Maxford USA HUGHES H-1, Instruction Manual

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32.

Secure each aileron in a neutral position with masking tape.  Line up each pushrod beside its mating nylon horn 
bracket, place a mark on each pushrod at the pushrod opening in the nylon horn bracket, and make a sharp 90-
degree bend in each pushrod at this mark. 

33.

Leaving approx. 3/16 to 1/4 inch of pushrod 
wire after the bend, cut off and discard the 
remaining, excess pushrod wire.  Insert each 
pushrod’s bent end into its mating opening in 
each of the nylon horn brackets.  Use a plastic 
pushrod keeper to secure each aileron 
pushrod/nylon horn bracket connection.  
Remove and discard the masking tape from 
each of the ailerons. 

34.

If the pushrod(s) did not get bent at 
exactly the right place and one or 
both of the pushrods is too long, 
fine-tune the length of the too-long 
pushrod with a series of three small 
bends. 

35.

Install the supplied scale fixed landing gear … 

   (Note:   If you are going to install the optional retractable landing gear at this time, skip #35 and follow the 
  

instructions supplied with the H-1’s mechanical retracts.) 

35.1.

Remove and discard the piece of masking tape that holds one of the 

fixed-landing-gear mounts

 into the wing 

and lift out the 

fixed-landing-gear mount

. 

35.2.

Slide a 

blue metal fixed-landing-gear retainer

 onto one of the 

preformed fixed-main-landing-gear wires.

35.3.

Put a 

wooden fixed-landing-gear retainer

with its edge that is painted blue  
facing toward the 

blue metal  

fixed-landing-gear retainer

, and positioned 

within the “squared-U” shape at the end of the 

preformed fixed-main-landing-gear wire

. 

35.4.

Position the 

preformed fixed-main-landing-

gear wire

‘s coil nearest to the fuselage, and 

start it into the slot in the 

fixed-landing-gear 

mount

.  Start 2 ea. 1/2-inch screws through the 

blue metal fixed-landing-gear retainer

 and 

into the 

fixed-landing-gear mount

.  Place the 

fixed landing gear mount

 back into the wing, 

then tighten the screws as you firmly press the 
preformed 

fixed main landing gear wire

 with 

the 

wooden fixed-landing-gear retainer

 into the slot.  Secure 

the fixed landing gear assembly to the wing with two more 
1/2-inch screws. 

35.5.

Install the other scale fixed landing gear by repeating 
#35.1 through #35.4, above.