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Landing Gear
Assemble the gear using Central Hob-
bies™ aluminum axles, or equivalent, to
keep the weight down. Make sure you
use Loc-tite™ or some other thread lock
compound on the axle screws to pre-
vent the threads from backing off and
losing the wheel and pant in flight.
Relieve the wheel pants wheel area and
test fit a 65mm /2.5 inch wheel, making
sure there is no rubbing on the sides.
Add a piece of 1mm plywood doublers
about 30mm square as a hard point to
mount the axle against, and a hard point
to put an anti-rotation screw to secure
the pants to the gear leg. Measure and
cut a hole in the fuse side directly above
the gear plate for glow (mount it on the
bottom of the fuse in the cowling area if
you are using an electric setup). Cut it
slightly bigger than the gear tongue and
insert the gear one at a time in the fuse.
Measure them square, being careful not
to put in toe-out (both wheels facing out)
because it will be difficult to steer on
take offs, and cause trimming problems
from drag.
Tack glue them to the gear plate when
you're satisfied with the measurements
on both sides. Drill the gear and the
plate through, and then install the blind
nuts and screws provided in the kit.
Seal the blind nuts with medium thick-
ness CA. You will also need to relieve
the cowling flashing around the gear
blind nut area.
Note: Since with an electric motor you
would use larger props please consider
to mount the gear from below, not from
top. This will require to cut a notch into
each rear corner of the chin cowl to give
room for the gear legs. See the electric
addendum!
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Instruction Manual "Valiant" (Draft Version)
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