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 5. Pull the air lines through the hole in the top of 

the wing. Tape the lines to the wing so they do not fall 
back into the wing.

 

 6. Secure the landing gear to the wing with six 

6-32 x ¾" [19 mm] socket head cap screws and #6 
lock washers. Be sure to apply a drop of thread locker 
to each of the bolts before installing them in the wing.

 

 7. Locate one of the 5" [127mm] wheels and 

wheel spacers from the kit contents and the axle and 
the 8-32 set screw that comes with the landing gear. 

 

 8. Install them into the landing gear strut as shown. 

Mark the axle with a fi ne point felt tip pen where it meets 
with the strut. Remove the axle and cut off the excess 
with a high speed motor tool or hack saw. Once cut to 
length reinstall the wheel and secure the axle with the 
set screw. Be sure to apply a drop of thread locker to 
the set screw.

 

 9. Locate the upper and lower landing gear doors 

and three landing gear door brackets. Six brackets are 
included in the kit. You will need one of each of the three 
sizes for mounting the doors.

 

 10. Install one of each of the brackets to the three 

mounting locations on the landing gear as shown. The 
shortest bracket is mounted closest to the wing followed 
by the middle length bracket and the longest bracket. 

Secure the brackets with 2-56 x ¼" machine screws as 

shown. Note: each bracket is secured with two screws 

Summary of Contents for GIANT SCALE GOLD EDITION ZERO

Page 1: ...o change or modify this warranty without notice In that Top Flite has no control over the final assembly or material used for final assembly no liability shall be assumed nor accepted for any damage r...

Page 2: ...Road Salina KS 67401 913 823 5569 SCALE COMPETITION Though the Top Flite Zero is an ARF and may not have the same level of detail as an all out scratch built competition model it is a scale model none...

Page 3: ...taking steps to reinforce the high stress points and or substituting hardware more suitable for the increased stress 7 WARNING The cowl and other parts included in this kit are made of fiberglass the...

Page 4: ...ed One lead operates up to 16 servos S Bus leads are available in a number of different lengths to accommodate installation into any size airplane regardless of its complexity There are many choices f...

Page 5: ...A1956 that adds an additional level of scale realism and fun to flying the Zero The only thing required besides the Drop Tank kit is a servo PILOT Best Pilots specifically designed a Japanese pilot fo...

Page 6: ...d modelers may wish to check these measurements anyway To view this information visit the web site at www top flite com and click on Technical Data Due to manufacturing tolerances which will have litt...

Page 7: ...ghten the covering if necessary Do this for all of the components of the model Apply pressure over sheeted areas to thoroughly bond the covering to the wood ASSEMBLE THE WING Note Throughout this inst...

Page 8: ...gh the cover and into the servo mounting blocks Secure the block to the cover with a 2 x 3 8 2 x 9 5mm wood screw Do this for both of the servo covers 5 Center the servos and install the servo arm ont...

Page 9: ...e all of the pushrod wire components Solder the metal solder clevis to the pushrod If you are not familiar with soldering follow the Hot Tip that follows HOW TO SOLDER 1 Roughen the end of the pushrod...

Page 10: ...OORS This airplane was designed to use the Robart Landing Gear These instructions show the installation of the pneumatic landing gear Robart also produces an electric version of this landing gear Part...

Page 11: ...tip pen where it meets with the strut Remove the axle and cut off the excess with a high speed motor tool or hack saw Once cut to length reinstall the wheel and secure the axle with the set screw Be...

Page 12: ...lace the wheel cover door in place onto the bracket When positioning the wheel cover it should overlap the main landing gear cover slightly When you are satisfied tack glue the wheel cover to the brac...

Page 13: ...ngs together in the next step 4 When you are satisfied with the fit of the joiner glue the joiner into the wing joiner pockets with 30 minute epoxy When gluing the wings together be sure that you use...

Page 14: ...lves to the fuselage including 30 minute epoxy mixing sticks epoxy brush 12 305mm long dowel or wire masking tape denatured alcohol and small paper towel squares Mix up 3 4 oz 22cc of 30 minute epoxy...

Page 15: ...of the small paper towel squares dampened with denatured alcohol 10 Use a toothpick to apply epoxy to the ends of the rudder hinges that go into the fin Insert each hinge into the fin and wipe away an...

Page 16: ...ighten it against the clevis Slide the clevis keeper over the clevis MOUNT THE RETRACTABLE TAIL GEAR 1 Remove the steering arm from the Robart retractable tail gear assembly not included File a flat s...

