required, but metric
mounting screws are needed (not supplied).
15. Using 1/16" balsa sheet stock, glue bottom
sheeting in place (cross-grain) from rear
of F-4 back to end of fuse sides.
16. Glue 1/8" pod screw plate in place between
1/8" fuse longerons and against rear of F-
5.
17. Tack glue die-cut P-4 ply pod base to
bottom of fuse sheeting w i t h front edge
securely against F-4. Glue forward pod
former P-2 carefully to P-4 (Keep glue off
of F-4 and be sure to center P-2). Glue
triangular 1/4" stock to bottoms of P-1 pod
sides - be sure you make a LEFT and RIGHT
pod side!
18. As shown on the plans the pod is held in
place at the front with two 5/8" lengths
of 1/16" music wire. The two required
holes for their locating/mounting pins must
now be drilled through P-2 and F-4. D r i l l
1/16" holes. Insert the two 1/16" x 1-1/2"
music wire pins in place and glue securely
to the P-4 pod base and P-2 former.
19. Now glue the P-1 pod sides in place to P-
2/P-4 making sure the P-1's match the
fuselage sides. Make certain to keep glue
off of fuse sides. See drawing below.
20. Glue 1/8" x 3/8" spruce/ply to bottom of
P-4 and butt up to P-3.
21. Fit and glue P-6 and pod tail blocks in
place. D r i l l cooling air outlet holes and
sand bottom of pod to accept P-5.
22. Now drill and tap pod screw plate with an
8-32 tap. Glue P-5 in place. Locate the
1/2"x 2" x 12" length of balsa. Using a
sanding block, bevel-sand one end of the
block to f i t against the forward face of
F-4, holding it in place at the top of the
fuselage.
23. The forward end of the radio hatch is now
cut at the angle shown on the plans. Once
the bevel cut has been made, use the
sanding block to l i g h t l y clean up each end
of the cut. Set aside the hatch part for
a moment. On the remaining length of block
measure forward from the bevel cut and cut
this piece off. This then becomes the
forward "lip" for the radio hatch. Use
tape to hold the radio hatch in place to
the top of the fuselage, against F-4.
Apply a small amount of glue to the bottom
of the forward block and glue i t in place
to the top of the fuselage and nose block,
matching the bevel on the front of the
radio hatch block, thus insuring a nice f i t
between these two blocks. Untape and
remove the radio hatch block. Locate and
remove the ply hatch "lip" from i t s die-cut
sheet. F-4 can now be glued to the
forward, bottom surface of the hatch block
with 3/16" of its forward end protruding,
thus providing a f i t beneath the forward
block just installed and preventing
shifting from side-to-side. Install the
two 1/8" square hatch locators. Repeat
procedure for the bottom nose block. The
bottom block, not being removable, can now
be glued in place.
24. The next step is to assemble the nose
block. Glue the plywood spinner ring to
the 1/4"x 1-3/4" x 2" balsa nose block,
carefully centering i t . After the block
has dried, remove center section by cutting
along center of spinner ring with a #11
blade. Sand the front of the fuselage per
section B-B to accept the nose block
assembly. A l i g n the nose block w i t h the
motor shaft and cement to F-3. The cool-
air intake hole can be d r i l l e d at this time
(see photo below).
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