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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 © 2012 Hobbico, Inc.
Hobby Services
3002 N. Apollo Dr. Suite 1
Champaign IL 61822 USA
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Top Flite Models Champaign, IL
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan:
Wing Area:
Weight:
Wing
Loading:
Length:
Radio:
Engine:
Ph: (217) 398-8970, Ext. 5
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85 in [2160mm]
2
1198 sq in [77.3 dm
]
22 – 24 lb
[9980 –10880 g]
42 – 46 oz/sq ft
2
[128 –140 g/dm
]
73-1/4 in [1860 mm]
7– 8 channel
50– 55 cc gasoline only
TOPA0706 Mnl

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  • Page 1 1198 sq in [77.3 dm 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 Weight: 22 –...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    fl y at most R/C sites. of giant-scale models. If you plan to attend an IMAA this concern. The Fw 190 met these demands. The Fw event, obtain a copy of the IMAA Safety Code by 190 was considered one of the best German prop planes...
  • Page 3: Scale Competition

    DECISIONS YOU MUST MAKE condition, a correctly sized engine, and other components Though the Top Flite Giant Fw 190A-3 is an ARF and may as specifi ed in this instruction manual. All components This is a partial list of items required to fi nish the Giant not have the same level of detail as an “all-out”...
  • Page 4: Retractable Landing Gear

    Must Make” section, following is the list of hardware Function Servos required (HCAM6308) for engine ignition and accessories required to fi nish the Top Flite Giant FW Elevators 2 (min. 50 oz-in torque) 190A-3 ARF. Order numbers are provided in parentheses.
  • Page 5: Covering Tools

    ● The Giant FW 190A-3 ARF is factory-covered with Top parts (HCAR0667) Replacement parts for the Top Flite Giant FW 190A- Flite MonoKote fi lm. Should repairs ever be required, 3 ARF are available using the order numbers in the...
  • Page 6: Common Abbreviations

    Mail parts orders Hobby Services CONTENTS and payments by 3002 N Apollo Drive, Suite 1 personal check to: Champaign IL 61822 Be certain to specify the order number exactly as listed in the Replacement Parts List. Payment by credit card or personal check only;...
  • Page 7: Assemble The Wings

    360 degrees F. Fw 190 FACT The Focke-Wulf FW 190 was designed by Kurt Tank in the late 1930’s. It was used in a wide variety of roles including fi ghter, fi ghter-bomber, and ground attack.
  • Page 8: Install The Flap Servos

    ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ folded several times, under the servo and between 8. Use the string in the wing to pull the aileron 3. Route the fl ap and aileron servo leads to the each mounting block. After the servo is installed the wire through the wing.
  • Page 9 with the hinge line of the aileron. On the aileron, mark the four mounting holes. Remove the control horn and drill a 5/64" [2mm] pilot hole at each mark. Do not drill completely through the aileron. Attach the control horn using four #4 x 1/2" sheet metal screws. Use thin CA to harden the holes.
  • Page 10: Mount The Retracts

    Fw 190 FACT The FW 190 was designed with a wide landing gear which gave it better ground handling on the rough landing fi elds used during the war. The landing gear was also raised and lowered electrically, whereas most fi ghters of that period used hydraulic systems.
  • Page 11: Join The Wings

    ❏ ❏ 12. Drill 1/16" [1.6mm] pilot holes at the screw locations in the cover. Secure the landing gear cover to the landing gear door mounts with six #2 x 3/8" fl at- ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ 7. Secure the retracts in the wing. Apply a drop of 10.
  • Page 12: Assemble The Fuselage

    of one wing half. Use your wire or dowel to thoroughly ASSEMBLE THE FUSELAGE distribute the epoxy, coating all surfaces inside the joiner pocket. Coat the root rib and one half of the wing joiner that goes into the wing. Insert the joiner in the wing. ❏...
  • Page 13 2" [50.8mm], widen the gap slightly between both tubes back into the fuselage until the end exits on The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 was designed so that the rudder and fi n. the opposite side by approximately 1" [25mm].
  • Page 14: Install The Elevator & Rudder Servos

    ❏ 2. Install the compression spring, included with the Fw 190, on the shaft, between the strut and the tail ❏ 3. Mount the control horns to the elevators and ❏...
  • Page 15 ❏ 3. Enlarge the hole through the 1-3/4" [44mm] tail wheel with a #11 [4.8mm] or 13/64" [5mm] drill. Install a 13/64" [5mm] thick spacer (included with the Fw190) on each side ❏ of the tail wheel. Install the tail 7.
  • Page 16 ❏ 13. Thread a 4-40 nut and a 4-40 metal clevis on to each of the 4-40 rigging couplers. Slide a silicone clevis retainer over each clevis. Install the clevises on the steering servo arm in the hole 3/8" [9.5mm] from the center of the servo arm. ❏...
  • Page 17: Install The Engine

