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Main Landing Gear:
Gather the following parts for the Main Landing Gear; Front V Brace; Rear V Brace; Left Swing Axle;
Right Swing Axle; Axle Struts (2); Wing Transport Carrier Rod; Front Bellcrank; Rear Bellcrank;
3/32"x 2-7/8" Brass Tube; 0-80 Nuts (2); 00-90 x 1/4" Bolt and Nut (2). See picture below.
Glue the Front and Rear V Braces in place on the Fuselage Stringers at the junction of the Cross
Braces perpendicular to the Fuselage. It may be necessary to file with a small round needle file to
have a tight fit on the Stringers. Check the clearance of the 3/32" holes in the Left and Right Swing
Axles and the Front and Rear V Braces and check for alignment with the 3/32" x 2- 7/8" Brass Tube.
Note that the Right Swing Axle fits within the Left when matching the holes to each other. Carefully
index the 3/32" Brass Tube through the V Braces and the Swing Axles as seen in the picture below
with the Tube ends spaced equally out the V Braces. Now carefully index the bent end of the Axle
Strut with the single hole onto the Post at the end of the Swing Axle; add the 00-90 x1/4" Bolt while
aligning the other end of the Strut with the two flanges onto the Swing Arm at the Fuselage; once the
Bolt is in place then add the 00-90 Nut. See the picture below. Now glue the bent end of the Strut to
the small Post and then add the 0-80 Nut onto the small post. Repeat the process to the other side.
Both axle assemblies should be free to move up and down.
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