Top Flite Contender .60 Size Kit TOPA0210

Top Flite Contender .60 Size Kit TOPA0210

This is a 30th Anniversary Gold Edition Contender .60 Sport Model Airplane. This Kit is a Great 2nd or 3rd Kit for the Intermediate Modeler.

Features

• Top Flite Contender .60 Size Kit TOPA0210

• CAD-Designed Parts and Interlocking Construction Allow the Contender to be Ready To Cover in 10-16 Hours, with Very Little Carving or Shaping.

• Comes with Lots of Premium-Quality Hardware, Including Rod-In-Tube

• Pushrods and Wire Tricycle Landing Gear.

• The Contender Flies Exceptionally Well with a .46 Engine, and the

• Included, Adjustable Mount Accepts Any Engine in the Recommended

• Range Up to a .61 size.

• Dual Aileron Servos Deliver Swift, Sure Input to the Plane's

• Lightweight, Built-Up Control Surfaces, for Amazing Authority when

• Performing Precision Aerobatics.

• D-Tube Wing Goes Together as One-Piece for Fast, Easy Assembly,

• Without the Need for a Joiner or Center Joint.

• Unique, Center-Flap Option Allows Fliers to Make Short "Carrier"

• Landings and Wing Tips in "Gull Wing" Version see COMMENTS.

• Concealed on the Bottom of the Fuselage, is a Handy Compartment that

• Provides Easy Access to the Fuel Tank and Radio Gear.

• Any Modeler with Intermediate Building Experience Can Enjoy This Kit.

• Detailed, Vacuum Formed Canopy

Specifications

• Wingspan: 53.3" (1353mm)

• Wing Area: 660 sq in (42.6 sq dm)

• Wing Loading: 21-23oz/sq ft (64-70g/sq dm

• Weight: 6-6.5lbs (27210-2948g)

• Length: 49.6" (1261mm)

• Airfoil: Fully-Symmetrical, Low-Wing

• Center of Gravity: 3-3/16" Back from the Leading Edge of Wing.

• Degrees Incidence:

• Stabilizer +1�

• Wing +1�

• Control Throws Each Way: High Rate                     Low Rate

• Elevator: (Up & Down)     5/16" (7.9mm)                   3/16" (4.8mm)

• Rudder: (Left & Right)     1" (25.4mm)                     5/8" (15.9mm)

• Flaps: (Down)                                                     1-3/4" (44mm)

• Ailerons: (Up & Down)     5/8" (15.9mm)                   3/8" (9.5mm)

• (Aileron Rate Should Be Measured At The Inboard End Of
  The Aileron)

Contents

• All Wood To Build The Kit, Full Size Rolled Plans, Photo Illustrated

• Instruction Manual w/Reference Plans, Clear Canopy, CA Hinges,

• Nylon Adjustable Engine Mount, Hardware Package, Decals.

Requirements

• Engine: .40-.61 2-stroke or .52-.70 4-stroke

• Radio: (Without Flap) 4 Channel w/5 Standard Servos (With Flap) 5 Channel w/6 Standard Servos

• Servo Extensions: Two-12" or Three-12" If Flap Is Used

• Y-Harness: 1

• Covering: Two 6 Foot Rolls

• Misc. Items: Propeller, 2�" Main Wheels, 8-10oz Fuel Tank, Foam

• Padding, Fuel Tubing, 2�" Spinner, 2" Height 1/6th Scale Pilot,

• Building and Field Equipment.

Comments

• Wing Tips: Optional "Gull Wing" Tips Can Built Into The Wing Using

• The Included Wood, Templates and Building Instructions.

• The Optional Wing Tips Give an Approximate 40� Upward Slant

• That Eliminates a "Roll Coupling From Rudder". The Model Will Just

• Yaw Upon Rudder Application, Without the Need to use

• Opposite Aileron to Correct a Roll Couple.

• Decal sheet CTD6D01 sold only through GP Manufacturing includes:

• One 9" x 4�" Red, White & Blue stars and bars

• One 2�" x 1" Black 2278

• One 3-5/8" x 1" Black Navy

• One 3-5/8" x 1" Black USAF

• One 8-7/8" x 2�" Black Navy

• One 8-7/8" x 2�" Black USAF

• One 3-7/8" x 2-1/8" Red, White & Blue stars and bars
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