Assemble And Install The Carry Handle - GREAT PLANES Pitts M-12S Instruction Manual

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6. One end of the cabane has two holes. This is the end
that gets inserted into the fuselage. Slide one of the long
cabanes in place into the rear slot in the fuselage. Secure the
cabane to the fuselage with two 4-40 x1/2" [12.7mm] socket
head cap screws, #4 lock washers and #4 fl at washers. Be
sure to apply a couple of drops of thread locker onto each
of the bolts. Do this for the remaining three cabanes, placing
the shorter cabanes in the forward slots.
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7. Install the top wing onto the cabanes, securing it with
four 4-40 x 1/2" [12.7mm] socket head cap screws, fl at
washers and a 4-40 nylon lock nuts.
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8. If you do not have the lower wing mounted to the
airplane do so now. Attach a fi berglass wing strut to the tabs
on each of the wings. Secure them with 4-40 x 1/2" [12.7mm]
socket head cap screws, #4 fl at washers and 4-40 lock nuts.
Do this for both wings. Once you are satisfi ed everything fi ts
well, remove the outer struts and the top wing. Leave the
bottom wing on the airplane.

Assemble and Install the Carry Handle

We have included a carrying handle that we strongly advise
using when you are not fl ying the airplane. In addition to
providing a safe method for handling the airplane, it also
keeps the cabanes aligned and allows you to set the airplane
upside down.
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1. Locate the fi ve components of the carrying handle.
Align and glue one of the side components with one of the
components with the hole in the center. Do this to create the
two side pieces.
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