Build The Fuselage; Main Landing Gear Installation - GREAT PLANES Performance Reactor Instruction Manual

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3. Center a control horn over the line that you made,
making sure that the clevis holes are also centered over the
hinge line. Hold the horn in position and use a 1/16" [1.6mm]
drill bit to drill four 1/2" [13mm] deep holes in the aileron. You
can wrap a piece of tape around the drill shank to help keep
you from drilling the holes too deep.
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4. Use four #4 x 1/2" [13mm] sheet metal screws to
mount the control horns. Remove the screws and use thin
CA to harden the threads you created in the wood. Reinstall
the control horn.
Repeat steps 2 through 4 for the remaining aileron
control horns.
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5. When you're done installing all of the control horns,
adjust the length of your pushrods using the threaded clevis
and attach them to the control horns. Tighten the lock nuts
and position the silicone retainers after you have centered
the fl ight controls.

BUILD THE FUSELAGE

Main Landing Gear Installation

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1. Locate the 3/16" x 2" [4.8 x 51mm] axles, four 3/16"
[4.8mm] wheel collars, four set screws, two axle nuts, and the
two main wheels. File fl at spots in the axle in the locations
shown above.
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2. Install the inner wheel collar so that the outer face of
the wheel collar is 5/16" [8mm] from the base of the axle.
Apply threadlocking compound to the set screw and tighten
the wheel collar in position. Install the wheel and the other
wheel collar.
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3. Use a rotary tool with a cutoff wheel attachment to cut
off the excess portion of the axle.
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4. Prepare the other axle the same way.
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