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  • Page 1 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.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    BUILD THE INBOARD FLAPS ....40 Your Giant F4U Corsair is not a toy, but a sophisticated responsibility to reinforce areas of the model that will be working model that functions very much like a full scale BUILD THE MIDDLE FLAPS .

  • Page 3: Introduction

    1. You must build the plane according to the plan and The Top Flite Giant Corsair requires a minimum of 10 Giant F4U Corsair. Since this is a scale model with lots of instructions. Do not alter or modify the model, as doing standard size servos.

  • Page 4: Documentation

    (GPMQ4161). Our exclusive brand is listed 2 oz. Thick CA- (GPMR6015) ❏ ❏ Curved Tip Canopy Scissors (HCAR0667) where possible: TOP is the Top Flite brand, GPM is the Great CA Accelerator (GPMR6035) ❏ ❏ Pin Vise with drill bits (HCAR0696) Planes ®...

  • Page 5: Important Building Notes

    Whenever the term glue is used you should rely upon METRIC CONVERSION Sandpaper. While building the Giant F4U Corsair we your experience to decide what type of glue to use. used two 5-1/2" Bar Sanders and two 11" Bar Sanders 1"...

  • Page 6: Die-Cut Patterns

    DIE-CUT PATTERNS - 6 -...
  • Page 7 DIE-CUT PATTERNS - 7 -...

  • Page 8: Get Ready To Build

    Block Size in inches in millimeters Top Flite selects balsa that is intended for sheeting, though occasionally a few of these sheets may have a 5/16" x 3/4" x 7/8" = 7.9mm x 19.0mm x 22.2mm small nick or split near the ends. If your kit contains a ❏...
  • Page 9 ❏ 2. Use 30-minute epoxy to glue the two die-cut 1/8" ❏ 6. From the remaining 1/2" x 7/8" balsa stick, cut and [3.2mm] plywood stab centers (SC) between the two 1/8" glue the stab tips to the LE. [3.2mm] balsa stab centers. To ensure that the lamination stays flat, clamp it to a flat table until the epoxy cures.

  • Page 10: Build The Fin

    BUILD THE FIN ❏ 1. Make a left and right fin skin by cutting two 3/32" x 3" x 24" balsa sheets in half. Edge glue two sheets together to make two 6" x 12" sheets. ❏ 2. Place the fin plan on a flat building board. Cover the fin plan with plan protector or wax paper.

  • Page 11: Build The Elevators

    BUILD THE ELEVATORS ❏ ❏ 1. Place the die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] balsa elevator base over the plan. Mark the locations of the “ribs” on both sides of the base. ❏ ❏ 6. From the 1/8" x 1" x 30" balsa stick, cut and glue the balance tab base, centered on the LE of the elevator, ❏...

  • Page 12: Build The Rudder

    BUILD THE RUDDER ❏ ❏ 13. Use a razor plane and bar sander to shape the ribs to match the typical elevator cross-section shown on ❏ 18. Position the elevators over the elevator plan and the plan. Note that there is some outward curvature of the mark the hinge locations.
  • Page 13 ❏ 10. Use a razor plane and bar sander to shape the ribs to match the typical rudder cross-section shown on the plan. Note that there is some outward curvature of the ribs ❏ 6. Sand the LE of the balance tab base and ribs even. ❏...

  • Page 14: Build The Wing

    BUILD THE WING rib locations on the aft LE. Glue the die-cut 1/4" [6.4mm] balsa forward center leading edge pieces together at the center. With the joints opposite each other, glue the aft BUILD THE WING CENTER SECTION LE, centered, on the forward LE. Do not apply glue to the forward LE between the embossed lines.
  • Page 15 ❏ 17. From the remaining 1/2" x 7/8" balsa stick, make doubler. Remove any excess epoxy from the landing gear rail slots before the epoxy cures. two 7/8" tall blocks to support the aft ends of ribs R-1A and to prevent the center section from twisting. Tack glue ❏...

  • Page 16: Build The Wing Tip Panels

    BUILD THE WING TIP PANELS NOTE: The tip panels are built “UPSIDE-DOWN” on the wing plan (the jig tabs on the ribs are attached to what is, in the end, the TOP surface of the wing.) ❏ ❏ 1. Place the wing tip panel plan on a flat building board.

  • Page 17: Join The Wing Panels

    JOIN THE WING PANELS HOW TO MAKE SERVO LEAD TUBES When the aileron servos are mounted near the wing tips, it can be difficult to route the servo wires through the ribs to the wing root. An easy solution is to make servo wire tubes.
  • Page 18 Top Spar 15/16" Rib T-1 [23.8mm] 15/16" [23.8mm] Bottom Spar ❏ ❏ 4. On the wing tip panel, trim both the top and bottom ❏ 7. Place the wing upside down on your building table ❏ 11. Pop the tacked glue joints loose and apply spar 15/16"...