    Fw 190 FACT The Fw 190A-3 used the air-cooled BMW 801 D-2 ❏ 2. Drill a 13/64" [5mm] hole through the fi rewall at engine which produced 1,677 hp.
  • Page 18 ❏ ❏ 3. Insert four 10-32 x 1-1/2" [38mm] socket head cap 8. Temporarily install the engine inverted on the screws, #10 lock washers and #10 Fender washers aluminum standoffs. Determine on which side of (not included) through the holes from the backside of the fuselage the throttle and choke servos need to the fi...
  • Page 19 20" [500mm] long outer pushrod tube. Use medium sandpaper to roughen the outer pushrod tubes. Clean the tubes with denatured alcohol and insert the tubes into the previously drilled holes in the fi rewall. Route the tube through the slot in the former until it is fl ush with the front of the fi...
  • Page 20: Assemble And Install The Fuel Tank

    one end of all three tubes. Insert the tubes into the stopper with the metal plates, and then solder a barb onto the other end of the two short tubes. Bend the vent tube and connect the pickup and fueling/defueling lines (not included) to the short tubes.
  • Page 21: Install The Air Retract Controls

    INSTALL THE AIR RETRACT CONTROLS ❏ ❏ 3. Test fi t the retract servo tray in the fuselage. It 6. Cut off 1/2" [13mm] from the threaded end of the ❏ 1. Use epoxy to should fi t between the two hardwood rails. Drill a 1/16" 2-56 x 4"...
  • Page 22: Install The Cowl

    Position the rubber band over the wires and glue the ends of it to the structure. Fw 190 FACT ❏ 8. Connect a T-fi tting to the air line and to the control valve.
  • Page 23 See page 35 for instructions on how to make a long 7/64" Hex-ball Wrench. ❏ 9. Remove the cowl and the cowl ring. Cut a hole in ❏ the center of the plastic bag the cowl came in and slide 3.
  • Page 24: Apply The Final Details

    the front edge of the plywood cowl ring. For a stronger fi llet milled fi berglass can be mixed with the epoxy. ❏ 4. Apply the instrument panel decals to the plywood instrument panel backplate. Position the backplate behind the instrument panel. Adjust the backplate, ❏...
  • Page 25 height of the seat as a guide. Glue the control stick in the control stick boot. ❏ 8. Center and glue the armor plate to the back of the cockpit. ❏ 11. Apply the “Attention” decal to the armor plate. ❏...
  • Page 26 CA to the joint between the gear door mounts and the struts. Fw 190 FACT The Fw190s were modular designs. This permitted parts of the plane to be built by different manufacturers.
  • Page 27: Apply The Decals

    APPLY THE DECALS ❏ 1. The decals are die-cut from the factory. ❏ 2. Be certain the model is clean and free from oily fi ngerprints and dust. Prepare a dishpan or small bucket with a mixture of liquid dish soap and warm water—about 1/2 teaspoon of soap per gallon of water.
  • Page 28: Get The Model Ready To Fly

    If any of the controls respond in the wrong ❏ We use a Top Flite Precision Magnetic Prop Balancer 1. With the wing level, have an assistant help you lift direction, use the servo reversing in the transmitter to...
  • Page 29: Balance The Model (C.g.)

    These are the recommended control surface throws: LESS LOW RATE HIGH RATE Pushrod Farther Out THROW Down Down 5/16" 5/16" 7/16" 7/16" [8mm] [8mm] [11mm] [11mm] 8° 8° 11° 11° Pushrod Closer In Right Left Right Left MORE 1-1/2" 1-1/2" 2"...
  • Page 30: Check List

    tank, place the model upside-down on a Great Planes CHECK LIST CG Machine, or lift it upside-down at the balance point you marked. During the last few moments of preparation your mind ❏ may be elsewhere anticipating the excitement of the 3.
  • Page 31: Preflight

    before every fl ight. With computer radios it is easy to should always charge your transmitter and receiver Get help from an experienced pilot when learning to mistakenly change the model. batteries the night before you go fl ying, and at other operate engines.
  • Page 32: Radio Control

    2) I will not fl y my model aircraft higher than approximately Since the Giant FW 190A-3 ARF qualifi es as a “giant 5.3 There must also be a means to stop the engine 400 feet within 3 miles of an airport without notifying the scale’...
  • Page 33: Flying

    Current AMA maximums for engine displacement are things to remember with a tail dragger is to always be CAUTION (THIS APPLIES TO ALL R/C AIRPLANES): 6.0 cu. in. for two-stroke and 9.6 cu. in. for four-stroke ready to apply right rudder to counteract engine torque. If, while fl...
  • Page 34: Decal Placement Key

    way you normally would. Instead, momentarily pull the to overshoot, smoothly advance the throttle (always model behaves in certain conditions (such as on high or throttle all the way back, but then advance it a “click” or low rates). This is not necessarily to improve your skills ready on the right rudder to counteract torque) and (though it is never a bad idea!), but more importantly so two to keep the engine RPM up and maintain airspeed.
  • Page 35: Landing Gear Cover Template

    HOW TO MAKE AN EXTENDED 7/64” BALL WRENCH the inside of the brass tube. Slide the cut ends of the wrench into the brass tube 1" (25.4mm). Heat the tube and the ball wrench and use silver solder to join the pieces together.

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