Top-flite TOPA0135 User Manual download pdf (Page 30)

❏❏10. Hold the dihedral gauge near the middle

of W-1 and lightly tack glue the rib to the top and

bottom main spars. Do not glue the dowel plate

until told to do so.

❏❏11. Move the dihedral gauge near the trailing

edge of the rib, then using the same technique, set

the angle and position of W-1. Glue the rib to the

aft outer spar.

❏❏12. Use a spacer (such as one of the dihedral

braces or a flap hatch cover) to position the dowel

plate 1/16" in front of the main spars. Glue the

dowel plate to ribs W-1 and W-2.

❏❏13. Glue a die-cut 1/8" plywood Dowel Plate

(FWD) in the notches of ribs W-1 and W-2.

❏❏14. Cut the shaped balsa Leading Edge to

the correct length as shown on the plans and

carefully bevel the ends. Center the leading edge

vertically on the front edge of the ribs, then glue it

to ribs W-2 through W-11.

❏❏15. Skip this step if you are NOT going to

build the optional flaps.

Please consider this

strongly – the flaps are not at all difficult to build

and they really add to the flight realism and make

landings lots of fun.

Place the die-cut 3/32" balsa

Flap Root Rib W-2F next to W-2 as shown on

the plans. Slip three layers of waxed paper

between W-2 and W-2F up to the “V” notch then

glue W-2F to W-2 forward of the V notch.

❏❏16. Trial fit the tapered 18" Flap Spar into the

“V” notches just behind the aft inner spar and cut it

to fit from W-1 to W-7. Make sure it fits all the way

down into the notches so the upward facing

surface is flush with the ribs. Make adjustments to

the notches if necessary then glue the spar

into position.

❏❏17. Make two Flap Servo Hatch Supports

and two Aileron (or releasable drop tank) Servo

Rails from two of the 1/4" x 3/8" spar cut-offs, then

glue them to the notches in the ribs. If you don’t

plan on using flaps, fill the notches with scrap balsa

(or you could install the rails anyway).

FLAP SPAR

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