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Landing-Gear Slot
Cut a slightly oversized slot for your landing-gear block, and line it with a 1-ounce glass-cloth and epoxy resin. While the resin is wet, press in the epoxy-coated gear block. The glass-cloth bonds to the balsa sheeting and spreads the landing gear stresses into the balsa wing skins instead of localizing them along two narrow glue lines that eventually will crack. Adapted from 400 Great R/C Modeling Tips by Jim Newman, Volume II, an Air...
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