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Section 10: Installing the Landing Gear
Parts Needed
• Fuselage
• Aluminum landing gear
• Wheelpants (2)
• 4-40 x 1/2" socket head screws (2)
• 4-40 blind nuts (2)
• #4 washers (2)
• 10-32 x 1" landing gear mounting screws (4)
• 10-32 lock nuts (4)
• #10 split washers (4)
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• 3
/
" Wheels (HAN308) (2)
2
• 3 /16" x 2" Axles (DUB24) (2)
• 3 /16" Wheel Collars (DUB141) (4)
Tools and Adhesives Needed
• Drill
• Drill Bit: 1/8"
• Hex Wrenches: 5/32" and 1/8"
• Adjustable wrench
• Felt-tipped pen
• Threadlock
Step 1. Install the axles in the landing gear as shown and secure
in place using an adjustable wrench.
Note: A plywood mounting plate is glued in place
inside the wheelpant for mounting it to the landing gear.
and Wheelpants
Step 2. Place a wheel centered in the wheelpant and mark the
edge of the wheelpant at the axle hole. Mark the position on both
wheelpants with a felt-tipped pen, being sure to mark the same
side that the plywood plate is installed.
Step 3.Place the wheelpant on a flat surface and using a square
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draw a line approximately 1
/
" long at the centered mark made
2
in the previous step. Make a mark 3/4" up from the bottom of the
wheelpant. This will be the axle location.
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