  • Page 19: Sheet The Wing Panels

    SHEET THE WING PANELS adjustments necessary for a good fit. Use thick CA to glue 14" [355.6mm] the wing skin to the LE first. Use masking tape to hold it in 12" [304.8mm] 7" [177.8mm] ❏ 1. Sort through the 3/32" x 3" x 30" balsa sheets, position until the CA cures.
  • Page 20 [3.2mm] plywood wing jigs under the wing tips at T-7 and the 1-1/4" x 1-3/4" x 3-1/4" balsa block under the wing center section TE. The wing tips must be seated on the wing jigs and the jigs against the building table in order to provide the proper amount of washout in the wing tips, when sheeted.

  • Page 21: Sheet The Bottom Center Section

    ❏ ❏ 18. When satisfied with the fit of the top TE skin, wet between the servo hatch rails. This will provide a larger it again; apply medium or thick CA on ribs R-1 thorough gluing surface for the bottom wing skins. Note: All of the R-4, the center spar and the TE between R-1 and R-5.

  • Page 22: Build The Fuselage

    ❏ 10. Sand the wing skin flush with the LE, TE and tip ribs BUILD THE FUSELAGE R-7T. BUILD THE UPPER FUSE SIDES ❏ 11. Make two sets of 1-3/4" [44.5mm] thick wing tips by gluing two shaped 7/8" [22.3mm] balsa wing tips together. ❏...
  • Page 23 ❏ 7. Pin the main fuselage stringers, with the 1/8" [3.2mm] slot facing outward, accurately over the plan. ❏ 3. Glue together the die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] plywood formers F-6A to F-6B and F-7A to F-7B. Drill 3/16" [4.8mm] holes through the punch marks at the locations shown. ❏...
  • Page 24 ❏ 16. Use epoxy to glue the die-cut 1/16" [1.6mm] ❏ 18. From the remaining 3/8" x 1/2" basswood, cut a 3" ❏ 13. Insert the die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] plywood formers plywood upper right gear doubler (URGD) to the die-cut [76.2mm] long tailgear rail.
  • Page 25 Enlarge hole to 1/8" [3.2mm] Remove this pin ❏ 27. Enlarge the rudder torque rod hole to 5/32" in the ❏ 24. From the 1/4" x 1/4" x 30" balsa stick, cut and glue rudder torque rod bracket. Remove the plastic pin diagonal braces to the main stringers, between F-6 and F-7, closest to the torque rod hole.

  • Page 26: Sheet The Fuse Top

    ❏ 33. Remove the T-pins holding the fuse to the building board. Use a sanding bar to blend the stringers with the formers, sanding any glue joints smooth that might affect the sheeting of the fuselage. ❏ ❏ 4. Use bright colored chalk to mark the top full length stringer.
  • Page 27 sheets. Position the deck sheet against the edge of the 36" [914.4mm] forward sheet and check its fit, trimming the sheet to the 1" [25.4mm] center of the stringer. Glue the deck sheet in place 3" [76.2mm] 11" [279.4mm] starting at the top edge of the forward sheet. Apply glue to the formers and the top 1/4"...

  • Page 28: Build The Fuse Bottom

    ❏ 19. Tack glue the turtledeck top to the fuse being careful BUILD THE FUSE BOTTOM to not glue the fin in place. Remove the fin and thoroughly ❏ 1. Cut the three 36" [914.4mm] outer pushrod guide glue the turtledeck top to the fuse with thin CA. tubes to the lengths required for the rudder and elevator pushrods (see the fuse side view).
  • Page 29 HOW TO ACHIEVE A GOOD SOLDER JOINT ❏ A. Roughen the area to be soldered with fine sandpaper. Thoroughly clean the area with rubbing alcohol. ❏ 8. Use 30-minute epoxy to glue the die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] ❏ B. Assemble the items to be soldered. plywood lower fuse crutch doublers (LFCD) to the inside of both die-cut 1/8"...
  • Page 30 crutches to check that they fit together flush and the joints between the crutches are tight. Test fit the die-cut 1/8" plywood formers F-6C, F-3B and the crutch bottom (CB) on the lower fuse crutch. ❏ 15. When satisfied with the fit of the lower crutch, use 30-minute epoxy to glue the lower crutch to the upper crutch.

