Top Flite Models ORION Instrucciones de uso

ORION

Youhave justpurchasedthe finestR/C kitever produced.

We haveput the bestmaterialsavailableinto your kitplusover

16yearsofmodelairplanemanufacturingknow-how.

Sinceyouarea specialkindofmodelenthusiastwhose standards

arehigh,we haveproduced thiskitwithyour particularrequire-

mentsin mind.

Wehope youenjoybuildingand flyingthe Orion and would be

pleasedtohear yourcomments onhow we atTop Flitecan con-

tinueto serveyou.

TOP FLITE MODELS, INC.

The

designer

says

.........

TheOrionwasdesignedanddevelopedespeciallyforcontest

work.Fora completerun-downonsomeofthedesignfeatures

refertotheJune,1960issueofModelAirplaneNews.

ThiskitisthemostadvancedandcompleteR/Ckitproducedto

date.It isexactlyastheoriginalmodelwitha fewimprovements.

Ina highperformancecontestmodelgoodworkmanshipisessen-

tial.

Mostimportantof

all,

flyingsurfaces

must

true

—

onthislater.Theshipshouldbeflownwitha minimumofeight

channels,andnotrudderonly.

this

writing

the

prototype

has

had

full

season

contest

flyingwithno weakpointsshowingup.

spite

the

advanced

design

the

Orion

simple

build.

HINTSON GLUING

Glue

jointsareimportant

—

useyour

favorite

glue.

Cut

pieces

ofscrapbalsa1/8x 1 x 2 fortestbars.Gluethesepiecesto-

getherthusgivingtwosquareinchesofgluearea.Whendry,try

pullingaparttotestyourgluingtechnique.Doublegluingis

recommendedonallhighlystressedjointssuchasdoublers,

motormounts,joiningthewinghalves,stabandrudderattach-

ment,landinggearinstallation,etc.

White

glue,

suchas

"Elmer's",

recommendedforplywood

and

the

hardwoodmotormounts.Good

gluing

will

payoff

perform-

ance.

FUSE,STAB,ELEVATORS& RUDDER

Beforestortingconstructionstudyplancarefullytobecomefami-

liar

with

all

theparts.

recommended

that

thefuselagecon-

structionbestartedfirst.Thefuseneednotbe builtoverthe

plan.

1.Pinthetwofusesidestogetherandlayontheplantotrans-

ferlocationof

all

formers

and

thethrust

line.

Using

ball

pointpenmarktheselocationsontheedges ofthefuse

sides.Theselinesshouldbetransferredaccuratelytoinsure

goodalignment.Thefusesidesmaynowbetakenapartand

thethrustlinemarkedthefulllengthonbothsidesofthe

fusesheets— makeoneleftandoneright.Thisisimportant

asthethrustlineisusedto lineup thedoublersand laterto

checkoutthedecolage.

2. Usingthethrustlineasa guide,gluedown3/32balsadou-

blersF-2,F-3.F-4,F-5,F-6andF-6A.Whendrysandflatto

insuregoodgluingsurfaceformotorsupportblocksandmotor

mounts.

3. Trimendsoftriangularlongeronsto lengthandgluetosides,

topandbottom.Glueon partsF-14,F-15 andF-16.

4. Cementenginemountsandmotorsupportblocksto fusesides

leavinga 3/32spacefromthetoplongeronsforformerF-7.

Glueonservorails.AttachplywoodpartsF-10,F-11and

F-12.

5.GlueformersF-7,F-8andF-13to onefusesidemakingsure

theyaresquareandtrue.Afterthesearedrythe twofuse

sidesareready(orjoining.Theyshouldbe joinedwhilely-

ingon their sides.

6.Afterthefuseisdrysetit up vertically.Thendrawthe ends

ofthetailconetogetherandgluein toilpostF-17.If diffi-

cultyisexperiencedin pullingthetailconetogether,thetop

triangularlongeronmaybesawcutslightlyornotchedjust

behindF-8foreasybending.

Itisimportantthatthetailconebe pulledtogethertrue.This

may

checkedby

stringing

line

from

the

center

F-7

thecenteroftailpostF-17andmeasuringatintervalsalong

the tailcone.

