can the retract gear be welded tig or something
i intend to raise that plane to ge tthe thing out of ground effect that way i
can think about landing it safely
want to weld on the top braqcket another 4-6 inches , this goes under the
spring bat btw.
it will also put some weight onthat light tai
You can install a Grove type gear a lot easier and have something really
nice. All you will have to do is patch the holes in the wings and do a
little fairing in on the underside of the fuselage. I don't think you can
get this plane out of ground affect.
See you in Mt. Vernon - 2005 - KR Gatherin
I get out of ground affect at about 4ft, that would make for very high gear. :-)
Seriously, get rid of the retract gear, you will be glad you did. To modify the
retract gear, all you are doing is bodgying up an already suspect undercarriage.
That's my 2 cents worth.
I'm very glad I replaced my
Of
phil brookman
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 6:30 PM
To: kr...@mylist.net
Subject: KR> welding retract gear
can the retract gear be welded tig or something
i intend to raise that plane to ge tthe thing out of ground effect that way
i can think about landing it safely
want to weld on the
to all those who responded thanksbut i meant welding the ali castings not the
spring bar ,
anyway making a fixed gear u/c out of something similar to 7075 18mm to give it
a bit more height and push those whells forward
phil
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He has damaged is undercarriage twice now, the first time the owner that
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