  • Page 31: Install The Firewall

    flush with each other. Slide former F-8B over the lower gear supports. When satisfied with the fit, use 6-minute epoxy to glue the assembly in the fuse. ❏ 21. From the remaining 3/8" x 1/2" basswood stick, cut a 3" long tailgear rail. Use epoxy to glue the rail in the notched lower gear supports.
  • Page 32 ❏ 5. Clean the 1/4-24 blind nuts with isopropyl alcohol and SHEET THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSE use epoxy to glue them into the mounting holes from the ❏ 1. Use a sanding bar to blend the stringers to the formers. back of the firewall.

  • Page 33: Sheet The Bottom Of The Fuse

    ❏ 9. Fit and glue a second lower fuse sheet to the other side. MOUNT THE WING ON THE FUSE ❏ 1. Set the wing in the wing saddle. Sand a slight radius on the LE of the center section to match the shape of the wing saddle.
  • Page 34 ❏ 11. After the epoxy cures, check that the wing is still centered on the fuse. Use weights to hold it firmly down. Use a 13/64" [5.2mm] drill bit to drill through the pilot holes in the tapered bolt plate and through the wing bolt plate in the fuse.

  • Page 35: Finish The Wing

    ❏ 18. Cut a 1/2" [12.7mm] access hole in the belly pan match the angle of the wing saddle. Carefully glue former FINISH THE WING W-6E to the top center wing sheeting. Do not glue it to the sheeting for the wing bolt. Loosen the wing bolt 3 or 4 1/16"...

  • Page 36: Retract Installation

    been die-cut for the wheel well and require that you finish cutting them. The full size Corsair did not have wheel well liners. But, if you prefer, liners can be made from 1/16" [1.6mm] plywood or balsa (not included). ❏ ❏ 2. Remove the aileron LE from the wing and mark a ❏...
  • Page 37 ❏ ❏ 5. Cut aileron “ribs” from the 1/8" x 1/2" x 30" balsa ❏ ❏ 14. Position the aileron servo on the hatch so that the sticks. Glue the ribs to the aileron base at the previously ❏ ❏ 10. Insert the hinge points in the TE of the wing and servo arm is centered in the hatch opening.

  • Page 38: Build The Outboard Flaps

    ❏ ❏ 22. Cut a recess for the control horn plate on the BUILD THE OUTBOARD FLAPS other side of the aileron. ❏ ❏ 1. From a 1/2" x 15/16" x 18" balsa stick, cut a 9" ❏ ❏ 23. Use epoxy to glue the control horn plates to the [228.6mm] long outboard flap LE.
  • Page 39 the previously marked hinge locations. These holes should angle slightly toward the center of the wing. See the flap detail on the wing plan. ❏ ❏ 14. With the ailerons temporarily mounted on the wing, tack glue a leftover piece of 1/16" [1.6mm] plywood to the inboard end of the aileron.

  • Page 40: Build The Inboard Flaps

    BUILD THE INBOARD FLAPS ❏ ❏ 1. From the remaining 1/2" x 15/16" balsa stick, cut a 6-7/8" [174.6mm] long inboard flap LE. ❏ ❏ 12. Glue the die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] plywood flap ends to the ends of the inboard flap, aligning the front of the plywood flap end and the LE.

  • Page 41: Build The Middle Flaps

    ❏ ❏ 4. Position the middle flap LE over the plan and mark BUILD THE MIDDLE FLAPS the rib locations. ❏ ❏ 1. Glue two of the die-cut 1/4" [6.4mm] balsa middle flap LE’s together to make a 1/2" [12.7mm] thick flap LE. ❏...

  • Page 42: Install The Flap Controls

    INSTALL THE FLAP CONTROLS outline of the hatch onto the wing skin and carefully cut out the bay, fitting the hatch into place. ❏ ❏ 1. Cut 4" [101.6mm] from the non-threaded end of ❏ ❏ 11. Use a sanding bar to sand the LE and flap skins two 4-40 x 12"...
  • Page 43 flap servo so that the arm is in the forward position and mark the servo arm location on the bottom of the wing. ❏ ❏ 12. Cut a slot 1/4" [6.4mm] from the top of the flap, at the mark made in step 10 on the inboard flap LE. Insert the flap arm into the slot so that approximately 3/8"...

  • Page 44: Finish The Fuselage

    FINISH THE FUSELAGE MOUNT THE STABILIZER 1-1/16" [27.0mm] ❏ 4. Thread a nylon torque rod horn onto each elevator torque rod so that the center of the torque rod horn is ❏ 8. Drill a 7/64" [2.8mm] pilot hole through the center of the 1-1/16"...