7.FormersF-18,F-19,F-20andF-21maynowbe gluedin

place.Gluein3/16x 1/4 bottomcenterlongeron.Whendry,

runa sandingblockalongthetopofthefuseto insurea good

contactfortopblock.Shapedtopblockmaynowbegluedin

place.Sheetbottomoffuse.

8. Shapedtopnoseblocksarenextattached.A pieceof1/4

sheetisjoinedtotopnoseblocksin frontofF-13.Glue

hatchjamsin placeandcutouttophatchblock.Atthispoint

allotherblocksmaybegluedin place.Besureto drillthe

enginemountsandinstalltheblindnutsbeforeattachingthe

bottomnoseblockinplace.

9. Duringdryingperiodsonthefuse,constructiononthestab

shouldproceed.Stabshouldbebuiltovertheplan.Usea

pieceofwaxedpaperovertheplansothatthegluewillnot

sticktoit.It isimportantthatstabbebuiltononabsolutely

flatsurface.(SeesuggestedmethodunderWINGsection.)

10. Pinshapedstab,leadingandtrailingedgesand5/16tipsto

plan.Glueplywoodbracesinplace.Glueall3/32x 5/16

diagonalribsin place.Glueontopsparanddie-cutcenter

sectionplanking.Whendryremovestabfromplanandglueon

bottomsparandplanking.Aftersandingstab,beveldiagonal

ribsnearleadingandtrailingedgesasshownonplan.Cover

withsilkleavingcentersectionuncoveredwherestabattach-

estofuse.

Sandelevatorstoshape.Coverwithsilk.

Assemblefinby gluingR1,F1AandR2downon a flatsur-

face.DolikewiseforrudderpiecesR3andR3A.Whendry

sandtoshape.

Thestabon theORIONisgluedpermanentlyinplace.Be

surato workonit simultaneouslywiththefuseinorderthat

completion

the

fuse

will

not

delayed.

11.Beforeattachingstabto the fuselage,thefuseshouldbe

carved

and

sanded

shape.A

long

blade

"Xacto"

knife

con

beusedtoroughit toshape.Forsandinguse3M Production

Finishingpaper— #80 forroughingand#150forfinishing.

Contoursshouldbe ascloseto theplanaspossible.A good

waytosandistoplacethefusebetweentheknees,resting

thetoilconeona chair.Usea pieceofsandpaperabout

4x11asthoughusinga shoepolishingcloth.Bythismethod

anycontourcanbedeveloped.

12.Afterfuseissandeditisreadyforthestabattachment.Set

fusethrustlinelevelwitha flatbenchtopandfitstabplot-

formto the3/16positiveinc idenceshownonplan.Thisis

mostimportant.It isequallyimportanttogeta goodfitfora

goodgluejoint.Afterthisisdonethestabmaybedouble

gluedtothefuse.Besuretheelevatorsareassembledtothe

stabbeforeattachingstabto thefuse.

13. AssemblefinportsR-1,F-1AandR-2.Whendry,sandto

contour,fittostabandfuseandgluein place.Careshould

betakenthatthefinbeinstalledtruewiththecenterlineof

thefuse.Thiscanbecheckedbystringinga linefromthe

centerofthefuseatF-7aroundthefinandbocktoF-7.

Afterthe(inisdryfairingsR-4maybefitted.Wettingthe

outer

surface

psbend

ing.

Use

piece

ofscrap

blockto

fill

spacebetweentopdeckingandrudder.Usebalsaputtyto

blendcontours.

14. Afterthefuseisfinishsanded,giveittwocoatsofclear

dopeandthensandlightly.Thefuseandfinnowconbe

coveredusingdrysilkanddopingthroughthesilk.

WING

Thewingisthemostvitalpartoftheship.A truewingisa must

fora contestship.Generallyspeaking,theoverageworkbench

topisnottrueenoughon whichtobuilda wing.A wingpanelcon

truer

than

the

surface

onwhich

built.

