Component Boards
At this time, lay out your electrical, air and engine
systems on the component boards in the cockpit
area. Make sure to allow adequate clearance for
the cockpit tubs.
Remember to make all your components accessible
for maintenance. While it may look extra neat to
hide everything away, things do break and leak, and
you want to keep your repair time to a minimum.
Run air lines to all cylinders and gears. You will
need to plan for a three sequence installation, gear
and two different door cycles. The main gear doors
and forward nose gear doors close after gear
extension while the two doors that flank the nose
strut remain open. A UP2/4 valve combination or
one of the growing number of gear sequencers will
be required.
Nose Gear Steering
Install a control arm on the nose gear servo. Make
sure it is centered using a Matchmaker or receiver.
Note the orientation is along the axis of the servo,
not perpendicular as is normally the case.
Install your nose gear servo into the mount pre-
installed at the forward end of the nose
compartment.
Run steering cables to the nose gear. A nylon wire
tie may be attached to the cables with heat shrink to
act as a spreader when the gear retracts.
Make sure the steering cable is not too tight with the
gear extended to prevent binding on retraction.
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