[NSRCA-discussion] Impact Gear Installation

[Ron Van Putte]

I'm building a PL Products Excellence, but am making veerrry slooow  
progress.  The instructions are awful and written in Frenglish.  I  
have to think my building several steps ahead to make sure I don't  
build myself into a corner.

There appear to be a few honeycomb pieces missing, like the rudder  
servo tray and the firewall.  I say "appear", because I'm not sure  
they were supposed to be included, but are referred to in the  
instructions as though I should have them.

Nothing is said about mounting the landing gear in the fuselage and  
the "instructions" show retracts in the wings!  Didn't Tony  
Stillman's Excellence have wing-mounted landing gear and didn't his  
wing fail through the landing gear area?

When I e-mailed John Fuqua about this, he told me that I might want  
to look at the Impact gear install system.  "Basically one 360 former  
in the fuse with a second 1/2 former next to it with the landing gear  
plate between the two. Former was made out of carbon faced ply.  Cut  
a slot in th fuse for the gear to slide into and on the gear plate  
and held with 3 bolts.  Very strong. Used to be pictures on the  
website but not sure if they are still there."

If anyone has some suggestions on building the Excellence or the  
Impact gear install system (what's the website url?), I'd appreciate  
hearing about it.  Thanks.

Ron Van Putte