Great Planes Fokker Dr-1 60 ARF - GPMA1380 - Manual (Page 23)

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7. Fit the dummy engine to your airplane. Trim the dummy
engine to allow for cooling air to pass over the engine. Glue
the dummy engine to the cowl with CA.
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1. The landing gear strut covers (also called “fairings”)
are all the same length and they all fit all landing gear struts.
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2. Install the forward-right covers the following way. First test
fit the covers to make sure they fit well on the gear wire. You
may have to sand the covers slightly. Position one of the covers
as shown and mark the ends of the cover on the landing gear
wire with a Top Flite Panel Line Pen. The upper end of the
cover should be about 3/32" [2.4mm] away from the fuselage.
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3. Roughen the surface of the landing gear wire between
the marks. Position the cover on the gear wire exactly as it
was done the previous step. Use CA to glue the ends of the
ABS cover to the landing gear wire.
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4. A 5mm x 8mm x 50mm [3/16" x 5/16" x 2"] balsa stick
is included to be cut and serve for gluing blocks for the landing
gear covers. Glue several small blocks of balsa along the
wire to tie the ABS cover to the landing gear wire to give the
covers some support. Sand the blocks so that the other half
cover fits well on the wire.
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5. Use CA to glue the other half of the cover on the
landing gear. Use dark red LustreKote to touch up the covers
and gear if needed.
INSTALLING THE LANDING GEAR
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