Finesse 120 Conversion to Fixed Gear

[adriancwong at earthlink.net]

Michael,

I have a Finesse 2+2 I still fly from time to time. It started out with retracts and has since been converted to the Bolly's 60 size fixed gear.

The conversion was real simple. I cut open two holes on both sides of the fuse for the one piece gear set to slip through, then installed (inside the fuse) two hardwood wooden blocks on both sides of the pipe tunnel for mounting the gear set. Finally, as a reinforcement, I installed a pice of 1/8" thick aluminum plate on the flat bottom part of the fuse. The whole conversion took two evenings to complete. As a matter of fact, I have converted my Python to a fixed gear also.

Good luck.

Adrian Wong

Chingbergh Enterprises, Inc.
1555 Lakeside Drive, Suite # 194
Oakland, CA 94612
Tel: 	(510)452-1005
Fax: 	(510)452-0378
E-mail: info at chingbergh.com
www.chingbergh.com





-------Original Message-------
From: Michael & Melissa Laggis <mmlaggis at mtaonline.net>
Sent: 03/10/03 06:44 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Finesse 120 Conversion to Fixed Gear

> 
> Hello All,
How hard would it be to convert an already assembled Finesse 120 from
pneumatic retracts to fixed gear.  Looking at the Bolly USA site I see
they
have 60, 140 Lg. and 140 Wide carbon gear.  Which gear would be most
suitable?  Would I just reinforce the fuse with a 1/4 inch ply at the
first
former?  I think doing this would lighten up the aircraft a bit.  Thanks
for
all your input.

Michael Laggis
Alaska Radio Control Society
<a target=_blank
href="http://www.alaskarc.org">http://www.alaskarc.org</a>


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