The research from the net is amazing and I want to thank you all again for
the information and inspiration.
I have been looking at all of the wonderful birds out there. I have decided
to continue with the Deihl fixed gear.
I like the look and I can add hydraulic brakes (which I have a set of) to
t
I think I have removed three sets now. One plane had the wings open at
the ends of the stubs so I was able to remove the spring bar by just
unbolting everything and pulling it out the end in one piece. The other
two had plywood or glass covering the ends of the stubs so I cut the bar
in two or th
Anyone have a phone number for Ray they can send me at
br...@eamanufacturing.com? Or Ray, if you are reading can you call me
at 904-536-1780.
I think Friday is still open for topics not directly related to building
however I think this is related. I am also asking forgiveness in
advance for the length of this post.
I don't post a lot but after reading about a teacher named Brian Copes
it caused me to remember someone who gave me th
> Why remove them?
>
Ok I did do some damage to mine with the very hard off field landing, but, I
think less damage than if I had fixed gear. I rebuild them, and I'm adding a
nice fairing on the gear. The cool factor of the retracts is there also.
Everybody is different and like different
And other testing has demonstrated lower drag for the Diehl gear (when
properly faired) than you'd get with the retracts. Having said that, I've
seen some well-faired retract gear installations, but they are rare.
One advantage of the retracts is that off-field landings have a little
something
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-
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