L-39 Nose Gear Brace

This part will help support the nose wheel retract when it is extended. I used the rubber cement that came with the plane kit to glue it in place. Make sure that it sits about 1mm below the top of the retract bay to allow room for the nose gear door to close. It is best to install it when the plane is new. If you are installing it in an older plane that has fore and aft play make sure that it is installed flush with the back wall of the retract bay. If you push a worn retract forward it will change the caster angle and cause the ground handling to be questionable. There will be still be play moving forward on a worn retract.