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throttle servo fi ts through the notch in the tray. Now that 
you have an understanding of how all of the parts fi t 
together, remove the tray and the pushrod tubes.

 17. Apply a small amount of epoxy to the roughened 

end of each of the two tubes. Re-install the tubes back 
into the holes in the front of the fuselage. The tubes 
should be fl ush with the fi rewall. Allow the glue to cure.

 18. Once the glue holding the tubes has hardened 

glue the plywood servo tray in place. Be sure that the 
notch is securely glued to the former and that the plastic 
throttle tube passes through the notch in the plywood 
servo tray. If necessary, refer to the pictures in step 16 
as a reference for the installation.

 19. Install the servos into the servo tray. Notice the 

orientation of the servo arms and be sure your servos 
are installed as shown. The choke servo (the servo 
closest to the front of the fuselage) should have a short 
servo arm installed. The throttle servo should have the 
long servo arm installed. Drill a 1/16" [1.6mm] hole 
through each of the servo mounting holes. Secure the 
servos with the screws that came with your servos.

 20. Locate one of the nylon 

ball links. Use a hobby knife 
and cut the ball link in half. 

The lower portion of the ball 

link can be discarded.

 21. Install a 2-56 x 1" 

[25mm] threaded rod into 
the nylon ball link you cut as 
well as one additional nylon 
ball link.

 22. Locate the 24" [610mm] inner pushrod tube. Cut 

off a 6" and a 10" length of the tube. Screw the two ball 
links to the two tubes you just cut.

 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 into the outer 
hole in the servo arms and rotate the arms forward to 
the position that would approximate the position of the 
servo arm when it is pushing forward the throttle and 
choke. With the clevises in place, use the clevis as a 
reference for cutting the throttle and choke tubes to the 
correct length. Mark the tubes where they should be cut 
and the cut them to the proper length. Install a clevis 
assembly into both the throttle and choke pushrods.

 25. Install the remaining plywood servo tray on the 

other side of the fuel tank. Glue it in place the same 
way you did for the throttle / choke servo tray.

DECISION YOU MUST MAKE

At this point you have to make a decision as to how 

you are going to install the ignition switch. A commonly 
accepted method is to simply mount the switch near 
the front of the fuselage, keeping it close to the engine. 
Because the front of the fuselage is fi berglass as well 
as the way the fuselage is constructed there is not a 

convenient spot to mount the ignition switch. The next 
few steps show our method for mounting the switch on 
the fi rewall. This will require the use of an additional 
servo since the switch will be servo activated. If you 
wish to use our method, continue with the construction. 
If you would like to mount the switch elsewhere, skip 
ahead to step 37.

 26. Install a servo into the forward hole in the servo 

tray as shown. Drill a 1/16" [1.6mm] hole through each 
of the servo mounting holes. Secure the servo with 
the mounting screws that came with the servo. When 

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Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

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

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