Install The Landing Gear - GREAT PLANES Revolver 50W Instruction Manual

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4. The rudder has a plywood control horn mounting plate
built-in. Place a control horn onto the plate in line with the hole
for the pull-pull wire. Drill a 3/32" [2.4mm] hole through each
of the four mounting holes, into the plywood plate. DO NOT
DRILL THROUGH THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RUDDER!
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5. Install and then remove a #4 x 5/8" sheet metal screw
into the four holes you drilled. Apply a couple of drops of thin
CA glue into the holes to harden the threads. Allow the glue
to harden.
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6. Secure the horn to the aileron with four #4 x 5/8" sheet
metal screws. Do this on both sides of the rudder.

Install the Landing Gear

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1. Attach the landing gear legs to the fuselage using four
8-32 x 1" [25mm] SHCS, four #8 fl at washers, four #8 lock
washers, and thread locking compound. When installed
properly the landing gear sweeps back.
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2. Cut the axles to a length of 1-13/16" [46mm]. Secure
the axles to the landing gear legs using the 5/16"-24 nylon
lock nuts.
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3. Slide a 3/16" [5mm] wheel collar onto each axle
followed by a 3-1/2" [90mm] wheel and then another 3/16"
[5mm] wheel collar. Mark the location of the threaded holes
in the wheel collars onto the axles. Use a fi le or rotary tool
such as a Dremel to grind fl at spots at the marks on the axles.
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4. Reinstall the wheel collars and wheels onto the axles.
Thread a 6-32 set screw into each wheel collar and tighten the
set screws against the fl at spots on the axles. Be sure that
the wheel rotates freely on the axle. Oil the axles if necessary.
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