Thebestmethodtogeta trulyflatsurfaceistousea pieceof

3/4plywoodatleast12x 36.Thismayhavea slightwarpor

twistin it.Byshimmingandclampingtheplywoodtoyourwork

bench

until

every

portionof

level,

flat

surface

will

beob-

tained.

This

absolutely

essential.

Use

good

sensitive

level.

1.Thewingisbuiltintwohalvesandjoinedlater.Laminate

thefoursparsasshownon theplans.

2. Pinbottomspardownon thewingplan.Besureit is pinned

downabsolutelystraight.

3. Withoutgluing,placealltheribsintheirrespectivepositions

andcheckforalignment.Bysightingdownthewingpanel,

anyribthatisoutofalignmentconbereadilyseenand

shouldbesandedor shimmedatitscontactpointtobringit

in line.

4. Glueribsdowntobottomsparkeepingan eyeon thealign-

ment.

5.Afterthegluesets,thetopsparmaybedroppedin placeand

glued.

6. Theshapedleadingedgeisaddednext,makingsuretoglue

onlytonoseofribandnottothealignmentlugs.

7.Aftertheglueisfirmlyset,thebottom3"trailingedgesheet

isslippedin place.Thiscanbepinnedandshimmedinto

position.NextaddtheaileronareaverticalsparW30.

8. Afterthebottomtrailingedgesheethasbeensetup,rear

sparW16shouldbegluedinplace.Thiswillrequirea little

fittingwitha sandingblocktoconformtothecontourofthe

wing.

Ribpart

W2B

thenattached.

When

this

hasset

for

while,gluethetoptrailingedgesheetinplacewhichshould

bebeveledslightlytofitthebottomsheet.

9.ThetopaileronareasheetingW22and W18shouldnowbe

gluedon.

10. Addthetopleadingedgesheet.Nowglueontheribcap

strips.

Important;

odd

the

capstrips

before

the

wing

re-

movedfromthebenchastheystiffenthewingconsiderably.

Centersectionsheetingisnotputonuntilthewingisjoined.

Afterwingpanel

removedfrom

plan,

bottom

aileron

area

sheetingisgluedon.

11.Afterbothwingpanelsore builttheyarereadyto be joined.

Thisisthemostcriticaloperationandcaremustbe takento

besurebothpanelsare

joined

true.

Good

glue

jointsare

especiallyimportantatthispoint.

12.Whenwingisdry,gluein plywoodribdoublersforthelanding

gear.Formedlandinggearwireisnowassembledtothe3/8

squaregearspar.Thisunitistheninstalledinthewing.

Hereagain,a goodgluejobisessential.Afterthegluehas

set,breakofftheribalignmentlugs,thenaddthebottom

leadingedgesheet.Cuta 1/2" diameterholein thissheetto

clearthelandinggearwire.Whengluingthissheetonitis

importanttopreventanytwistsfromdevelopingin thewing.

Atwistedwingisuselessona contestmodel.

13.Bottomcopstripsareaddednext.

14.Bottomcentersectionisthenaffixed.Atthispointbell-

cranksandcontrolwiresoreattached.Topcentersection

sheetingisnowgluedin place.Servoopeningiscutoutafter

top

sheeting

ha*

dried.

Wing

tip

then

added.

AILERONS

FRISE

AILERON—

The

ordinary

type

aileron

producesan

un-

balanceddragandadverseyawingcondition.Toovercome

thistheFRISEaileronisused.Whenthetrailingedgeofthe

Friseaileronisraised,theleadingedgedropsbelowthe

undersurfaceofthewing.Someoftheairwhichwouldnor-

mallyflowundertheaileronnowflowsoverit.Thedragor

raisedaileronisincreasedsothatit isalmostequaltothe

dragoftheonethatislowered;thusequalizingthedragand

preventinganyyowingcondition.

Pindownbottomleadingandtrailingedgesontheplans.Glueall

ribs

place.Gluedown

W25—26—27.

Addtopleadingand

trail-

ingedges.Addtopcopstrips.Removefromplanandglueon W31.

Addbottomcapstrips.Trimandsand.Installnylonhingesas

shownonplan,thenattachhingefittings.Aileronsmaynowbe

fittedtowing.Thisisa matterofsandingandfitting.Topaileron

sheetW22maybebeveledandsandedtogivetheclearanceshown

on theplan.

