GREAT PLANES Giant Big Stir, Инструкция по эксплуатации

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stabilizer. If necessary, use a long strip of masking tape to pull
the top of the fin over to one side or the other of the stab.
If flying your Giant Big Stik ARF with a Fuji BT-32, the
nose-gear option may not be used due to the distance
that the engine would have to be extended from the
firewall. Mount the tail gear as illustrated in the
following steps.
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3. Taildragger: If building your Giant Big Stik ARF as a
taildragger, use the hole already in the bottom of the fuselage
under the trailing edge of the stabilizer as a guide to drill a 15/64
[6mm] (or 1/4" [6.4mm]) hole up through the stabilizer.
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4. Taildragger:Use coarse sandpaper to roughen the
top couple of inches of the tail gear wire. Slide a 3/32"
[2.4mm] wheel collar and the nylon bearing onto the wire.
Mark the wire 2-1/4" [57mm] up from the collar on the base
of the bearing.
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5. Taildragger: Insert the assembly up through the bottom
of the fuselage. Use two pairs of pliers to make a 90° bend in
the wire at the mark–be sure to make the bend in the correct
direction so the wheel will be facing the correct direction–and be
centered, when the wire is inserted into the rudder.
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6. Taildragger: Hold the rudder up to the fin and mark
where the “arm” of the tail gear wire will enter the rudder.
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7. Taildragger: Use a hobby knife or a 3/32" [2.4mm]
brass tube sharpened on the end to cut a groove in the
leading edge of the rudder to accommodate the tail gear
wire. Drill a 3/32" [2.4mm] hole at the mark for the arm.
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8. Cut three more 1" x 1" [25 x 25mm] CA hinges for the
rudder (or cut nine hinges for both the elevator and rudder).
Test fit the rudder to the fin and the tail gear wire. Make any
adjustments necessary for a good fit.
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9. Remove the rudder. Apply epoxy in the groove and the
hole for the tail gear wire, then permanently glue the rudder
into position with the CA hinges. Wipe away excess epoxy
that comes out of the rudder before it hardens. Add a drop
of threadlocker to a 4-40 set screw and tighten it into the
wheel collar on the tail gear.
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10. Permanently join the elevator to the stabilizer with the
hinges and thin CA.
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