out of the way when the
gear is retracted. Pass
the bands thru’ small hole
sin the top of the bay, and
secure with matchsticks
or similar (see photo
page 21). A small hole is
cut in the back bulkhead
for the servo cable and
retract air tube. If you
plan to use a single RX
channel for the rudder
and nose gear steering
you might need to fit the
servo inverted - and then
you will have to access the
servo arm screw thru’ a small
hole in the top of the gear bay.
Remove the retract before glu-
ing the completed unit into the
fuselage, but leave the servo in
place. Carefully sand and pre-
pare the flanges on the
nosegear bay that will be glued
to the fuselage, apply a thick
bead of slow epoxy and micro-
balloons and slide the whole
unit into position thru’ the wing
opening, as shown. Check that
it is aligned with the gear open-
ing in the bottom of the fuse-
lage, and clamp into position
until the glue has cured.
Refit the retract
unit, and fit the
servo arm onto the
servo. One small
hole in the bottom
of the fuselage al-
lows access to the
servo arm screw. In
the unlikely event
that you have to re-
move the steering
servo, you will
need to drill 2 more
small holes in the
bottom of the fuse-
lage for screwdriver
access.
Fox Composites Co., Ltd.
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(above) Glue the completed nosegear bay into the fuselage
with slow epoxy and milled-fibre mixture. You can reinforce
this important joint with some strips of fibreglass on the top.
(below) Completed nosegear bay installed in the fuselage.
Rubber bands to hold cables away from leg when it is ‘up’.
44mm
166mm
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