[NSRCA-discussion] Impact Gear Installation

[Ron Van Putte]

Yes!  Thanks.  Please send privately.  I don't know if anyone else  
would be interested.

BTW, I found the "missing" pieces.  Some bozo put them where I wasn't  
looking.

Ron

On Jan 20, 2008, at 12:51 PM, Rex LESHER wrote:

> Ron
>
> Would pics of the inside of an Impact help you?  I've got a bunch  
> of them...
> Including shots of the landing gear block assembly
>
> Rex
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ron Van Putte
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> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 9:28 AM
> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Impact Gear Installation
>
> 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
>
>
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