[NSRCA-discussion] Carbon Fiber Landing Gear

[rcmaster199 at aol.com]

Both plus axles....Gear without pants are.....well....naked, if you 
pardon the pun.

My gear struts for wet power 2 meter jobs weigh in at 33-35 grams each 
and the pants, around 11-12 grams. The gear struts for electrics are 
substantially longer and weigh about 40 grams each. The axle is 
designed such that it captures and secures not only the wheel but the 
whole pant as well. That's the innovation Richard talked about.

BUT don't expect me to get back into building these any time soon. I am 
only interested in licensing the design to folks who have the skill and 
time.

HOWEVER, an article for Model Aviation is not out of the question for 
"U-Build" gear sets. Is anyone interested in such an article?

Matt

-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net>
To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:25 pm
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Carbon Fiber Landing Gear

Come on Matt!  Those of us who abuse landing gear and other airplane
parts which can, and often do, come into contact with that hard
surface called the runway, can use something "so simple, anyone with
some building aptitude can do it.".  BTW, were you talking about
landing gear or wheel pants?

RonVP

On Jan 15, 2009, at 10:03 PM, rcmaster199 at aol.com wrote:

> Richard,
>
> Been thinking about putting something on RCU on how to make your
> own. My latest efforts are truly s
o simple, anyone with some
> building aptitude can do it. Just don't have the time to do them
> myself.
>
> OR if I could partner with somebody I can teach how to do it. Not
> interested in building them per se...only the royalty.
> Maybe Mikey the chief dragon himself???
>
> regards all,
> MattK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Strickland <pamrich47 at hotmail.com>
> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 3:26 pm
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Carbon Fiber Landing Gear
>
> Maybe this is the impetus for him to get back at it! Strong, light;
> nice light pants, and an innovative axle set-up.
>
>
>
> RS
>
> > From: derekkoopowitz at gmail.com
> > To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
> > Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:17:46 -0800
> > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Carbon Fiber Landing Gear
> >
> > Excellent Lance! Luckily I still have 2 sets of Bolly but
> would really like
> > to have spares because these two are going into planes now. My
> preference
> > is for a set that matches the Bolly F3A long gear.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
> > [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of
> > aeroslave at tx.rr.com
> > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 12:06 PM
> > To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
> > Subject: [NSRCA-discussion
> ] Carbon Fiber Landing Gear
> >
> > Dear Pattern Dud
es
> >
> > Some time ago I had sent an email asking what was the level of
> interest
> > about AeroSlave designing and fabricating for sale a new
> carbon fiber
> > landing gear. We got a decent response. In light of the fact
> that it appears
> > all the sources of supply have exited the business, and the
> fact that
> > crappy-hard landings by more than a few flyers will continue,
> helping to
> > boost the market, AeroSlave will investigate designing and
> fabrication a
> > "Pattern" landing gear-meaning designed for a 5Kg max plane.
> Lance and I
> > have some ideas based on what we have seen from other
> suppliers and we will
> > begin with these ideas. Personally I thought the ES gear were
> very good.
> >
> > What I can tell you is that the gear will be:
> >
> > -American made
> > -Aerospace Prepreg/ Autoclave fabricated -Will carry a normal
> use warranty
> > -As light as we can make it, with structural integrity
> >
> > This may take 6 months so buy what you can now.
> >
> > Comments on likes and dislikes on pattern gear would be
> appreciated as we
> > tackle the design phase.
> > --
> > AeroSlave
> > 4408 Elmhurst Dr
> > Plano, TX 75093
> > www.aeroslave.com
> > PayPal: aeroslave at tx.rr.com
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