Does the groove gear brakcet work with the main center spar from the plans, i
am going to wait before i buy my landing gear. Also whats the prop clearance
with the Groove landing gear compared to the diehl gear.
N717CM
California KR2S
> KR2 Builders,
> I just got my landing gear from Grove Aircraft and also bought their
> mounting brackets. When I put the mounting bracket up to the main center
> spar, I could immediately see a problem. Per the instructions supplied, the
> bolts to attach the bracket are to go thru the center of the spar caps.
> Needless to say, the AS5048 wing center spar is one inch taller than the
> plans KR2 and that made the landing bracket mounting plate too short, so
> there was no way to drill bolt holes thru it and the center of the spar cap.
> I called Grove and it looks like my best alternative is to open up the
> backside of the spar and insert vertical 2" x 1 7/8" pieces of wood between
> the spar caps that the bolts can go thru. In some ways this has some
> advantages. I will not be drilling through the spar caps and I can use a
> stronger wood than spruce which will be more crush resistant. Otherwise,
> Grove said they would have to design a new bracket and that would be a
> one-of-a-kind. The metal is laser cut, and they do a nice welding job. SO
> the lesson here is if you are going to use the new wing airfoil and buy your
> brackets from someone like Grove Aircraft, insert the additional wood pieces
> into the center spar before closing up with plywood.
> Bernie
> KR2S Builder
> Lexington Park, MD
> http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n2w6
>
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