Top Flite Phasoar 035 - Manual (Page 16)

Shown in the photo above is a collection of Top
F l i t e tools, the Hot Sock iron shoe cover (a
"must" for a great finish), MonoKote
Cleaner/Polish, a selection of MonoKote, razor
blades (single edge), a hobby knife w i t h a #11
blade and a metal straight-edge (min. 36" long).
The best practice is to cover each of the
aircraft's components separately. In the case of
the PHASOAR, t h i s means the wing, the fuselage, the
battery pod, the stabilator halves and the rudder.
After covering, c a r e f u l l y clear-out any of the
required holes, slots, etc., that may have been
covered up, i.e., rudder horn slot. stabilator
drive ovals, pivot holes, antenna tube exit, and
rudder cable drive exit, etc.
On our prototype PHASOAR"s we used a small brush
and some flat black paint (aircraft dope is fine
here) to paint the inside of the a i r entry hole in
the nose and the hole in the rear of the battery
pod. This is not necessary, but looks quite nice.
The rudder can now be hinged to the fin using the
method shown on the plans. This hinge system
provides an extremely efficient rudder action in
f l i g h t by virtue of the fact that it is gapless.
Properly done, these hinges are a l l but invisible
and lend greatly to the overall "one-piece" look of
the finished model. Do not install the rudder horn
in place yet. This w i l l be done in the RADIO
INSTALLATION section of these instructions.
W i t h your covering job now complete, make i t really
shine by g i v i n g i t a glistening cleaning job w i t h
a few shots of MonoKote Cleaner Polish! About a l l
that's left to do is to add your AMA numbers.
REMEMBER that these have to be 1" or t a l l e r and
must appear on the RIGHT wing panel, we have used
both Super MonoKote and MonoKote T r i m Sheets for
this job to make i t easy and good-looking.
From your parts bag, locate the 1-1/2" long, 0.038
I.D. brass tubing. This material w i l l be cut up to
provide solder connections between the drive cables
and the soft wire paper c l i p connectors.
D r i l l a 1/32" dia. hole through the rudder horn to
accept the paper c l i p drive wire. Cut off about
1/4" of the brass tubing connector material and
clean out each of i t w i t h your #11 blade to accept
the cable and paper c l i p ends. Cut off the
required length of paper c l i p wire (see plans) to
make the connection to the rudder horn and bend one
end into a "Z" bend. S l i p the brass connector
halfway onto the drive cable end and the paper c l i p
wire into the other end of t h i s connector. Sweat
solder the three pieces together, using a minimum
of solder. S l i p the opposite end of this drive
cable into the rudder tube and feed its length
through the fuselage and into the servo compartment
- don't cut off the excess cable yet. Attach the
rudder horn to the "Z" bend and carefully glue the
horn into the slot previously provided.
The connections made at the servo ends of the
stabilator and rudder drive cables are done in the
same manner as described above. However, the paper
c l i p connectors are to be bent w i t h a "V" bend as
shown, thus providing some centering adjustments
for f l i g h t trim.
I n s t a l l the receiver next. To get the antenna
through the fuselage and out the hole previously
d r i l l e d for this purpose, "fish" a length of heavy
thread through the antenna exit hole and into the
receiver area. Then use a b i t of CA glue to attach
the end of the antenna to the end of the thread and
pull the thread back out of the antenna hole. along
with the antenna.
The battery pack should now be installed, as shown
on the plans, and held in place w i t h double-backed
tape. The ON/OFF switch can also be held in w i t h
double-backed tape. W i t h everything in place, turn
the system ON and test for correct movement and
centering. Adjust as needed.
The "CG" (Center of Gravity) shown on the plans is
exactly where we've flown our prototypes. Balance
your model at this point. Interestingly, our
prototypes did not require any lead at a l l to
arrive at the CG shown.
XV. FLYING
THE FLYING SITE
XIV. RADIO INSTALLATION
Before installing your servos, make sure that they
run in the right directions. If you have servo
reversing capability, this is a simple task.
Install the servos in the fuselage on the rails
provided earlier.
Where there is no established local flying site, a
large, grassy field can be an ideal area. This
field should be free of trees, poles, large
obstructions and. especially, high-tension
electrical lines. Always fly far removed from
houses, populated areas or busy streets. An area
approximately two to four times the size of a
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