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Top Flite Models Champaign, IL
Ph: (217) 398-8970, Ext. 5
Fax: (217) 398-7721
airsupport@top-flite.com
WARRANTY
Top Flite
®
Model Manufacturing Co. guarantees this kit to be free from defects in both material and
workmanship at the date of purchase. This warranty does not cover any component parts damaged by use
or modification. In no case shall Top Flite's liability exceed the original cost of the purchased kit.
Further, Top Flite reserves the right to 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 resulting from the use by the user of the final user-assembled
product. By the act of using the user-assembled product, the user accepts all resulting liability.
If the buyer is not prepared to accept the liability associated with the use of this product, the buyer is
advised to return this kit immediately in new and unused condition to the place of purchase.
To make a warranty claim send the
defective part or item to Hobby
Services at this address:
Include a letter stating your name, return shipping address, as much contact information as possible (daytime
telephone number, fax number, e-mail address), a detailed description of the problem and a photocopy of the
purchase receipt. Upon receipt of the package the problem will be evaluated as quickly as possible.
READ THROUGH THIS MANUAL BEFORE STARTING CONSTRUCTION. IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS CONCERNING THE ASSEMBLY AND USE OF THIS MODEL.
®
Entire Contents © 2011 Hobbico
, Inc.
Hobby Services
3002 N. Apollo Dr. Suite 1
Champaign IL 61822 USA
INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan:
62.5 in [1590mm]
Wing Area:
699 sq in [45.1 dm
8.5– 9.5 lb
Weight:
[3850– 4310 g]
Wing
28– 31 oz/sq ft
2
Loading:
[85–95 g/dm
]
50.5 in
Length:
[1285mm]
Radio:
5– 6 channel, 7– 8 servos
Engine:
.61 cu in [10.0cc]
two-stroke glow,
.91 cu in [15.0cc]
four-stroke glow
™
2
]
TOPA0951 Mnl

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  • Page 1 8.5– 9.5 lb Weight: In that Top Flite has no control over the final assembly or material used for final assembly, no liability shall be [3850– 4310 g] assumed nor accepted for any damage resulting from the use by the user of the final user-assembled product.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Set the Control Throws....28 to this model visit the Top Flite web site at www.top-fl ite. ORDERING REPLACEMENT PARTS ..5 Identify Your Model .

  • Page 3: Ama

    (OSMG2568). Refer to the Engine Mounting of fi berglass, the fi bers of which may cause eye, instructions starting on page 19 for more information 1. Your Top Flite F4-U Corsair ARF should not be skin and respiratory tract irritation. Never blow into and illustrations.

  • Page 4: Retractable Landing Gear

    RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR an eighth servo. ADHESIVES AND BUILDING SUPPLIES The Top Flite Corsair .60 ARF comes equipped with For all fl ight control surfaces, servos with a minimum 5.0mm fi xed landing gear wires, but Robart pneumatic In addition to common hobby tools and household of 50 oz.

  • Page 5: Covering Tools

    Century trim seal iron (COVR2750) Hardware items (screws, nuts, bolts) are also available from these outlets. If you need assistance locating a The Top Flite Corsair ARF is factory covered with Top dealer to purchase parts, visit www.top-fl ite.com ®...

  • Page 6: Kit Contents

    KIT CONTENTS PREPARATION PREPARE THE COVERING During assembly there will be several occasions where epoxy cleanup will be necessary. Instead of wasting whole paper towels, stack three or four paper towels on top of each other and cut them into small squares. This will eliminate wast- ing whole paper towels and the little squares...

  • Page 7: Assemble The Wing

    from puffi ng outward on hot days when your Corsair ASSEMBLE THE WING is sitting in the sun. INSTALL THE BELLY PAN & AIR INTAKES ❏ ❏ 1. Test-fi t, then use 30-minute epoxy to glue both 3. Bolt the wing to the fuselage with the two 1/4-20 × 5/16"...
  • Page 8 ❏ 7. Trim and fi t the intake as necessary until it fi ts well. ❏ 9. Use a small pin to perforate the covering just ❏ inside the outlines. 5. Glue the belly pan into position with 30-minute epoxy—use care not to allow excess epoxy to inadvertently glue the wing or belly pan to the fuselage.

  • Page 9: Hook Up The Flaps And Ailerons

    HOOK UP THE FLAPS AND AILERONS Center Panel HOW TO SOLDER 1. Use denatured alcohol or other solvent to thoroughly clean the pushrod. Roughen the end of the pushrod with coarse sandpaper where it is to be soldered. ❏ 3. Temporarily place the servo arms on the fl ap 2.

  • Page 10: Join The Wing Panels

    ❏ 10. Hook up the right fl ap the same way. This time, connect both servos to the fl ap channel using a Y-connector and do not adjust the ATVs. Simply adjust the length of the right fl ap pushrod to duplicate the throw of the left fl...

  • Page 11: Install The Retractable Landing Gear

    ❏ ❏ from the wing when you press the panels together. 2. Glue the 1/8" [3.2mm] plastic alignment pins 6. Gather everything required to glue together the Use several strips of masking tape to tightly tape the halfway into both ends of the center panel. panels: 30-minute epoxy, mixing sticks and cups, epoxy panels together.
  • Page 12 While the gear is out, add a few drops of thin CA to the screw holes in the rails to harden the “threads.” ❏ 7. If using Robart retracts and the included Top Flite foam wheels, cut two 1/2" [14mm] bushings from 7/32" K&S brass tubing (not included) ❏...
  • Page 13 approximately 1 degree of toe-in. Securely tighten the line included with your retracts. Guide one of the lines screw in the axle onto the strut, then partially loosen through the hole in the side of the rib under the fl ap and tighten again so the screw will mark the location servo hatch out through the hole in the back of the where it has bottomed out on the strut.

