Manuali utente per Top Flight Top Flight, Inc. Baby Toy MK IX

Sommario

• INTRODUCTION

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• PRECAUTIONS

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• DECISIONS YOU MUST MAKE

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• Exhaust system

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• Retractable landing gear

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• Flaps

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• TOP FLITE SCALE ACCESSORIES

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• Scale propeller and spinner

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• COMPETITION-MINDED MODELERS

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• OTHER ITEMS REQUIRED

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• IMPORTANT BUILDING NOTES

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• COMMON ABBREVIATIONS

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• TYPES OF WOOD

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• GET READY TO BUILD

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• BUILD THE TAIL SURFACES

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• Build the stab

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• Build the elevators

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• Build the rudder

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• BUILD THE WING

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• Preparations

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• Build the outer wing panels

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• Join the outer panels to the center section

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• Fit the landing gear

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• Make the wing skins

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• Sheet the bottom of the wing

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• Build the flaps

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• Build the ailerons

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• BUILD THE FUSELAGE

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• Frame the fuselage top

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• Mount the fin and stab

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• Finish framing the fuselage

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• Mount the tail wheel assembly

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• Prepare the fuse for sheeting

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• Sheet the bottom of the fuse

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• FINAL CONSTRUCTION

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• Mount the wing to the fuselage

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• Build the wing fillet

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• Build the bottom wing fairing

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• Hookup the controls

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• Install the radio

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• Install the cockpit and canopy

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• FINISHING

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• Fuelproofing

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• Prepare the model for covering

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• Balance the airplane laterally

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• Cover the model with MonoKote

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• Painting

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• Join the control surfaces

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• Scale details

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• GET YOUR MODEL READY TO FLY

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• Balance your model

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• Final hookups and checks

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• PREFLIGHT

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• Identify your model

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• Charge your batteries

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• Balance your propellers

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• Find a safe place to fly

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• Ground check your model

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• Range check your radio

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• Check list

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• ENGINE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

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• AMA SAFETY CODE

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• FLYING

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• Takeoff

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• Flight

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• Landing

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• Flaps

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