Bob Russell wrote:
>> I picked up the landing gear yesterday from the guy I bought C-GSJS
from. It is ( I think) from a Grumman or something similar. The
fireglass legs are quite wide and heavy so will need to be cut down and
streamlined and the axles are 1.5 in. I am wondering if there are wh
I picked up the landing gear yesterday from the guy I bought C-GSJS from. It is
( I think) from a Grumman or something similar. The fireglass legs are quite
wide and heavy so will need to be cut down and streamlined and the axles are
1.5 in. I am wondering if there are wheels I can use fort he K
?
?
>I recently bought a couple of gear legs that are fiberglass and for
>a Grumman Should I make them narrower or thinner
>Mark W.
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Seeing no replies to your question I'll offer my "opinion". If you
are bu
> Mine are a bit softer than many others, but that doesn't seem to
> affect them adversely. Soft gear makes for smooth landings. :o)
>Like Larry, I think I would taper them to match the contour of the
>Diehl gear, give them a wrap with glass to finish and call it close
>enough. -Jeff Scott
Mark,
I used the same Grumman gear leg blanks you describe. I ran them through my
wood power planer to 3/4 inch thickness and tapered with a sweep back to get
20 inches for the wheel axil from the leading edge of the stub wing for the
stock KR-2. The amount of sweep will depend on tail dragger
At 06:33 PM 5/8/2016, you wrote:
>I recently bought a couple of gear legs that are fiberglass and for
>a Grumman Should I make them narrower or thinner
>Mark W.
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Seeing no replies to your question I'll offer
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From: Mark Wegmet via KRnet
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Date: 05/08/2016 6:33 PM (GMT-06:00)
To: 'KRnet'
Cc: Mark Wegmet
Subject: KR> Landing gear question
I recently bought a couple of gear legs that
I recently bought a couple of gear legs that are fiberglass and for a Grumman
which have indicated that they will support a 2200 to 2400 pound aircraft.
Obviously a KR as about 2/3's to 1/2's that. Should I make them narrower or
thinner (i.e., split them to reduce the thickness by about 50%) or
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