14
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❏
4.
Re-mount the nacelle co
v
e
r to the wing.
If y
ou’v
e
mounted retr
acts
, read the
Hot Tip
that
fo
llo
w
s
.
Then, cycle the gear a f
e
w times to mak
e
sure e
v
er
ything w
o
rk
s
. (If necessar
y,
use a sanding
dr
um to enlarge the half-round notch at the front of
the opening in the nacelle co
v
e
r.
)
The landing gear can be easily cycled with a can
of compressed air such as a Hob
bico Duster
. Cut
tw
o 1" [25mm] pieces from the tube that comes with
the can.
Fit the tubes into the ends of both air lines
coming from the wing that are connected to the
gear
. Connect one tube to the Duster to e
x
tend the
gear and connect the other tube to retr
act the gear
.
❏
5.
Mount the r
ight nacelle co
v
e
r the same w
a
y.
MOUNT
THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS
(FOR RETRA
CTS ONL
Y)
If using fi
x
e
d landing g
ear
, skip to
“Mount the
Co
wl”
on pa
g
e
19.
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❏
1.
Remo
ve
the nacelle co
vers from the wing panels
.
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❏
2.
Look at the photos on page 15 to see where
the door hinges are mounted.
Use coarse sandpaper
to roughen the inside of the left nacelle co
v
e
r where
the landing gear door hinges will go
.
❏
❏
3.
Use a hob
b
y
knif
e
to scr
ape a
w
a
y
the b
lac
k
paint from the recesses inside one set of fi
berglass
main landing gear doors so the glue will adhere f
o
r
the door hinges
.
❏
❏
4.
Place the doors on the left nacelle co
v
e
r.
Use
masking tape to tape the doors together
, and then
tape them to the nacelle co
v
e
r.
1/8"
[3mm]
BALL LINKS FOR
REAR
DOOR HINGES
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❏
5.
Use a single-edge r
a
z
o
r b
lade to cut 1/8" [3mm]
off tw
o n
y
lon ball links—do y
our best to cut the ends
square
. Dr
ill the holes f
o
r the scre
w
in the ball links the
rest of the w
a
y through with a 5/64" [2mm] dr
ill bit.
(These are the hinges that are glued onto the gear doors
.)
DOOR HINGES
TYPE A
TYPE B
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❏
6.
Mount one of the ball links y
ou just cut off
to a
“TYPE A”
door hinge and mount the other ball
link y
ou just cut off to a
“TYPE B”
door hinge with a
