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35.6.
Loosely mount both wheels (do not tighten the wheel-collar setscrews).
Using the main wheels as a visual guide, position a
landing gear legging
onto each of the
preformed fixed main landing gear wires
. Remove the
wheels, and secure the
landing gear leggings
using two 3/16-inch screws
through each of the
landing gear legging mounts
and into the attachment
points on each legging. Re-mount both wheels and firmly tighten the
setscrews in their wheel collars.
35.7.
Prevent the
landing gear leggings
from accidentally rotating by applying
a drop of CA where the upper
landing gear legging mount
touches each of
the
preformed fixed main landing gear
wires.
36.
When the windshield glue is fully dry from #29, remove the masking tape from
the upper empennage fairing, vertical stabilizer, and rear
of the fuselage; then remove the masking tape from the
canopy and fuselage. Clean any dried glue or residual
masking-tape adhesive with a glass cleaner such as
Windex or the equivalent. Align the opening in the
bottom-center of the lower empennage fairing with the
steerable tail-wheel rod, and, as you slide the lower
empennage fairing into position, capture the ends of the
upper empennage fairing at the rear of the fuselage
inside the end of the lower empennage fairing. Bring the lower empennage fairing toward the
fuselage and it will secure itself in position using the supplied, premounted magnets.
37.
Inert the opening at the top of the tail-wheel bracket onto the steerable tail-wheel rod, align the
wheel’s direction with the rudder, and firmly tighten the combination setscrew/spring mount-
ing bolt to secure the tail wheel to the rod.
Step 4: “Max Cowling” and propeller.
38.
Align the keyed-slots inside the “Max Cowling” with the
three screw-heads mounted at the front of the firewall;
twist the cowl clockwise and it securely locks in position
by means of a rare-earth magnet.
39.
Install a propeller onto the motor’s shaft. Make certain
the rear of the propeller’s blade does not strike the front
of the cowl by careful placement of the propeller’s
mounting collet on the motor’s shaft.
Step 5: Attach the wing, and final setup.
40.
Cut away the covering material to open the precut wing-mounting holes for the plastic wing bolts; connect the
aileron servo to the 6-inch servo-wire extension for the ailerons; align and insert the 2 carbon rods pre-installed at
the center of the wing into the corresponding openings at the bottom of the fuselage; then, insert the two nylon
bolts through the two holes at the trailing edge of the wing and snug them into the threaded holes inside the
fuselage (but do not tighten them so much that the wing’s trailing edge becomes deformed or crushed)..
41.
Charge and install your Li-Po battery. Check/adjust servo centering, direction, and end-point adjustments. Please
review your radio’s instruction manual if you require assistance with any radio-related, servo-adjustment
questions.
42.
Close the battery hatch. (Note: The battery hatch is secured by one carbon fiber rod at the rear and two magnets at
the front. TO OPEN the battery hatch, push FORWARD until the rod clears the hole in the bulkhead, then pull UP.)
43.
Check the model’s center of gravity (CG). If necessary, try moving the battery, ESC, and/or receiver, or add weight
to the nose or tail, to ensure the CG is 3 to 3¼ inches behind the leading edge of the wing, measured next to the
fuselage.
