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Slide a wheel collar onto the axle followed by a main wheel, and
then another wheel collar. Locate the outer wheel collar near the
end of the axle and snug its set screw tight against the axle. Now
slide the wheel and the inner wheel collar out against the outer
wheel collar, and lightly tighten the inner collar set screw. Trial fit
the fiberglass wheel pant in place over the wheel. If necessary,
reposition the wheel collars to center the wheel in the pant
opening. Then tighten the set-screws for good.
Helpful Hint: Tighten all wheel collar set screws with their heads
pointing straight down. That way you will have easy access to the
collars if adjustments are needed.
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28) Mount the formed aluminum main landing gear in place on
the fuselage using the three M4 x 15mm socket head bolts and flat
washers provided. Note that the blind nuts have been pre-installed
inside the fuselage for these bolts.
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29) Locate the bag containing the tailwheel assembly. Hold the
short leaf spring in place on the fuselage. Make sure it is lined up
with the fuselage centerline, and that it is as far back as shown in
the pictures. Use a fine tip marker pen to mark the locations of the
3 mounting holes in the fuselage.
Drill the holes through the
bottom of the fuselage with a 1/16" dia. drill bit.
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30) Fasten the both leaf springs of the tailwheel assembly to the
bottom of the fuselage with three M3 x 15mm PWA screws. Note:
The tailwheel coiled springs will be installed later, after the fin and
rudder are attached to the fuselage.
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31) Trial fit the fin & rudder onto the fuselage and make sure
you install the bottom hinge into the fuselage. Using a felt tip pen,
draw the outline of the rudder fairings onto each side of the fin and
around the fillet located on the front of the fin. Using a sharp #11
X-Acto
®
blade, cut just inside the previously made lines and
remove the covering material from both sides of the fin and the
small fillet section on the top of the fuselage. Again, you need a
good wood to wood contact for the best glue joint.
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32) Using slow curing epoxy, apply a liberal amount to the
bottom of the fin, insides of the rudder fairings, the fillet area on top
of the fuselage, and into the bottom hinge hole in the fuselage.
Slip the fin & rudder in place until it is fully seated in place and
secure with straight pins (you did install the lower hinge, didn't
you?). Wipe off any glue that has oozed out with a cloth soaked in
alcohol. Using a triangle, align the fin & rudder so it is 90
O
to the
horizontal stabilizer. Use long strips of masking tape to hold the fin
& rudder assembly in alignment until the glue cures. It is a good
idea to view the fin & rudder form the front and rear to make sure
it is aligned properly during the curing process.
Note: The tail brace wires are functional and must not be omitted.
Flying the model with out the brace wires could lead to structural
failure and loose control of the model aircraft.
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33) Locate the bag that contains the tail brace wires. There are
a total of four tail brace wires - the upper tail brace wires measure
11-3/4" and the lower tail brace wires measure 10-1/4". They
come assembled with a half solder link on one end, and half a
threaded link on the other. Also included is a "jam" nut on the
threaded end of each of the brace wires. Pre-drilled hardwood
mounting points have been installed at the factory in each side of
the horizontal stabilizer, fin, and fuselage. Begin by removing the
covering from the holes in the hard points if needed. Adjust the
length of each brace wire so the tail surfaces are NOT pulled out
of alignment. Attach the tail brace wires as shown in the photo
with the threaded ends of the upper brace wires next to the fin, and
the threaded ends of the lower brace wires next to the fuselage.
Use the three M2 x 15mm bolts and M2 hex nuts that have been
provided to attach the wires to the fin and stabilizer. Use the
M2 x 25mm bolt and M2 hex nut to attach the lower brace wires to
the fuselage. When satisfied with the installation of the tail brace
wires, loosen each of the hex nuts and apply a small drop of thread
locking compound to the threads of the bolts and securely tighten
the hex nuts.