Specifications

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6. Wrap the cable back around the swage and
back through the swage.
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7. Use pliers to pull the cable from the fi rst loop to
reduce the size of the second loop.
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8. Now pull on the long end of the cable to reduce
the size of the fi rst loop. Slip the loop over one of the
ball link balls on the steering arm. Tighten the loop
until it is small enough to remain secure on the ball,
yet may still be pried off. Squeeze the swage with
pliers. Connect the other cable to the other ball link
ball the same way.
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9. Retractable tail gear only: Connect 40"
[1016mm] of purple air line to the forward air fi tting and
40" [1016mm] of red air line to the aft fi tting on the air
cylinder. There is not enough air line leftover from the
main gear, so additional line will have to be purchased
separately (Robart #169 Pressure Tubing).
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10. Place the tail gear in the fuselage while
simultaneously guiding the pull/pull cable through the
white plastic guide tubes. If installing the retractable tail
gear, also guide the air lines through the fuselage.
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11. Remove the covering from over the two tail gear
mounting holes in the bottom of the fuselage. Drill four
3/32" [2.4mm] holes through the rails for mounting the
tail gear. If your drill bit is not long enough to reach the
rail nearest the top of the fuselage, use medium CA
to temporarily glue a 3/32" [2.4mm] drill bit in a 1/8"
[3.2mm] brass tube. After drilling the holes, the drill bit
can be removed from the tube by heating the tube.
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12. Mount the tail gear in the fuselage with four #6
x 1/2" [12.7mm] sheet metal screws.
After the British policy of giving names to aircraft
had caught on in the U.S., the XP-47B was dubbed
“Thunderbolt” by C. Hart Miller, Republic’s Director
of Military Contracts. Republic offi cially approved
the name.