axle and test to make sure it spins freely. If it does not turn freely,
drill out the plastic hub of the wheel with an 11/64" or #17 drill bit.
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9) Slide a second wheel collar onto the axle and up to the
wheel. Leave a small gap between it and the wheel, so the wheel
will turn freely, and then tighten the wheel collar set screw.
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10) Check the orientation of the landing gear to make sure you
know which way is forward. The two outer holes for mounting the
gear to the fuselage go to the front. Then test fit the wheel pants
over the wheels and line up the predrilled mounting holes. Secure
the wheel pants in place with two M3 x 12mm socket head bolts
for each pant. (You may need to clean a little paint out of the blind
nuts inside the wheel pants in order to start the mounting bolts.
A #11 hobby knife works well for this.)
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11) Attach the landing gear to the bottom of the fuselage using
three M4 x 20mm Socket-Head Bolts and three M4 Split-Ring
Lock Washers.
TAIL SURFACE & TAILWHEEL INSTALLATION
For the following steps you will need:
(1) Fuselage
(1) Wing
(1) Stabilizer & Elevator set
(1) Vertical Fin & Rudder Set
(2) M6.5 Nylon Wing Bolts
(1) Tailwheel Assembly
(2) M3 x 12 mm Screws
(2) Nylon Control Horns with Retaining Plates
(6) M2 x 14 mm Screws
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12) Remove the elevator and hinges from the stabilizer and el-
evator, and set them aside for now. Test fit the stabilizer on the
fuselage. Notice that the covering has been removed from both
the fuselage and horizontal stabilizer where they will mate to-
gether. Eyeball the location of the horizontal stabilizer and pin it
temporarily in place.
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13) Bolt the wing in place on the fuselage with the Nylon Wing
Bolts provided. Carefully check the alignment of the stabilizer to
the wing.
a) First view the model from directly in front. Check to see if
the stabilizer is level with the wing. You should find it to be very
close. If necessary use a sanding block to fine tune the stabilizer
platform to level the stabilizer to the wing.
b) Next use a tape measure to measure the distance from
each stab tip to the back edge of the wing - the distance should
be equal on both sides. Adjust if necessary.
c) Use a fine line felt tip pen to mark some guide lines on the
stabilizer that will make it easy for you to realign the stab after the
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