  • Page 45: Finish The Fuse Aft End

    system and center the servo arms. Thread 4-40 metal FINISH THE FUSE AFT END clevises 14 turns onto two 4-40 x 48" [121.9cm] threaded pushrods. Insert the pushrods into the elevator outer pushrod tubes and connect the clevises to the servo arms on the elevator servos.
  • Page 46 ❏ 6. Move the rudder torque rod through its range of ❏ 8. Refer to the fuse plan to obtain a starting point for ❏ 10. Position the elevators on the stab and mark the motion. Make sure it is at an elevation where it is not shaping the 1-1/4"...

  • Page 47: Fit The Retractable Tailgear

    FIT THE RETRACTABLE TAILGEAR INSTALL THE ENGINE The following instructions are for mounting the US Engines 41cc on the Great Planes Isolation Mount. If you are installing a different engine and engine mount, follow the instructions included with the engine and engine mount.

  • Page 48: Assemble The Cowl

    ❏ 6. Install a 2-56 pivot ball on the throttle bellcrank. Snap ❏ 10. Screw a 2-56 x 12" [2-56 x 304.8mm] metal pushrod ❏ 12. Drill a clearance hole in the isolation plate and two a ball end onto the pivot ball. Mark the isolation plate in 14 turns into the end of the nylon inner pushrod.
  • Page 49 ❏ 2. Use your bar sander to carefully true the edge of the ❏ 6. Glue fiberglass behind the mounting holes and along ❏ 10. Reposition the cowl on the fuse and check that the overlaps so when you glue them together the seam will be the seams on the inside of the cowl.

  • Page 50: Finishing

    3/8" strips. Never cut the covering on the stab and fin after it has been applied except around the leading and trailing ❏ If you plan on installing a Top Flite Giant Corsair PAINTING edges and the tips. Modelers who do this may cut through Cockpit Kit, now is the best time to cut out the cockpit the covering and into the stab and fin.

  • Page 51: Apply Decals

    Trim the MonoKote covering at the edge of the oil coolers. squeegee the liquid out from under the decal working INSTALL THE HARDWARE Apply a thin coat of filler along the edge of the MonoKote from the middle outward. Remove the marks with covering.

  • Page 52: Install The Retracts

    ❏ 6. Pressurize the air tank and cycle the retracts several the cylinder head). To enhance the appearance of the baffle, the Top Flite Corsair Radial Engine can be times to check that the retracts do not hang-up anywhere. mounted on the front of the baffle. The complete assembly ❏...

  • Page 53: Non-Functional Landing Gear Doors

    Most modern engines in the size range specified provided SET THE CONTROL THROWS Note: The balance and control throws for the Giant more than ample power for the Corsair. It is recommended, Corsair have been extensively tested. This chart indicates therefore, that you run the engine somewhat rich for the the settings at which the Corsair flies best.

  • Page 54: Preflight

    We use a Top Flite Precision Magnetic Prop Balancer helper holding the model. If the control surfaces are not metal screw.

  • Page 55: Engine Safety Precautions

    ENGINE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AMA SAFETY CODE (excerpts) IMAA SAFETY CODE (excerpts) Read and abide by the following Academy of Model Definition: For the purpose of the following IMAA Safety Note: Failure to follow these safety precautions may Aeronautics Official Safety Code: Code, the term Giant Scale shall refer to radio controlled result in severe injury to yourself and others.

  • Page 56: Flying

    AMA Sanctions concerning The Top Flite Giant Corsair is a great-flying scale warbird other methods are acceptable. This requirement applies to competition events (such as 511, 512, 515 and 520) and, that flies smoothly and predictably.

  • Page 57: Flight

    FLIGHT We recommend that you take it easy with your Corsair for the first several flights, gradually “getting acquainted” with this great model as your engine gets fully broken in. If you feel as though you have your hands full, keep this in mind: pull back on the throttle stick to slow the model down.
  • Page 58 This kit’s high–quality, all–wood construction and proven, time–saving Gold Edition engineering create a giant–scale Mustang that’s unusually easy to build. You can Top Flite’s 85” span Thunderbolt proves you CAN succeed with giant-scale, even if succeed using familiar wood kit–building techniques, tools and materials. The CAD–...
  • Page 59 Top Flite ® Giant Scale F4U Corsair ™ Engines DLE-55cc Gas Engine Cockpit Interior Kit (TOPQ8407) Premium gas performance! Enrich the scale detail and realism of your Giant Scale Gold Edition F4U Corsair! This kit installs easily and comes with seat, laser cut instrument panel and other components for outstanding authenticity.

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