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Mount the Landing Gear
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1. Install the landing gear wires into the landing gear rails.
Secure the gear with the straps and M3 x 10 sheet metal
screws—don’t over tighten the screws – just enough for the
straps to compress the balsa a little.
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2. If installing the optional landing gear covers, glue them
to each other and to the landing gear wire with fl exible
glue such as Zap Goo. It takes the Zap Goo approximately
overnight to dry.
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3. Mount the wheels to the gear with a 4mm collar on
both sides of each wheel held in place with an M3 set screw
and threadlocker.
ASSEMBLE THE FUSELAGE
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1. If you haven’t yet done so, use a covering iron with a
cover sock to tighten the covering over the fuselage and
horizontal and vertical stabilizer. On the fuselage, pay special
attention at the back around the fi n fi llet and the stab slots
so the covering remains attached when it’s time to install the
horizontal and vertical stabilizers (stab and fi n).