Owner manual

MOUNT THE FIXED NOSE GEAR
Skip this section if installing retracts.
❏ 1. Glue the 1/4" x 3/4" x 1-3/8" [6.4 x 19 x 35mm]
plywood spacer, centered, between the 1/2" x 1- 9/16" x 2" [13 x 39.7 x 50mm] basswood fixed nose gear blocks. When doing so, lay the parts on a flat surface with the beveled edges down so they align.
❏ 2. Glue the die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] plywood
mounting plate, centered, to the front, beveled end of the basswood blocks. Hint: Temporarily slide the assembly over the mounting rails on the fuselage to center the mounting plate on the blocks. Glue the die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] plywood cover plates to the top and bottom of the assembly. Note: The assembly is photographed upside-down because we are still working on the fuselage while it is upside-down.
Refer to this photo for the following two steps.
❏ 3. Drill 3/32" [2.4mm] holes through the
punchmarks in the mounting plate. Fit the nose gear wire with the steering arm and collars to the nose gear bearing. Mount the assembly to the mounting plate assembly with four #4 x 5/8" [16mm] screws. (You can see all of the parts in the following photo).
❏ 4. Slide the assembly onto the mounting rails on
the fuselage until the center of the nose gear wire is 3-1/16" [1.6mm] from the firewall.
❏ 5. Drill 5/32" [4mm] holes all the way through the
nose gear mounting assembly. Temporarily mount the assembly to the rails with four 6-32 x 2" [50mm] bolts, #6 flat washers and lock washers and 6-32 blind nuts as shown on the plan. The nose steering and throttle will be hooked up after the engine has been mounted.
MOUNT THE RETRACTABLE NOSE GEAR
Skip this section if not building retracts.
❏ 1. Mount two 0-80 ball link balls (not included) to
the steering arm on the nose gear.
❏ 2. Remove the strut from the assembly. Place the
nose gear mount on the rails. Retract the gear and make sure the steering arm will clear the ends of the plywood standoff pieces previously glued to the bottom of the rails.
❏ 3. Drill 7/64" [2.8mm] holes through the rails for
mounting the nose gear. Mount the nose gear with four #6 x 1/2" [13mm] screws.
❏ 4. Mount the strut on the nose gear assembly and mount the axle and a nose wheel (not supplied) to the nose gear. Reminder: A 2-1/2" [64mm] wheel is specified, but if using Robart wheels a 2-1/4" [57mm] wheel is used as their wheels are slightly oversize. Use a cutoff wheel to file a flat spot on the axle and cut it to the correct length.
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