User Manual

If installing fixed landing gear, skip to “Mount
the fixed tail gear” on page 26.
Mount the tail gear doors ❏ R1. Cut the covering from the tail gear opening in
the bottom of the fuselage.
❏ R2. Make two large and two small rubber band
hooks by gluing together the 1/16" [1.6mm] plywood pieces as shown.
❏ R3. Use medium-grit sandpaper to roughen one side
of all four nylon pinned hinges so glue will adhere.
Carefully oil the hinge pin area with a small drop of household oil or a small dab of petroleum jelly.
❏ R4. Use medium CA to glue two of the hinges and
one of the small rubber band hooks to the left door as shown. The hook should be 2" [50mm] from the front of the door and the tab on the hook should be raised from the surface so a rubber band can be hooked around it. Also note that the pin portion of the hinges is on the outer edge of the door as shown in the close up photo.
❏ R5. Prepare the other tail gear door the same way. ❏ R6. Move the hinges back and fourth several
times. If they are difficult to move, use a hobby knife to pick out any CA that may have gotten into the pin.
❏ R7. Glue the large rubber band hooks to the
triangular balsa stick inside the door openings where they will align with the small hooks on the doors. Photos in the following steps show the hooks.
❏ R8. Holding the left door up to the wheel opening,
mark the locations of the hinges on the edge of the opening. Cut 1/16" [2mm] notches at the marks and bevel the tri-stock so the hinge pins will be even with the bottom of the fuselage. Fit the right door the same way.
❏ R9. Test fit both doors in the opening. Make
certain they will not interfere with each other when permanently glued into position. Make adjustments where necessary.
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