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Chapter 3
Landing Gear and Tail Wheel Assemblies
Now that we’re ready for assembly, we are going to start with the main landing gear first. You will need to
locate the following parts to begin assembly.
Place an “
” to ensure task completion:
What you will need in this chapter for the main gear:
Carbon Fiber main gear
One pair of 4 inch wheels
One pair of wheel pants
One pair of Cuffs
Black neoprene fuel tubing 2’
One pair of Dubro axles
Four wheel collars
Hardware pack marked “wheels”
Fuselage
Rudder
Tail wheel assembly
Not Provided:
½” Black neoprene fuel tubing
½” and a 9/16” inch wrench
Blue loc-tite
Allen wrench for wheel collars
White wood glue such as Elmer’s or
Epoxy
Prep the cuffs: slice the supplied black
neoprene tubing lengthwise. Install on the
cuffs around the edge of the large opening
with the seam on the belly side. Glue from
inside the cuff with thin CA.
Temporarily slide the cuffs on the main
gear, and then fasten the axles to the main
landing gear with the lock nuts.
Using your four wheel collars and wheels,
center you wheels on the axles. Place the
collars as close to the wheels as possible but
ensure the wheels still rotate freely. Again,
we don’t want the wheel to move from side
to side and contact the wheel pants. Also,
we recommend the use of loc-tite on the setscrews of the wheel collars to prevent them from vibrating
loose.
