Wheel Pants - GREAT PLANES Super Sportster 90 Instruction Book

D 2. Trial fit the canopy onto the fuse, pressing
into place. Trim as necessary for a good fit.
NOTE: Do not glue the canopy in place until after
you have covered your model.

WHEEL PANTS

NOTES- Because the vast majority of Super
Sportsters are built as "taildraggers", we have only
included two wheel pants in this kit. If you have
built a tricycle gear airplane and wish to install
wheel pants on the nose gear, you may order Great
Planes part No. WPNTS008 from your hobby shop,
or write to Great Planes Model Mfg. and ask for the
above part.
While they do decrease drag somewhat, the
wheel pants are included primarily for cosmetic
reasons; therefore, if you will be flying your Super
Sportster 90/120 from a grass and/or rough field, we
recommend that you do not install the wheel pants.
D 1. If you examine the inside of the wheel pants
you will notice a raised trim line near the base.
Using a scissors, cut away the excess plastic
near the trim line. Use a large sanding block
(or a sheet of sandpaper lying on a flat. table)
to sand the pants down to the trim line.
D 2. Clean the wheel pants halves with a tissue
dampened with alcohol.
D 3. Lightly sand the inside of the wheel pants
with fine sandpaper.
D 4. Hold two wheel pants halves together, care-
fully lining up the edges, and apply thin CA
to bond them together all the way around.
D 5. Using a sanding block, sand the pants along
the joint to blend the two halves smoothly to-
gether.
D 6. Cut the opening for the wheel, using an
Xacto knife or a Dremel Moto Tool with a
pointed bit. Sand the edges of this opening
smooth with a Dremel sanding drum (or a piece
of sandpaper wrapped around a dowel). Make
sure the opening fits your wheel!
7. Sand one of the 1/8" x 1-3/4" x 1-3/4" ply
wheel pants screw plates to fit the inside
contour of the wheel pant, as shown in the de-
tail drawing on the wing plan. NOTE: Make
a RIGHT and a LEFT wheel pant!
8. Cut the strip of l"-wide fiberglass tape into
D
l"-long pieces. Glue four pieces of this tape
inside the pant at the center joint in the loca-
tions shown in the above sketch. A good method
of doing this is to lay the glass cloth in position,
apply thin CA glue, and press down with a
piece of waxed paper until the glue sets.
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