§ Nose Gear, Fixed (Optional)
Viper Jet MKII Composite
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Assemble Nose Gear Mount
Required Parts
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Fixed Nose Gear Mount [F2]
Required Tools and Adhesives
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5 Minute Epoxy Adhesive
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The nose wheel steering servo will be seeing a
very large amount of vibration and load during
take-off and landing due to the contact with the
ground through the nose gear. For this reason
we highly recommend the use of a metal gear
servo for nose wheel steering.
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The following image shows the components of
the nose gear steering mount.
Nose gear steering mount components
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The first step in setting up the nose gear is to
assemble the mount. First assemble the strut
side of the mount, the required components are
shown in the next image.
Note: the components
are shown in their assembly orientation; the
curved corners face the servo side of the mount
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Strut mount components
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The assembled strut side of the nose gear
mount is shown in the images below. Bond the
pieces together using 5 minute epoxy adhesive.
Strut mount assembled
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When the adhesive is dry, assemble the servo
side if the mount. As with the strut side of the
mount the following sequence of images shows
the components laid out and assembled. Again,
bond this side of the assembly using 5 minute
epoxy adhesive.
Note: The servo mount goes on the opposite
side of the strut mount.
Servo mount components
