Installing the landing gear
Q On the bottom of the fuselage, 9-3/4" (248mm)
from the engine compartment, there is a channel
located under the covering. Locate this channel by
running your finger over the covering on the bottom
of the fuselage. Using a hobby knife remove the
covering from this channel. To protect the channel
from fuel damage, place several drops of thin CA
along the channel and wipe with a paper towel.
Installing the struts
Q Locate the two chromed landing struts and place
them in the pre-drilled holes inside the channel on
the bottom side of the fuselage. Place two nylon
landing gear straps over the landing gear struts. Using
a felt-tip pen, mark the location of the strap
mounting holes onto the bottom of the fuselage. Drill
the four holes using a 1/16" (1.5mm) drill bit. Mount
the nylon landing gear straps using four #2x3/8" self-
tapping screws to the bottom of the fuselage over the
struts. The struts should be flush with the bottom of
the fuselage.
Mounting the wheels
Q Locate two foam wheels and four wheel collars.
Place one wheel collar on each strut and secure its
location using a 6-32 set screw. Place the wheel onto
the strut, followed by another wheel collar. Secure the
additional wheel collar with another 6-32 set screw.
In total, you will have two wheel collars, two 6-32 set
screws and one wheel on each strut.
Q Locate the aluminum engine mount and attach
it to the firewall using four 6-32 x 3/4" machine
screws and four #6 washers. The flat side of the
engine mount will be towards the top of the
fuselage as shown in the drawing and photo. Use
thread locking compound on the screws to make
sure they won't vibrate loose. Attach the nose gear
mount to the firewall using two 6-32 x 3/4"
machine screws.
Installing the nose gear
1-1 Place a wheel collar onto the nose gear strut.
Insert the nose gear stem into the plastic nose gear
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