Extreme Flight YAK-54 ARF, Instruction Manual

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Fuselage Assembly
27. We’ll begin by installing the landing gear. Locate the aluminum
main landing gear. The gear may appear a bit flexible at first glance.
This is by design. The long moment arm of the landing gear puts a lot
of stress on the gear mounts. The flexibility of the gear allows it to
“give” in rough landing situations. This flexibility has proven itself
valuable in our testing as we had a flame out and the Yak fell flat on
its gear from about 12 feet. The gear was bent, but nothing was
broken or damaged. Insert the gear into the slot on the bottom of the
fuselage and center it in the slot. Use the pre-drilled holes as guides
and drill through the plywood landing gear plate and aluminum
mounting bracket.
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