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FIXED GEAR ASSEMBLY:
1.
If you are installing retracts, you can skip this section and proceed to the next step.
2.
Bend the 3/32” x 7” wires to the shape shown on the plans. Make your bends as sharp as possible. You can leave a little extra on
the ends and trim them to length after you are finished bending it. (I’m not good at this myself, so try to get them sharper than
mine!)
3.
Locate and remove the FG3 3/16” balsa and FG4 1/32” plywood parts from their sheets. Apply thick CA to the surface of FG3 and
line up FG4, making sure the holes are aligned. Once again, make sure the holes are aligned! Do this for both sets of parts. Press
the parts together while the glue dries to make sure you get a good glue joint here!
4.
Locate and remove the FG1 1/16” plywood and 3/32” balsa parts from their sheets. Line up the parts, making sure the slot in FG2
lines up with the lines on FG1. Glue the parts together using thick CA. Press them together while the glue dries to make sure you
get a good glue joint here. Do this for both sets of parts.
5.
Slide the landing gear through the assembly from the previous step as shown in the image below. Apply thick CA or epoxy to all
inside surfaces that the wire touches and the mating surfaces on the previous 2 assemblies. Press the parts together firmly while the
glue is drying to make sure you get a good glue joint. You can also drip glue in from the end of the slot in FG2 to make sure it’s
string. Apply a glue fillet to the corner joints between FG1 and FG2. Apply a glue fillet where the wire exits the bottom and top of
the gear mount. Do this for both sets of parts.
6.
Clean the inside edges of the aluminum tube to make sure that there is a nice clean fit with the landing gear wire.