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TopNotch Maverick

TOP NOTCH PRODUCTS COMPANY

PO BOX 1051

GOODLETTSVILLE, TN 37072 

Phone 615-866-4327

ASSEMBLY MANUAL

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Page 1: ...TopNotch Maverick TOP NOTCH PRODUCTS COMPANY PO BOX 1051 GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072 Phone 615 866 4327 ASSEMBLY MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...his No mention of this is made on the package they come in PIN REGISTRATION Agreat shop technique introduced by Top Notch Products is the use of 1 8 piano wire pins to quickly and precisely position laminated parts such as fuselage doublers etc Many of the parts in Top Notch kits utilize this method and are supplied with pinning holes Take the time to construct two of these handy tools Use two sma...

Page 3: ...ing edges of all the angled ribs S2 A through S6 A and install The completed stabilizer ready for sanding and covering The stabilizer rubber hook shown here and the sta bilizer alignment tongue on the bottom are perma nently installed after sanding and covering the struc ture 13 Install gussets SG at the trailing edge and S1 14 This concludes the main assembly of the stabilizer The rub ber hook an...

Page 4: ...Use Epoxy to install the rubber hooks PHF in the front and PHA at the aft edge 9 Wing platform WP is provided in three sections and must be assembled Glue these three sections together and then install onto the pylon 10 Install alignment tongue AT into the bottom of the pylon in the slot provided 11 Install the 1 8 pylon rails PR onto the wing platform on each side of the platform FUSELAGE ASSEMBL...

Page 5: ...pylon and the vertical fin to the fuselage after covering if not you can install the pylon at this time The fuselage assembly nearing completion The 1 4 triangle stock between the firewall and the fuselage sides will be in stalled next and then the top can be installed Check frequent ly for straitness and twist in the fuselage while assembling it Keep the bottom flat on the building table when glu...

Page 6: ...lange is installed using a heavy straight edge to assure good contact between the flange and the sheer webs The holes in the back of the top sheer web will allow CA to be wicked into the sheer webs for ad ditional strength 8 Use a slow setting adhesive such as Aliphatic Resin Yel low Carpenters Glue to glue on the top spar flange Place a weighted straight edge on top of it to assure that it is in ...

Page 7: ...h 10 for the remaining tip panel 12 The wing panels are assembled using 1 16 dihedral braces These braces will glue to the front and back of the sheer web assembly The dihedral should be set by the sheer webs but check it against the dimensions recommended on the plans The wing panels are joined using these ply dihedral braces glued for and aft of the sheer webs Notes on Rigging My model is rigged...

Page 8: ... FUSELAGE DOUBLER FS X2 2 1 16 X 4 X 36 BALSA FUSELAGE SIDE DOUBLERS FS LEFT 3 1 16 X 4 X 36 BALSA FUSELAGE SIDE FS RIGHT 3 1 16 X 4 X 36 BALSA FUSELAGE SIDE FT 2 1 16 X 4 X 36 BALSA FUSELAGE TOP FT 2 1 16 X 4 X 36 BALSA FUSELAGE TOP FW 11 1 8 X 2 X 2 AC PLY FIREWALL HA 1 1 16 x 4 1 2 x 9 AC PLY HATCH COVER HA FR 1 1 16 x 4 1 2 x 9 AC PLY HATCH FRAME P1 15 3 32 X 4 X 17 BALSA PYLON CORE P2 X2 9 1 ...

Page 9: ... 9 AC PLY STAB RUBBER HOOK SS 3 1 16 X 4 X 36 BALSA STAB SPAR SWB X4 4 1 16 X 3 X 36 BALSA SHEER WEB BOTTOM SWT X4 4 1 16 X 3 X 36 BALSA SHEER WEB TOP TIP D G 12 1 8 X 3 X 36 BALSA WING TOP TIP X4 1 1 16 x 4 1 2 x 9 AC PLY WING DIHEDRAL GUAGE TP 1 1 16 x 4 1 2 x 9 AC PLY TIMER MOUNT PLATE V1 X2 4 1 16 X 3 X 36 BALSA FIN RIB V2 X2 5 1 16 X 3 X 36 BALSA FIN RIB V3 X2 4 1 16 X 3 X 36 BALSA FIN RIB V4...

Page 10: ...LSA WING RIB W8 X2 6 1 16 X 3 X 36 BALSA WING RIB W8A X2 6 1 16 X 3 X 36 BALSA WING RIB W9 X2 6 1 16 X 3 X 36 BALSA WING RIB W9A X2 2 1 16 X 4 X 36 BALSA WING RIB WLE X2 13 3 16 X 1 X 24 BALSA WING LEADING EDGE WP X3 12 1 8 X 3 X 36 BALSA WING PLATE WS X2 9 1 16 X 6 X 36 BALSA WING SHEETING WS X4 8 1 16 X 4 X 36 BALSA WING SHEETING WTB X4 12 1 8 X 3 X 36 BALSA WING TIP BRACE TOP NOTCH PRODUCTS COM...

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