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Step 16
At Step 37, locate the two sets of tail
boom supports (one long set and one
short set). Loosely attach one end of
each of the short boom supports to
the strut mount closest to the front
using one 3x16 Socket Cap Screw
with 3mm Locknut. Similarly,
loosely attach the longest set of tail
boom support rods the rear most
strut mount using one 3x16 Socket
Cap Screw with 3mm Locknut.
Bring the two struts together, insert
one 3x16mm Socket Cap Screw through the longer strut then the shorter strut and through the
hole in the side frames and secure with one 3mm Locknut on the inside. Once both sets of struts
are tightened on the lower side frames, align the struts and tighten the ends on the tail boom.
Step 17
The tail boom beacon can be detailed and is recom-
mended to be bonded to the rearmost strut mount.
When disassembling the tail for maintenance, or
replacement it will come off with the struts.
Step 18
After attaching the rudder pushrod, follow the directions in Step
44 to setup the tail rotor control, remember that the rudder servo
and pushrod are mounted on the right side of the helicopter.
Adjust the positions of the tail pushrod guides to get the smooth-
est pushrod action, once this is finalized glue the guides in place
with a few drop of Fast or Medium CA type glue. By using a
few drops the guides can be easily removed if changing the tail
boom becomes necessary.