  • Page 14: Mount The Fixed Landing Gear

    MOUNT THE FIXED LANDING GEAR rudder. Fit the torque rod down through the hole in the fuselage at the base of the vertical stabilizer and into the hinge bearing inside. ❏ 4. Mount each wheel with wheel collars on both sides and 3mm set screws with a drop of threadlocker.
  • Page 15 ❏ full turns onto the pushrod and snap the ball link onto 3. Enlarge the outer hole in one of the plastic the ball link ball on the rudder arm. steering arms with a 3/32" [2.4mm] drill. Mount a 2-56 threaded ball link ball to the outer hole in that arm with a 2-56 lock nut.

  • Page 16: Mount The Horizontal Stabilizer

    ❏ 12. For the fi nal time, securely connect the rudder steering arm to the rudder torque rod using a drop of threadlocker on the 3mm SHCS. ❏ 13. If necessary, rotate the rudder pushrod so the “L” bend in the front of the pushrod is vertical and will fi t correctly into the rudder servo arm.
  • Page 17 ❏ 6. Tack-glue the plywood straight-edge supports to the inner edges of the wing saddle where shown—be certain that both supports are positioned in the same B = B' location along the wing saddle by aligning the front edge of the supports with the aft edge of the notch as shown.

  • Page 18: Install The Elevators

    ❏ INSTALL THE TAIL GEAR COVER 9. Same as after the wing panels were joined, if you can catch the epoxy after it has hardened but before it has fully cured, you may still be able to clean off any remaining epoxy with more paper towel squares and denatured alcohol.

  • Page 19: Mount The Engine

    require a high-quality .050" Allen wrench so the heads do not strip out. A suitable wrench is the MIP Thorp hex driver wrench (MIPR9000). MOUNT THE ENGINE Although the O.S. .91 4-stroke engine is illustrated in most of the photos, unless noted otherwise, the mounting instructions apply to all engines.
  • Page 20 The .65AX may also be mounted horizontally with a Bisson Pitts-style muffl er (BISG4061). ❏ ❏ 6. Remove the nuts and bolts holding the engine 3. Use a Great Planes Dead Center hole locator to mount halves together. Temporarily mount the muffl er mark the engine mounting bolt holes onto the mount.
  • Page 21 ❏ 9. If mounting the O.S. .65AX, the .91 or .95V four- stroke in one of the orientations suggested, use the Throttle Pushrod Hole Template on page 33 to mark the hole for the throttle pushrod for the appropriate setup. Otherwise, you will have to determine the throttle pushrod hole location yourself.

  • Page 22: Install The Fuel Tank

    the threaded ball link ball on the carburetor arm. Glue cannot get in. Temporarily tack-glue pieces of 1/16" in one of the plywood guide tube mounts where [1.6 mm] balsa (not included) to all four cowl mount necessary to stabilize the throttle guide tube. blocks.
  • Page 23 ❏ 7. Realign the cowl and repeat the process of drilling the hole, removing the cowl, enlarging the hole in the cowl only and remounting the cowl with another screw until all four holes have been drilled and the cowl is mounted.

  • Page 24: Install The Replica Engine

    cutting the rest of the holes. Cut the template from the back of the manual. Center the hole for the valve cover over the engine, and then tape the template into position. Use a pencil to mark the holes in the template directly onto the cowl.

  • Page 25: Final Radio/Retract Installation

    [32mm – 35mm] from the workbench. Use the pencil to draw a line around the inside of the cowl. ❏ 6. Without using any glue, fi t the replica engine down into the cowl, aligning it so it is level with the line you drew around the inside of the cowl.

  • Page 26: Install The Cockpit

    Make any adjustments necessary. INSTALL THE COCKPIT The interior cockpit included with the Top Flite Corsair is just a start—without any additional work it covers the interior with some color and detail. However, modelers...

  • Page 27: Apply The Decals

    7. Attach the canopy—it may be permanently glued and may determine whether or not your fi rst fl ight and how to glue him in. A Top Flite 1/7-scale WWII to the fuselage with CA or R/C 56 canopy glue, or held will be successful.

  • Page 28: Balance The Model Laterally

    ❏ fuel tank, place the model on a CG Machine or lift it 2. With the transmitter and receiver still on, check with your fi ngers on the balance points marked by the all the control surfaces to see if they are centered. If 4-1/8"...

  • Page 29: Identify Your Model

    CHARGE THE BATTERIES We use a Top Flite Precision Magnetic Prop Balancer NOTE: The throws are measured at the widest part Follow the battery charging instructions that came with (TOPQ5700) in the workshop and keep a Great Planes of all the surfaces.

  • Page 30: Range Check

    ● Keep these items away from the prop: loose clothing, RANGE CHECK aircraft. Where necessary, an observer shall be utilized to supervise fl ying to avoid having models fl y in the shirt sleeves, ties, scarfs, long hair or loose objects Ground check the operational range of your radio before proximity of full-scale aircraft.

  • Page 31: Check List

    FLYING landing gear struts and axles or wheel collars, screw- lock pushrod connectors, etc. Although it is a warbird, the Top Flite Corsair .60 ❏ 7. Add a drop of oil to the axles so the wheels will ARF fl ies surprisingly smooth and gentle and is turn freely.

  • Page 32: Landing Gear Diagram

    Components in Fuselage Components in Wing...

  • Page 33: Throttle Pushrod Hole Template

    This model belongs to: Name Address City, State, Zip Phone Number AMA Number Throttle Pushrod Hole Template I.D. Tag...

  • Page 35: Cowl Hole Template

    Cowl Hole Template (For O.S. .91 4-stroke)
  • Page 36 Cowl Hole Template (For O.S. .95V)

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