Great Planes de Havilland Tiger Moth EP ARF - GPMA1134 User Manual
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5. Once the struts have been glued to the gear wires,
apply a small fi llet of thick or medium CA to the wire and the
struts securely holding them on.
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6. Carefully cut a small bevel the bottom corners of the
front fuselage former.
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7. Measure and note the distance from the front edge of
the cabanes to the center of the cowl mounting block. (It
should be approximately 7/8" [22mm].)
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8. Make sure you have a small drill bit from .040" to .052"
(#60 to #55) [1.0mm to 1.3mm] for drilling the cowl mounting
screw holes. Don’t be tempted to use a 1/16" [1.6mm] drill
found in common drill assortments because it is too large.
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9. Fit the cowl over the fuselage so the cutout for the
propeller adapter will clear the adapter and the prop-saver
O-ring screws. Also turn the motor to make sure it is not
rubbing the inside of the cowl. Using the measurement taken
in the previous step, hold the cowl in position and drill a hole
through the top of the cowl into the cowl block.
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10. Secure the top of the cowl to the fuselage block with
a 1.6mm x 4mm Phillips wood screw.
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11. Turn the fuselage over. Holding the cowl in position,
drill another hole through the bottom corner into the center
of the plywood laminations that comprise the front former
and the landing gear mount.