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Main Gear
1.
Locate the pre-bent 1/8 in. wire landing gear. If necessary, ream the provided foam wheel hubs to roll with
minimal resistance on the 1/8 in. wire stock. Retain wheel to landing gear using one press-fit star washer per
side.
2.
Cut the provided 3/16 in. diameter hardwood dowel stock to the length indicated on the plan set. Round the
edges of the dowel and test fit to fuselage. Retain with CA glue to fuselage AFTER THE FUSELAGE HAS
BEEN COVERED. (covering omitted from fuselage in photo series)
3.
To retain landing gear to model, center landing gear in slot on underside of fuselage. Loop one end of a #32
rubber band around landing gear lug then pass around through loop in top of landing gear several times.
Finally loop free end of rubber band back on lug. Repeat for opposite side. You can change the tension and
shock absorption of landing gear by varying the thickness, number of turns, and total rubber band count.