Top Notch Products Mooney M-18, Assembly Manual

Page 1: ...TOP NOTCH Mooney M 18 Mooney Mite ASSEMBLY MANUAL Top Notch Products Company PO Box 1051 Goodlettsville TN 37072 Made in the USA...

Page 2: ...ave to do this No mention of this is made on the package they come in PIN REGISTRATION Agreat shop technique introduced by Top Notch Products is the use of 1 8 piano wire pins to quickly and precisely...

Page 3: ...nd that can be confusing while in the building process 2 Install V1 into the appropriate notches in the core sheet VC Observe the cor rect size notches the narrower end is the leading edge Hold V1 fir...

Page 4: ...barrel of the hinge Remove a small amount of material from the trailing edge to allow the hinge to be seated with the pivot point aligned with the trailing edge Note that when the hinge bottoms in the...

Page 5: ...d into contact with the assembly Re move from the pins and put under pres sure until cured 3 The leading edge of the rudder assem bly will need to be double beveled to accommodate the swing of the rud...

Page 6: ...stallation of this assembly will be done after installing on the aircraft and fin ishing STABILIZER ASSEMBLY Locate the stabilizer core sheet SC Note that SC is supplied in two sections and must be a...

Page 7: ...center rib and the tip rib Then remove it Apply a bead of thick CA along the trailing edge and the install the sheeting by inserting the notches in the sheeting into the tabs in STE Turn the assembly...

Page 8: ...r now assemble the larger EC and ES B using the pin register method First a ES B then a EC and then an other ES B The finished servo installation Note that you will need a servo reversing Y Connector...

Page 9: ...parts before the assembly becomes ridged and inflexible Please follow gluing instructions and do not glue the assembly until instructed to do so I cannot over emphasize the importance of having all pa...

Page 10: ...nd then return to the center and finish the other end 13 Locate TE A TE B and TE C The trailing edge is comprised of an assembly of these three piec es See the plan for the stack order Use a single pi...

Page 11: ...upport the wing dowels along with the ply leading edge Note that the correct dihedral for W1 is set by the sheer webs All joints have now been glued and installing the top spar flange is next 10 The t...

Page 12: ...ntersink the screw holes for the flat head screws They will sit flush to the surface when finished The easiest way to assure that everything will line up when finished is to temporarily attach The fla...

Page 13: ...he spar flange wheel well out liner 34 The wing is now ready for sheeting You can prepare the sheeting to the dia gram on the plans for best results Sand the outside of the sheeting prior to in stalli...

Page 14: ...The wing jigs for installing the bottom sheeting They will support the wing assembly and prevent changes in wash out during the sheeting procedures 39 The landing gear mount LGP is lami nated from two...

Page 15: ...e just cut After cleaning up any remain ing material and after you are satisfied with the fit glue the inside edges of the sheeting around the servo opening 44 Glue on the outer leading edge use pins...

Page 16: ...in the top and bottom spar flanges When installed the wing spar will be one contiguous I beam from tip to tip Remove the 1 16 balsa sheeting at the root Use WJ as a template Apply Epoxy to the top spa...

Page 17: ...asi est way to shape the flaps See the plans for the correct angles to set the saw If not use your plane and sandpaper to shape the flaps Remove a small amount of material from FL 1 and FL 3 at the hi...

Page 18: ...embly showing the core sheet leading edge A 1 rib and sheeting Very light and very strong 6 Install and glue AHPF 7 Turn the assembly over and install A1 BOT through A5 BOT 8 Install ALE BOT 9 Install...

Page 19: ...te firewall sec tions The firewall is laminated from two 1 8 ply sections lite ply for the electric version and aircraft ply for the glow version Use pin registry and glue the two firewall layers toge...

Page 20: ...all at this time 14 After curing use Epoxy to form the sides to the firewall Glue in the balsa gussets FG as necessary above and below F9 Saturate these with thin CA for additional strength 15 Locate...

Page 21: ...of these into there re spective notches in F2 and the firewall F3 sub assembly with the wing bolt plate and bracing attached an ready to be installed Bracing for the firewall is supplied by gussets b...

Page 22: ...top sheeting Once again you will want to soak these parts prior to bend ing them around the firewall and F2 29 Install seven 3 16 x 3 16 square balsa stringers into the notches provided in F3 through...

Page 23: ...Install and glue F4 B 37 If you haven t already done so sand the sheeting you applied to the tail section when you pinched it together flush with the bottom of the fuselage sides You will install the...

Page 24: ...lied to remove any guesswork regarding the position of the fuselage When the leveling stand is installed into the wing dowel holes in F2 and a 3 3 4 block is placed under F7 the fuselage is level This...

Page 25: ...ount of filler required to get a smooth transition with the fin 4 Glue the dorsal fin assembly onto the vertical fin and fuselage Much of the strength of the attachment of the stabilizer and vertical...

Page 26: ...owl on the bench and using a Sharpie draw a line 3 16 above the bench top all the way around the cowl Trim the edge of the cowl at this line Temporarily place the cowl ring just inside the edge of the...

Page 27: ...for an almost invisible clean install with no screw or bolt heads protruding Aircraft Weight Wing Loading Lbs Oz Oz Per Sq Ft 9 0 22 99 9 4 23 63 9 8 24 27 9 12 24 90 10 0 25 54 10 4 26 18 10 8 26 82...

Page 28: ...6 X 35 F10 5 LPLY 1 8 X 12 X 26 F10 X2 5 LPLY 1 8 X 12 X 26 F2 8 AC PLY 1 8 X 12 X 35 F2 A 8 AC PLY 1 8 X 12 X 35 F3 8 AC PLY 1 8 X 12 X 35 F4 8 AC PLY 1 8 X 12 X 35 F4 B 38 BALSA 1 4 X 3 X 36 F5 5 LP...

Page 29: ...LSA 1 16 X 4 X 36 SS T 10 BALSA 1 16 X 4 X 36 SS T X4 11 BALSA 1 16 X 4 X 36 ST X4 34 BALSA 1 4 X 4 X 36 STE X4 33 BALSA 1 4 X 3 X 36 SV 18 BALSA 1 16 X 4 X 36 SV X3 12 BALSA 1 16 X 4 X 36 SW B 26 BAL...

Page 30: ...4 X 36 W9 X2 32 BALSA 3 32 X 3 X 36 WBP X2 4 AC PLY 1 16 X 12 X 48 WBPF X2 40 BALSA 1 4 X 3 X 36 WBPF X2 41 BALSA 1 4 X 3 X 36 WCO 7 AC PLY 1 64 X 6 X 24 WDP 8 AC PLY 1 8 X 12 X 35 WJ X6 39 BALSA 1 4...