Ground handling is much improved, visibility for taxi is improved, cross wind capability is improved and the insurance premium is significantly reduced also.
Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville,MD, USA ------------------------------------------------------------------ Just think how much lighter and faster if it did not have that nose gear. Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------------------------------------------- On Nov 29, 2012, at 5:58 AM, "Sid Wood" <smw...@md.metrocast.net> wrote: > I made the retract to fixed gear conversion using Diehl gear legs and > Diehl > nose gear. Weighed the airplane before and after conversion. Including > the > added nose gear, rim and tire, N6242 lost 17 pounds. The conversion got > me > a lighter, more reliable and tri-gear airplane. Sounds like a win-win-win > situation to me. > Your results may vary. > > Sid Wood > Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 > Mechanicsville, MD, USA > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Really? Has anyone weighed a set of each and compared? I'll bet it's not > a > huge difference. I could be wrong, I've not weighed them, I don't know. > Maybe someone who has done it can "weigh in" on the matter... > > On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 1:19 PM, <mfreem...@indy.rr.com> wrote: > >> (QUOTE)Why remove them?(/QUOTE) Because they are very heavy. > > >
