Hangar 9 F6F-5 Hellcat 15cc Manuel D'utilisation page 15

41. Use medium CA to glue the gear door mounts to the gear
door.
42. Make sure to prepare a left and right gear door.
43. Roughen the wire strut where the gear door mounts meet
the strut. Use 15-minute epoxy and micro balloons to glue
the four gear door brackets to the top and bottom of the gear
door mounts and to the wire strut.
44. Before the epoxy cures, position the landing gear door so it
will not contact the ground during take-off and landing.
 Repeat this section for the remaining fixed gear installation.
 FIXED GEAR INSTALLATION - E-FLITE
ABSORBING STRUT
45. Use a hobby knife with a #11 blade to remove the covering
exposing the mounts for the fi xed landing gear.
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46. Use a rotary tool and cut-off wheel to cut the length of
the fi xed gear wire to 13/16-inches (20mm) Use a fl at fi le
to make a fl at area along the front edge of the remaining
landing gear wire.
47. Slide the strut on the landing gear wire. Tighten the
setscrews, securing the strut to the wire.
48. Place the axle in the strut. With the assembly fl at on the work
surface, the body of the mount and axle will lay fl at on the
work surface. If not, fi le the fl at area slightly to change the
positioning of the strut. Once set, the setscrews can have a
drop of threadlock applied and tightened into position using a
2mm hex wrench.
49. Use a pin vise and 1/8-inch (3mm) drill bit to drill the
mounting holes in the landing gear door using the
measurements shown in the photo.
50. Use an M3 x 5 button head screw to temporarily attach the
gear door mounts to the gear doors using the pre-drilled
holes in the gear door. Leave the screws slightly loose so the
mounts can be aligned with the strut. Use a 2mm hex wrench
when installing the screws.
 The gear doors can be painted using Royal
Blue paint (TAM81503) so they blend in with
the scale appearance of the model.
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