12
end and a br
ass scre
w
-loc
k
connector with a n
y
lon
retainer and a 4-40 x 1/8" [3mm] soc
k
e
t-head cap
scre
w
(SHCS) on the carb
u
retor ar
m.
Cut a slot in the
fi
re
w
a
ll f
o
r the throttle pushrod.
Bend the pushrod as
necessar
y to connect to the carb
u
retor ar
m.
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❏
6.
F
o
r installing the fuel tank, mounting the
fi
berglass nacelle co
v
e
r and mounting the landing
gear
, it will be easier to ha
v
e
the engine out of the
w
a
y.
Remo
v
e
the engine mount from the fi
re
w
a
ll
and
set the engine aside
.
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7.
Assemb
le both fuel tanks—a three-line setup
is recommended—one f
o
r the v
ent/pressure line going
to the m
u
ffl
er
, one f
o
r fuel pic
kup to the carb
u
retor and
a third line f
o
r fueling/defueling.
This setup will allo
w
fueling and defueling without ha
ving to disconnect
an
y lines from the carb
u
retor and without ha
ving to
tur
n
the model upside-do
wn.
T
o
set up the fuel tank
this w
a
y,
cut tw
o of the alumin
um tubes to a length of
1-3/8" [35mm] and lea
v
e the other
, longer tube as-is
.
Assemb
le the stopper assemb
ly with the alumin
u
m
tubes
, bend the longer v
ent tube upw
ard so it will be
at the top of the tank, and then cut the silicone lines
to the correct length so the clunks will not contact the
rear of the tank.
Connect the lines to the tubes in the
stopper and fi
t the stopper into the tank and tighten
the scre
w
. Mak
e
sure the clunks do not contact the
rear of the tank;
otherwise
, the
y
could get stuc
k.
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❏
8.
Mount the left nacelle to the wing with the n
y
lon
bolts
. Fit the fuel tank into the nacelle
. Then, install and
glue tw
o 3/8" x 3-1/16" [10 x 78mm] plyw
ood
fuel tank
stic
ks
from the laser-cut plyw
ood sheet into the slots
to hold the fuel tank in position.
Note:
Ev
en though fuel
lines appear in a f
e
w of the f
o
llo
wing photos
, there’
s
no need to connect them until later after the co
wl has
been mounted—the man
ual will instr
uct y
ou later
.
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9.
Retur
n to step 1 and mount the engine
, hook up
the throttle and install the fuel tank in the r
ight nacelle
the same w
a
y.
MOUNT
THE MAIN LANDING GEAR
RETRA
CT INST
ALLA
TION
(If not mounting retracts,
skip to
“Fix
ed Gear
Installation”
on the ne
xt pa
g
e
.)
Same as w
e
’v
e been doing so f
a
r,
star
t with the left,
inboard wing panel.
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❏
1.
Deter
mine which color of air line y
ou will be
using f
o
r the
“up”
line and which color y
ou will be
using f
o
r the
“do
wn”
line—the up line connects to the
fi
tting on the bac
k end of the air cylinder and the do
wn
line connects to the fi
tting on the front of the cylinder
that comes out of the side
. Cut the up line to a length
of 21" [530mm] and cut the do
wn line to a length of
18" [460mm].
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❏
2.
Connect the lines to the air cylinder
. Rotate
the fi
tting on the do
wn line as sho
wn so it will be
easier to fi
t the gear betw
een the r
a
ils
.
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3.
Install the retr
act and guide the air lines through
the hole in the bottom of the panel, past the fl
ap
ser
vo
hatch and out root end of the panel—note that the up line
goes through the hole in the bac
k of the nacelle fi
rst.
