Mount The Landing Gear - GREAT PLANES Extra 300S Instruction Manual

9. Now it's time to glue the stab to the fuse. Position the
stab in the fuse so the exposed balsa of the center section
is visible. Apply a film of 30-minute epoxy to the bare balsa
on both sides of the stab and slide it into position making
sure you distribute enough epoxy in the opening. Repeat
this procedure once more to make sure you have
distributed plenty of epoxy in the stab saddle. Recheck
alignment using the pin-and-string technique shown earlier.
Wipe away excess epoxy before it cures and use T-pins to
hold the stab in position until the epoxy has fully cured.
10. Test fit the fin into the fuselage. Trim where
necessary so the TE of the fin aligns with the end of the fuse.
11. Use 30-minute epoxy to glue the fin to the fuse. If
necessary, use masking tape to hold the fin perpendicular
to the stab. Apply a thin coat of epoxy to the bare wood on
the TE of the fin. Do not disturb the fuselage until the epoxy
has fully cured.

Mount the Landing Gear

1. Slip the tail gear wire into the plastic tail gear
bracket. Make certain you have installed the gear into the
bracket correctly, then make a 90° bend in the wire 1" from
the end.
2. Using the tail gear bracket as a template holding it in
the location shown, drill four 1/16" holes on the bottom of
the fuse. Mount the tail gear to the bottom of the fuse with
four #2 x 3/8" screws.
3. Hold the rudder to the fin next to the tail gear wire (or
tape the rudder to the fin). Mark the rudder where the arm
portion of the tail gear wire will enter.
4. Cut a groove in the LE of the rudder and drill a 3/32"
hole where you made your mark to accommodate the tail
gear wire. Hint: Use a 3/32" brass tube sharpened at the
end to cut the groove.
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