Instruction manual

D. Examine the drawing and note the orientation of the parts as they attach to the main frame assembly. The

main frame assembly will slide downward into the channel formed at the top of each #115-40 Landing Gear

Mount. Select four #0065 M3x12 Socket Head Bolts and four #0019 M3 Hex Locknuts. Install each strut

assembly onto the main frame with the lower end of each strut Aswept forward@ (meaning that, as viewed from

the side, the top of the strut appears further rearward on the model than the lower part of the strut where the

skid inserts). Install two #0003 M3 Washers and two #0061 M3x8 Socket Head Bolts through the lower plate

and into the #122-86 Support Block. Leave this hardware slightly loose for alignment. With the bottom of

each strut squarely on a flat surface, tighten all twelve previously installed bolts. Check to be sure that the

#123-41 Lower Frame Plate remains flat with no bow.

E. Select two #122-39 Skids and four #0153-1 Skid Caps. Install a skid cap into each end of each strut by

applying a small amount of slow CA glue inside the strut and pressing the cap fully in place.

F. Examine the top of each strut in the area where the skid is inserted. Each will have an 8.0mm diameter raised

Aboss@ for the following procedure. Select an electric drill with a 2.35mm (3/32@) drill bit. Holding the drill

vertical directly over the molded 8.0mm diameter Aboss@ of the strut, drill downward into the Aboss@. Select

another drill bit measuring 3.43mm (.135@) and enlarge each hole. Thread one #0058-1 M4x6 Socket Set

Screw approximately half way into the drilled holes.

G. Select each skid and apply a piece of tape just ahead (nearer the curved end) of a measured mark 272.0mm

(10.7@) from the rear end of the skid (measure at the Askid end@ not the cap). With the model sitting atop a flat

surface, slide each Amarked@ skid into each strut so that the front edge of the front strut contacts the measured

tape mark and each skid appears straight and vertical as viewed from the front at eye level with the table top.

Keep the model secure in this position. Tighten all four #0058-1 Hollow Point Set Screws down against the

top side of the skids. Each skid should be secured in place.