Page 17: ...wage 8 Now pull on the long end of the cable to reduce the size of the first loop Slip the loop over one of the ball link balls on the steering arm Tighten the loop until it is small enough to remain...

Page 18: ...pply a couple of drops of thread locker to the screws before installing them Did You Know Did You Know With its low wing cantilever monoplane layout retractable wide set landing gear and enclosed cock...

Page 19: ...55 side exhaust gas engine The installation of other brands of engines will be similar and the following instructions can be used as a guide 1 The firewall has two sets of engine mounting bolt pattern...

Page 20: ...any glue near the blind nuts You do not want get any glue into the threads of the blind nuts 7 Install the ring to the front of the fuselage with eight 6 x 13mm screws The holes for these screws are p...

Page 21: ...eed the lines into the holes you drilled You will find it easier to route the fuel lines if you install a long handled ball wrench through the holes and slide the fuel line onto the wrench This way yo...

Page 22: ...t 23 Assemble a 2 56 clevis 2 56 nut clevis keeper and 2 56 x 1 threaded rod as shown Assemble two of these 24 Push the throttle arm and choke arm on the engine forward Install each of the clevises in...

Page 23: ...0 Install the pushrod through the firewall Install the metal pushrod into the hole you drilled in the servo arm Secure it with a nylon clevis keeper 31 Rotate the servo arm back to a position that wou...

Page 24: ...the fuel tube into the holes in the cowl mounting ring 3 Install a 6 32 x 3 4 19mm socket head cap screw and 6 flat washer into one of the plywood discs Thread the screw into the silicone Apply CA glu...

Page 25: ...ounts of epoxy to tack glue the cowl to the cowl mounting ring Leave the cowl undisturbed until the glue hardens 11 When the glue hardens remove the cowl If you haven t yet figured out why you put sil...

Page 26: ...head is and cut away that area from the dummy engine 17 Drill 1 8 3mm holes in the dummy engine for the pushrod tubes Slide the aluminum tubes into the holes Drill a 1 16 1 6mm hole in the top of each...

Page 27: ...shaft and be sure the dummy engine is behind the drive washer of the engine If everything still appears to be properly positioned remove the cowl from the fuselage 21 Apply a bead of Shoe Goo or sili...

Page 28: ...ded to shorten the exhaust pipes by approximately 1 25 mm If you decide to do this now would be a good time to cut the pipes 29 You have had the engine off and on the mounts several times Remove each...

Page 29: ...vo arm and secure it to the servo with a nylon Faslink 7 Enclosed with the kit is the 1 8 3mm plywood plate you see in this photo This is a backing plate for the air fill valve Choose a location you w...

Page 30: ...e cockpit goes together The installation shown here is for the basic cockpit interior If you are going to add additional detail you may wish to make those additions before you assemble the interior Ad...

Page 31: ...e to do it We painted a few of the radio boxes knobs and levers as well as adding some fine wire for additional detail 8 Mix a small amount of epoxy mixed with micro balloons On the underside of the c...

Page 32: ...ose a pilot that was specifically designed for the Top Flite Zero by Best Pilots This pilot is available both painted and unpainted through their web site www bestpilots typepad com Whatever pilot you...

Page 33: ...live Drab covering This can be applied over the access hole in the tail cone with a covering iron set to medium heat setting INSTALL THE PROP AND SPINNER 1 Drill the required mounting holes in the pro...

Page 34: ...your transmitter and move the ruler forward so it will remain contacting the trailing edge The distance the elevator moves up from center is the up elevator throw Measure the down elevator throw the s...

Page 35: ...gluing it permanently inside NOTE If mounting weight where it may be exposed to fuel or exhaust do not rely upon the adhesive on the back to permanently hold it in place Over time fuel and exhaust re...

Page 36: ...avoid having models fly in the proximity of full scale aircraft 3 Where established I will abide by the safety rules for the flying site I use and I will not willfully and deliberately fly my models i...

Page 37: ...the control surface to detach or the flying surface to fail thus causing loss of control followed by an impending crash The best thing to do when flutter is detected is to slow the model immediately...

Page 38: ...d that the ballooning was eliminated We recommend you spend some time flying with the flaps deployed flying at slower speeds LANDING To initiate a landing approach put the gear down and lower the thro...

Page 39: ...OS GT60 Mounting Pattern Top of Firewall 78 44 mm 66 48 mm...

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