SNIP And alignment should >be very close to start with. Not so with the Diehl gear, which depends on >arbitrary "hail Mary" measurements made on the bench before they are even >assembled to the plane. SNIP And the biggie to me is that the Grove gear is >taller, so slow, full-stall landings become an option. SNIP >Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The alignment issue on the Diehl gear is much less of an issue if the builder drills the four mounting holes in the lower bracket but only one hole in the lower end of the leg. Mount the gear leg and, with a single bolt holding the lower bracket in place, do your alignment measurements/adjustments on the airplane. Some additional height could probably be gained on the Diehl gear with "taller" lower end brackets as (I believe) Mark intends to do. The longer lower bracket will add some additional "twist" loads to the gear legs, especially on rougher fields, but I SUSPECT the gear should handle it o.k. Be advised, I'm NOT and engineer. Finally, if you decide to go the "Grove" route for the mains and a Diehl nose gear, make sure they are compatable in height so your three point attitude on the ground is correct. That will be YOUR responsibility, not the suppliers. Good luck. Larry Flesner
