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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>That's great news as it's always good to have
choices among quality pattern products. When Bolly went out of the R/C
landing gear business, I contacted GraphTech RC. They agreed to produce a
Bolly replacement for electric 2 meter pattern ships. I have several sets
and they are exceptionally well made with a very high gloss finish. The
sweep back is about 1/2 that of the Bolly Long which, for me, resolved the
tendency of my PL Partner to nose over when trying to taxi on a grass
field. The Graph Tech carbon wheel pants are just a hair shorter than the
small Bolly F3A but are a bit wider and taller which allows the use of larger
wheels....again, for those who might have to deal with grass fields at a
contest. The cost of the Graph Tech landing gear is $69.95....very
reasonable compared to what I've paid in the past for carbon landing gears made
outside the US.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Mike Moritko</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>NSRCA 35 </FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=verne@twmi.rr.com href="mailto:verne@twmi.rr.com">Verne Koester</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 05, 2009 7:26
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] Bolly
Clones</DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">I recently found
out that Randy Johnson, a control-line legend, former North America Bolly
distributor and owner of Aeroproducts, made arrangements with Bob McDonald,
another legendary control-liner to produce clones of the Bolly carbon fiber
landing gear that went off the market last year. Bob doesn’t live too far from
me so I went over to see what he’s got going on. He showed me a set of F3A
Electric that are identical to the originals. They’re laid up the same with
the same combination of carbon cloth and tow that result in a gear with just
the right blend of stiffness and flex. These are exact copies, not just an
attempt to make something that looks the same. Bob’s doing it right and cooks
every set in an oven to get the maximum strength out of the epoxy. I provided
him with the Bolly F3A Long gear off my Integral so he could clone those as
well. I just saw the first sets out of the mold today and they’re great. I’ll
be putting a set on my new Integral which I’m just getting started on. Randy
Johnson is the exclusive retailer of the gear and you can get his info at
<A href="http://www.aeroproduct.net/">http://www.aeroproduct.net/</A>.
He still lists the old Bolly gear on his site so you’ll have to inquire about
the new ones by phone or e-mail which are both available on the website. Bob
asked me to mention that he’s not selling the gear. You’ll have to get them
from Aeroproducts. Bob tells me that Bolly wheel pant clones are also in the
works from another source and will be available soon from
Aeroproducts.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Verne
Koester<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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