Great Planes Super Sportster 40 MkII ARF - GPMA1042 - Manual (Page 11)

retainers and Faslinks. After bending the pushrods for the
Faslinks, be certain to leave 1/16" [1.6mm] of wire
protruding from the Faslink as shown in the sketch. Connect
the pushrods.
Finish up the landing gear, then proceed to the fuselage.
The same as before, both gears may be assembled at the
same time, or separately.
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15. Insert the landing gear wire into the wheel pant and
mount the wheel using a 5/32" [4mm] wheel collar with a set
screw on both sides of the wheel. Mount the pant to the gear
with a nylon strap and two #2 x 3/8" [9.5mm] screws (drill
1/16" [1.6mm] holes through the wheel pants for the #2
screws). Use a small drop of thread lock on the set screws.
Hint: File a flat spot on the landing gear wire for the outer
wheel collar.
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16. Use a straightedge and a hobby knife to cut a slit
in the covering down the middle of the groove in the landing
gear rail. If you have a trim iron, iron the covering down
inside the groove.
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17. Use a hobby knife to bevel the edge of the hole in
the landing gear rail to accommodate the radius in the bend
in the landing gear wire.
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18. Mount the landing gear to the wing with two nylon
straps and four #2 x 1/2" [13mm] screws (drill 1/16" [1.6mm]
holes for the screws).
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1. Cut the covering from the grooves in both elevators for
the elevator joiner wire. Test fit the joiner wire in the
elevators. If necessary, “tweak” the joiner wire so both
elevators are even with each other (so both elevators have
the same “up” and “down”).
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2. The same as was done for the wing and ailerons, cut
the covering from the hinge slots in the stab and elevators
and the fin and rudder. Drill 3/32" [2.4mm] holes through the
middle of the slots (as shown on page 9).
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3. Cut nine 3/4" x 1" [19mm x 25mm] CA hinges from the
CA hinge strip. Temporarily join the elevators to the stab and
the fin to the rudder with the hinges.
Mount the Stab & Fin
BUILD THE FUSELAGE
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