Joe,
Can you (or others) give me the pros and cons of aluminum gear legs
vs. the Diehl scotchply composite? I'm about a week away from ordering the
Diehl kit for converting from original retracts to fixed trigear. Simple,
tested . . . Are there other options I should consider?
As we open our wing stubs, change our brakes and seat, and otherwise
cut and machine and fiberglas, seems we might also want to add either a
belly-board or flaps. We've been warned that otherwise we'll be half-way
down the runway before we stop floating. On first glance, belly-board looks
simpler. (Right now, I like simple, I want to fly soon and I can save some
upgrades for another winter.)
We're eager for advice,
Rich, for the Benton Aero Club and N26LT
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From: "M & C" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: KR> Aluminum barstock
To: "KRnet" <[email protected]>
I did this back in '88 and it works fine. Send me your email address and I
can send some pictures.
-Joe
>I've still got the old spring bar for the oringal retracks so I plan to
just
>cut it into and use it. The oringal bar was designed to handle the
>landing loads so it it should handle any loads imposed on it in a fixed
>gear position. I've never heard of one breaking?? Commits or
>suggestions welcome.
