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Cut away the covering material from over the landing gear mounting slot
in the bottom of the fuselage.
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Insert the 90º bend in each of the landing gear wires into the predrilled
holes in the mounting slot.
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Push the landing gear wires firmly down into the slot.
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Drill four 1/16" (1.6mm) diameter pilot holes through the fuselage at the
marks you drew.
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Install the two nylon landing gear straps, using four M2 x 10mm wood
screws, to hold the landing gear wires in place.
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Test-fit and glue the tail skid into place, using a generous amount of glue.
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Make sure that the tail skid faces toward the back of the fuselage and
that it's lined up straight with the bottom of the rudder.
sTEP 2: iNsTALLiNG THE LANDiNG GEAr WirEs
sTEP 3: iNsTALLiNG THE WHEELs
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Push one nylon spacer completely onto each axle.
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Position the two nylon straps over the landing gear wires, 5/8" (16mm)
in from the fuselage sides.
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Mark the locations of the mounting screws onto the fuselage.
IMPORTANT
Make sure that the nylon straps are centered over the
landing gear wires when you mark the positions of the mounting screw
holes.