COVERINGANDFINISHING

1.Afterallpartsareaddedtothewingit is readyforsanding

andcovering.Thewingshouldbecarefullysanded.Apply

two

coats

cleardopeandsand

lightly.

Cover

with

silk

only,

put

dry,

doping

through

the

silk.

important

whencoveringbottomofwingtobringcoveringaroundW30.

Thisaddsstrengthtothisarea.Afterwingiscoveredspray

lightlywithwatertoshrinksilk.Be surethatthesilkisnot

tootightsothatthewingwillnotbewarped.

2. Aileronscanbecoveredin thesamemanner.

Four

coatsofcleardope

will

usually

fill

the

silk.

Sand

with

afelteraserand#1503M ProductionFinishingpaper,being

carefulnottocutintothesilk.Oneortwomorecoatsof

cleardopeandsandingshouldgivea smoothsurfaceforcolor

doping.Dependingon thecolor,twoorthreecoatswillcover

quitewell.

TRIMMING

Aftershipisfinishedit shouldbe setupon a flatbenchfora

final

decologecheck.

1.Thethrustlineshouldbe setup paralleltothebenchtop.

Atthispointthestabshouldhove3/16positivein 6" as

shownon theplan.Thewingshouldhave1/2"positiveinci-

dencein12".Thisgivesa decalageof1/8"orabout1/20of

incidence.Thischeckoutisextremelyimportant.Thewing

platformshouldbe sandeduntiltheproperdecalageisob-

tained.

2. Theservoradiogear,enginebatteries,etc.connowbein-

stalled.Servosshouldnotbepositioneduntilallcomponents

oreinstalled.Servoboardcanbeshiftedforeandoftto

obtain

the

4-1/2"

locationshownon

the

plan.

Wrap

receiver

sponge

rubber,

and

take

care

not

install

it tootightly.Thelengthofthereedsshouldbe parallelwith

the

piston

travel

that

the

engine

vibration

will

not

operate

thereeds.

4. Beforeflyingthemodela vibrationcheckshouldbe made.

Runenginefullspeedhavingsomeoneholdeachwingtip

lightlywiththereceiverswitchon.Watchforanyunwanted

controlmovement.Besureallcontrolsarewiredforproper

di rection.

5.Ifdecolagesettingiscorrectthemodelshouldflyrightoff

theboard.Firstcheckforstraightflight.Modelshouldgroove

asthoughona railroadtrack.Withneutralelevatormodel

shouldflyflatwithnoclimbordive.Ifitclimbs,leading

edgeofwingshouldbeshimmeddownuntilproperflightis

obtained.It isimportantthattheelevatorbe atabsolute

neutral,alsothatbothelevatorsbeon thesameplanewith

notwist.Anyrightorlefttendencywouldbecausedby

rudderor aileronsnotbeingneutralorby wingwarp.

6.Nexttryinsideloops.Theyshouldbe roundandrightinthe

groove.Anyleftor rightdriftin theloopwouldbecausedby

rudderor aileronsnotbeingneutralorby theelevatorsbeing

outofline.

7.Outsideloopsaretriednext.Again,theyshouldberoundand

true.Beforeenteringinsideoroutsideloopsbesurewings

arelevel.Truestraightflights,insideloopsandoutside

loopsareobtainedbycompromisesettingsofrudderand

aileronneutral.Donotbesatisfiedwiththeperformanceof

themodeluntilstraightflightsandinsideandoutsideloops

areperfect.Ifproblemsoreencounteredbesuretocheckthe

finalignment.

8.Nextthingtoflightcheckistheaileronsforyaw.Doan Im-

melmandirectlyoverhead.Modelshouldreverseitsdirection

exactly180. Ifitisoffthisheading,aileronsneedmoreor

lessdifferential.Ifthemodeldriftstothelefton a right

roll-out,moredifferentialisneeded;thatis,moreup aileron

thandown.Thiscanbeaccomplishedby movingfulcrum

pointfurtherforwardonthephenolicaileronhorn.Hornposi-

tionon planiscorrectbutmayvaryfrommodeltomodel.

