Great Planes P-47 Thunderbolt GP/EP ARF - GPMA1479 - Manual (Page 20)

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o 4. Trim the covering from the long edge of the tail skid.
Use a hobby knife to make a slit in the tail skid and glue a
washer into the slot. Trim the covering from the slot in the
fuselage where the tail skid will be glued.
Installing the Belly Pan
and the Machine Guns
o 1. Locate the two belly pan support pieces and glue them
together. Then glue the pieces to the belly pan as shown.
o 3. Reinstall the wheels onto the axles using the wheel
collars, set screws, and thread locking compound. Be sure
that the wheels rotate freely. Oil the wheels at the axles if
necessary. Fit the gear into the slots in the wing. Position
four landing gear straps over the wire as shown. Mark
the locations for the strap holes onto the wing and drill
5/64" [2mm] holes at the marks (
DO NOT drill completely
through the wing!). Thread a 2.5 x 10mm self-tapping
screw into each hole and remove it. Apply a couple drops
of thin CA glue to each hole to harden the wood. Install
the straps over the landing gear using eight 2.5 x 10mm
self-tapping screws.