[NSRCA-discussion] BOLLY out of business

Chad Northeast chadnortheast at shaw.ca
Fri Jan 16 07:53:16 AKST 2009 

The weight of the prestige gear legs (both) is around 95ish grams, ZN gear is also that weight.  Comp-ARF gear is up around 140.

I have landed on a rough grass field after my wheel fell off with the Prestige gear without damage, they are very tough.

Wistmodel gear runs across the fuse which I really feel helps distribute landing loads through the gear plate/fuselage, rather than trying to bend the gear plate and buckle the fuselage sizes like split gear do.

Chad

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From: Ed Alt <ed_alt at hotmail.com>
Date: Friday, January 16, 2009 9:45 am
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] BOLLY out of business
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> gfowler at raytheon.comDate: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:38:34 -
> 0600Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] BOLLY out of businessPhotos? 
> Weight is????Gray FowlerSenior Principal Chemical 
> EngineerRadomes and Specialty AperturesTechnical Staff 
> Composites EngineeringRaytheon 
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> I agree.  The gear in the Prestige is really nice.  
> Also only one bolt in each gear leg.  Super strong and look 
> great.   Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed 
> Alt To: General pattern discussion Sent: Thursday, January 15, 
> 2009 8:18 PM Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] BOLLY out of 
> business IMO, the CF landing to emulate is what Wistmodel 
> makes.  Try to top them for light weight, strength, 
> flexibility and ability to absorb shock and not tear your 
> airplane apart.  They look great too. Bolly's are nice, but 
> don't hold a candle to what Wistmodel produces for the 
> Prestige.   Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: Gray 
> E Fowler To: General pattern discussion Sent: Thursday, January 
> 15, 2009 5:56 PM Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] BOLLY out of 
> business Anthony What did you think about the ES gear twist? 
> That is the wheel going toe in- toe out hitting small bumps. ES 
> had nothing but zero degree fibers. That is the one design issue 
> I am conteplating at the moment. Also considering that all new 
> planes are widebody that is what needs to be addressed..BUT 
> having a 1 continuous gear will be more weight. I am thinking it 
> is better to split the gear for a weight savings.  If we 
> make two pieces, and either piece can be a left or a right, then 
> a broken gear is only on one side. Any advantage to that?Gray 
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> Graph Tech is not for us. I am sure their stuff is well suited 
> for the IMAC style planes that they are designed for but too 
> heavy and way too stiff for our use. I went through their 
> website and picked a gear based on dimension of the ES. 2+ 
> ounces heavier and twice as thick with zero flex. Broke the gear 
> out of my Black Magic many times when hitting small holes in the 
> runway. Rick donated his ES gear and life has been much better. 
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> 0500Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] BOLLY out of businessAnyone 
> have any luck with the Graph Tech RC stuff?  Only 
> experience was with some smaller electrics that worked just 
> fine. They have carbon pants and spinners, as well.
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> 0500Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] BOLLY out of businessThanks, 
> Jim.  Those are $112.00 I think… about double that of the 
> Bolly…. Not sure how that will go….. but if there are no other 
> choices…   Tony Stillman, President Radio South, Inc. 
> 139 Altama Connector, Box 322 Brunswick, GA  31525 1-800-
> 962-7802 www.radiosouthrc.com 
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> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-
> discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Woodward, Jim 
> (US SSA)Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 2:52 PMTo: General 
> pattern discussionSubject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] BOLLY out of 
> business  Tony,  Luiz at Net Box Hobby carrys the CA 
> carbon gear.  Thanks, Jim From: nsrca-discussion-
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> bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of TonySent: Thursday, 
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> [NSRCA-discussion] BOLLY out of business  I just received 
> conformation that BOLLY has gone out of business.  
> Unfortunately, this is a major supplier of CF landing gear and 
> wheel pants.  I have been awaiting a shipment of several 
> items, and now it does not look like that will happen.  I 
> am working now to determine if there are any gear/wheel pants 
> available.    The really bad thing is that I am 
> not sure what options we have left, other than going with a 
> kit/arf manufacturer’s gear.  Ed Skorpa dropped his gear 
> last year…    Tony Stillman, President Radio 
> South, Inc. 139 Altama Connector, Box 322 Brunswick, GA  
> 31525 1-800-962-7802 www.radiosouthrc.com   
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