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BALANCE THE AIRPLANE LATERALLY
SPECIAL NOTE: Do not confuse this procedure with “checking
the C.G.” or “balancing the airplane fore and aft.” That very
important step will be covered later in the manual.
❍ 1. Install the engine (with muffler) and landing gear to
the fuselage.
❍ 2. With the wing level, lift the model by the engine
propeller shaft and the fin (this may require two people). Do
this several times.
❍ 3. If one wing always drops when you lift the model, it
means that side is heavy. Balance the airplane by gluing a
weight to the inside of the other wing tip. NOTE: An airplane
that has been laterally balanced will track better in loops and
other maneuvers.
COVER THE STRUCTURE WITH TOWERKOTE FILM
The Uproar does not require any painting to obtain the
scheme shown on the box, as all of the finish is done with
TowerKote Film.
Make sure the structure is smoothly sanded with 320-grit
sandpaper. Remove all dust from the structure with a vacuum
cleaner and Top Flite
®
Tack Cloth so the TowerKote film will
stick well. Cover the aircraft with TowerKote film using the
sequence that follows. Make sure the TowerKote film is
thoroughly stuck to the structure and all of the edges are
sealed. Use a Top Flite Hot Sock
™
on your covering iron to
avoid scratching the finish.
When covering areas that involve sharp junctions, like the tail
section or around the root end of the wing, cut narrow strips
(1/4" to 3/8") and apply them in the corners before covering
the major surfaces. The larger pieces of TowerKote film will
overlap and capture these smaller pieces. This technique also
bypasses the need to cut the TowerKote film in these areas
after it has been applied. DO NOT, under any circumstances,
attempt to cut the covering material after it has been applied to
the fin and stab, except around the leading and trailing edges.
RECOMMENDED COVERING SEQUENCE:
❍ 1. Tail junction strips as described above
❍ 2. Wing/fuse junction
❍ 3. TE surfaces of wing
❍ 4. Bottom of left wing panel
❍ 5. Bottom of right wing panel
❍ 6. Top of left wing panel
❍ 7. Top of right wing panel
❍ 8. Fuse bottom
❍ 9. Fuse sides (use your precut pieces)
❍ 10. Fuse top
❍ 11. Stab bottom
❍ 12. Stab top
❍ 13. Fin left and right side
❍ 14. Rudder left & right side
❍ 15. Bottom of elevators
❍ 16. Top of elevators
❍ 17. Ends of ailerons
❍ 18. Bottom of ailerons
❍ 19. Top of ailerons
❍ 20.
Top & bottom hatch covers
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