9.Gearpositionon planiscorrectforaveragecondition.For

grassflying,ifmodelnosesover,gearshouldbebentfor-

ward.Ifmodelbouncesona hardsurface,gearshouldbe

bentback.Generallyspeaking,gearshouldbe about3/4"fur-

therbockfora hardsurfacethanforgrass.Gearpositionis

importantandisdeterminedbytrialanderror.Wheelsshould

havea slighttoeour.Besuretolubricatewheels,asany

wheelchatter

will

cause

ground

looping.

10.

It isimportanttospendalllthetimenecessarytotrimthe

modelperfectly.Thiswillpayoffin contestwins.A proper-

lytrimmedORIONwillachievea newstandardofcontest

performanceforyou.

RELIABILITY

Ontheplansyouwillnoticewoodstripsforeandoftofthe

servos.Thisisanimportantdetail.Withthissystemtheservos

cannotdriftforwardorbackward,thusmaintainingbettertrim.

Theservosshouldnotbetighteneddowntoa pointwherethe

rubbergrommetsorecompressedsolidlythusdestroyingtheiruse-

fullness.Allscrewsandnutsshouldbe safetiedbytackingwith

glue.Thisisespeciallyimportantontheaileronparts.

Withmodernradiogearandservosthereisnoreasonwhyyour

ORIONshouldnotlostforyears.Experienceshowsthatmost

crackupsarecausedby poorwiring.Werecommendonly"Bonner

19" strandwireor equivalent.Solderjointsareimportant.All

solderjointsshouldbe bridgedwithplasticspaghettitubing.

Thisincludesconnectionstobatterybox,switch,andplugs.

Therestisup toyou,thepilot.Thegeneralthinkingisthatfor

winning

contest

team

35%airplaneand65%

pilot.

feel

sureyouwillhovea bollwhileflyingtheORION.

GoodLuck,

Tabla de contenidos

Otros manuales de Juguete de Top Flite Models

Top Flite Models

Top Flite Models Spitfire Manual de usuario

Top Flite Models

Top Flite Models GOLD EDITION Beechcraft Bonanza Manual de usuario

Top Flite Models

Top Flite Models PHASOAR 035 RC-38 Manual de usuario

Top Flite Models

Top Flite Models RC-33 Elder 40 Manual de usuario

Top Flite Models

Top Flite Models Piper J-3 Cub Manual de usuario

Top Flite Models

Top Flite Models AT-6 Texan Manual de usuario

Top Flite Models

Top Flite Models Cessna 182 Skylane Manual de usuario

Top Flite Models

Top Flite Models Beechcraft Manual de usuario

Top Flite Models

Top Flite Models P-39 AIRACOBRA Manual de usuario

Top Flite Models

Top Flite Models SPITFIRE Mk IX Manual de usuario

Manuales populares de Juguete de otras marcas

marklin

marklin 37321 Manual de usuario

Canon

Canon PAPER CRAFT Manual de usuario

GREAT PLANES

GREAT PLANES Pitts M-12S Manual de usuario

NOCH

NOCH 14261 Manual de usuario

Hausler

Hausler 450 SE V2 Manual de usuario

Dynaflite

Dynaflite Daydream Manual de usuario

MiniacRC

MiniacRC MIGHTY MINI P40 WARHAWK Manual

Kenner

Kenner Batman 63651 Manual de usuario

LEGO

LEGO 8527 Manual de usuario

iKarus

iKarus ECO 8 Manual de usuario

Multiplex

Multiplex EasyStar II Manual de instrucciones

Walkera

Walkera 38 Manual de instrucciones

Hasbro

Hasbro TRANSFORMERS BUMBLEBEE Manual de usuario

MD MXION SWD Manual de usuario

Mattel

Mattel Disney Pixar Cars Cozy Cone Spiral Rampway Manual de usuario

marklin

marklin 39671 Manual de usuario

Meccano

Meccano 15103 Manual de usuario

LEGO

LEGO TECHNIC 8735 Manual de usuario