Mountain Models Tantrum
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Internal star washers for wheel retainers (Bagged Parts)
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3/32" x 3/4" aluminum tube wheel axles (Bagged Parts)
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Assembling the landing gear
1.
Lay one of the plywood landing gear reinforcements on the table, with the etched
marks facing the ceiling.
2.
Position the balsa landing gear mount so that the pieces line up with the edges of the
plywood reinforcement piece, using the etched lines as a guide, and then glue them in
place.
Use the landing gear wire to measure the gap between the balsa and
plywood parts to make sure that it fits without being too snug or causing
gaps.
3.
Locate the center of the landing gear wire and bend it into a 70
°
angle, and then
measure 3/4" from each end of the landing gear wire and bend a 125
°
angle into each.
See the following picture for reference.
4.
Insert the landing gear wire into the landing gear mount.
5.
Position the other plywood landing gear reinforcement over the top of the balsa and
plywood landing gear assembly you have created, making sure all of the edges line
up, and then glue them together.
Once done, the balsa pieces and the landing gear wire
should be encased within the plywood landing gear reinforcement pieces.
6.
Roughen up the bent ends of the landing gear wire, slide one of the aluminum tubes
over each end, and then glue into place.
Balsa landing
gear mount
pieces