Install The Wheels; Install The Plastic Parts - GREAT PLANES ElectriCub Instruction Manual

Install the Wheels

1. Install a 3/4" tail wheel (not included) on the tailgear wire.
Secure the tail wheel with a 1/16" wheel collar (not included).
2. Reinstall the landing gear on the fuse. Install the 1/8"
wheel collars (not included) against the inside bend of
each landing gear wire and secure it with a set screw. Install
the 2" main wheels (not included) and the other 1/8" wheel
collars to secure the wheels to the landing gear. Place the
wheel collars as close to the wheels as possible without
interfering with the rotation.
3. Mark the landing gear at the outboard edge of the
wheel collar. Remove the wheel collar and wheel. Cut off the
excess landing gear wire to allow the hubcaps to be
mounted to the wheel.
4. File or grind a flat spot where each wheel collar set
screw contacts the landing gear wire.
5. Reinstall the wheels and wheel collars using thread
locking compound on the set screws. Glue the hubcaps to
the wheels with thick CA.

Install the Plastic Parts

1. Cut one of the #64 rubber bands into six pieces, each
5/8" long. Hold the landing gear fairing to the landing gear,
pull the rubber band "straps" around the landing gear and
glue them to the covering with thin CA. The forward rubber
band straps go over the landing gear and the aft strap
attaches to the fuse.
2. Reinstall the motor and cowl.
3. Glue the dummy engines on the cowl so the cylinder
heads line up with the prop shaft.
4. Lightly sand a strip approximately 1/8" wide along the
inside of the windshield (around the perimeter).
Note: To avoid sanding more than you want, it is helpful to
first apply strips of masking tape on the inside of the
windshield, 1/8" in from the edge.
5. Hold the windshield in place on the fuselage. Use a fine
tip marker to trace the outline of the windshield onto the
covering. Remove the windshield and use a sharp #11
blade to cut the covering just inside the line you drew. A
sharp blade is important so you do not have to use much
pressure. It will allow you to cut only the covering and not
the underlying wood.
6. Carefully glue the windshield in place with a "canopy
glue," such as Pacer Formula 560 Canopy Glue. We do not
recommend CA, as it may fog the plastic. Use masking tape
to hold it in place while the glue dries.
7. The side windows are cut from the 5" x 6" butyrate
sheet. Use the template on the fuse plan as a guide to trim
the windows to fit along the inside of the cabin side. After the
windows have been trimmed to fit, glue them in place with a
glue compatible with butyrate. Note that the front and rear
side windows are left open for cooling air to exit.
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