KR> Landing gear question

2016-05-09 Thread Jeff Scott
? ? >I recently bought a couple of gear legs that are fiberglass and for >a Grumman Should I make them narrower or thinner >Mark W. + Seeing no replies to your question I'll offer my "opinion". If you are

KR> Landing gear question

2016-05-09 Thread Larry Flesner
> 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

KR> Landing gear question

2016-05-09 Thread Sid Wood
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

KR> Landing gear question

2016-05-09 Thread Larry Flesner
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. + Seeing no replies to your question I'll

KR> Landing gear question

2016-05-08 Thread Paul Visk
Network from my Samsung Galaxy S?4 Original message From: Mark Wegmet via KRnet List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org 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 are fibergl

KR> Landing gear question

2016-05-08 Thread Mark Wegmet
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%)