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G11. Install the nose gear wire into the brackets by placing
the spacer between the two brackets then inserting the control arm
on the bottom of the brackets. Insert the nose gear through the
control horn, the first bracket, the space, then the top bracket. The
top of the wire should butt up against the bottom of the motor
mount. Do not change the length of the nose wire, it should bring
the nose slightly higher than the rest of the model.
G12. Using 4-40 rod, make a bend outlined in the image above
as
a
sample.
Align the rod with the control horn and mark a location on the
firewall to run directly back to the rudder servo. Attach a clevis to
the end of the rod and connect it to the outer most hole on the con-
trol horn. Run the other end of rod through the firewall hole
towards the rudder servo.
G13. Size the control rods to reach the outer most hole of your
servo control horns. We opted to use solder clevises, but quick
connectors or nylon clevises will work as well.
G14. Use a strip of 2” filament tape (strapping tape) to attach
the elevons to the trailing edge of the wing.. Use one strip of tape
on the top and one on the bottom of the elevon joint. Make sure
the tape follows the contours of the elevon for a silky smooth oper-
ation. Apply a strip of the appropriately colored vinyl over the
strapping tape.
G15. Attach a clevis to one end of a control rod and attach it
to your servo control horn. Find a suitable exit point either on the
side of the fuselage or through the rear fuselage plate. The image
above shows the option going through the side of the fuselage.
Cut the control rod to a suitable size to fit onto the elevon control
horns and attach with a clevis.
G16. Insert 2 dowels into the 1/4 holes on the side of the wing
core. They will be used as guides to line up the car sides. Lay the
wing core on top of a spoiler support bracket and car sides.
Make a mark onto the car sides and spoiler support bracket.
Remove the covering 1/8” from the line you scribed. Using a lib-
eral amount of glue and attach the spoiler support bracket and car
sides to the wing core. Make sure the dowels are flush with the car
sides. The dowel will be concealled with a wheel decal provided
in our covering kit.
G17. (Optional) Add a 12” 6mm carbon fiber rod through the
front of the Indy Car to help stiffen the front end of the car.
