Dave, Sorry, I'm slow to comment on this one but I think important. Before you move the gear mounts out too far from the fueselage sides, consider whether or not you will be trailering the plane often and the width required. I think the normal width allowed on the roads is 8' so I would not bust that if your 're going to be hauling it around. But since you are in the military, I think you might be.
I pushed mine out just a couple of inches from the sides, and ended up making a special trailer just to haul it to the airport and back. I could not find a rental trailer that would work. Rob Schmitt N1852Z _www.robert7721.com_ (http://www.robert7721.com) List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 07:33:16 -0700 From: Dave Acklam <dave.a.kr...@gmail.com> Subject: KR> Re: Diehl Gear Conversions To: "Larry&Sallie Flesner" <fles...@frontier.com>, KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> Message-ID: <CAAeYjfgFz=-haofxjwc56cnbbwv2jq6sx3kbrn_+dgszyu8...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Also, is it normally 1 ply or 2 for wing skins? I don't have a construction manual - some members of KRNet were nice enough to send me a set of plans, but not the booklet, so I'm doing this based on my time as an army helo mechanic, and what I can figure out from here... On Jun 8, 2012 4:58 AM, "Larry&Sallie Flesner" <fles...@frontier.com> wrote: > > > Dave, > > I don't think you'll have any problems with the gear located farther out > on the spar. Mine are 5 or 6 inches off the fuselage with no problems. > However, don't get too concerned about patching holes in the wing. It's > no big deal with foam and glass. Just overlay the new glass over the old > about two inches and feather it in. > > Larry Flesner > >
