The reason the?Diehl gear legs are wrapped is because the legs have a tendency to twist when the brakes are applied. ?So the glass stiffens to legs. With our legs being 1" thick we may not need to wrap them.
Paul Visk Belleville I'll 618-406-4705? Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S?4 -------- Original message -------- From: Dan via KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date:12/10/2014 12:18 AM (GMT-06:00) To: 'ol' weirdo' <wmiweir at gmail.com>,'KRnet' <krnet at list.krnet.org> Subject: Re: KR> LANDING GEAR LEGS Bill, Sure have.? Kept them at 1" thick.? If you want I can send you the drawings of the legs, photos and the bracket CAD.? Email me at dprich01 at comcast.net . As the plane sits right now with me in it there is about .5" deflection. I'm not sure why folks wrap the legs in fiberglass.? Grumman doesn't. Dan Prichard Portland Oregon -----Original Message----- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-bounces at list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of ol' weirdo via KRnet Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 2:23 PM To: krnet at list.krnet.org Subject: KR> LANDING GEAR LEGS Has anyone cut down and used Grumman Yankee surplus landing gear legs for his/her KR2? And if you did, how did you do it? Bill Weir _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
