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Main landing gear installation – E-flite F-4 Phantom 32 DF User Manual

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E-flite F-4 Phantom 32 DF Assembly Manual

12. Once the epoxy has cured, remove the wing

panel from the fuselage. Repeat steps 3 through 11

to install the remaining wing panel to the fuselage.

13. Once the epoxy has fully cured and both wing

panels have spars, remove any petroleum jelly

residue from the fuselage and wing using rubbing

alcohol and a paper towel.

Main Landing Gear Installation

Required Parts

Wing panel assembly (right and left)
Aluminum wheel collar with setscrew, 3.5mm (2)
Aluminum wheel spacer, 3.5mm (2)
Wheel, 1

7

/

8

-inch (48mm) (2)

Main landing gear strut (right and left)
3mm x 14mm countersunk self-tapping screw (8)

Required Parts (Fixed Gear Specific)

Main fixed landing gear unit (2)

Required Parts (Retract Specific)

Transmitter

Receiver

Receiver battery
Servo extension, 3-inch (76mm) (2)
Main landing gear retract (2)

Required Tools and Adhesives

Drill

Drill bit: 5/64-inch (2mm)

Threadlock

Hex wrench: 1.5mm

Thin CA

Phillips screwdriver: #1

Trim seal tool

Hobby knife with #11 blade

Low-tack tape

The installation of the retracts and fixed

gear follow the same procedure. The only

difference is the cutting of the covering and

the routing of the retract lead, which has been

highlighted in gray.

1. Use a hobby knife with a new #11 blade to

remove the covering to access the landing gear

mounts and wheel well if using the retracts. Leave

1/32-inch (1mm) of covering around the inside

edges. Use a trim seal tool to iron down the

covering around the edges to finish the opening.

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2. Place a main landing gear block or retract

mechanism in the wing. The landing gear block

may distort the covering slightly during its

installation when installing the fixed gear. Make

sure it is resting flat on the landing gear rails.