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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The thing I always liked about the Bolly’s is that they had
strength and flex at the same time. The flex takes some of the landing shock
away from the fuse. The carbon cloth gear I’ve seen are a lot stiffer and I’ve
heard of fuses damaged because of it, at least, that’s the theory. The Bolly’s
as well as the clones do have some carbon cloth in them but it’s in the plate area
that bolts to the fuse and again where the axle and wheel pant mounts. That’s
done in part because a cloth layup will take the torque of a bolt going through
a hole better than tow will. I always thought the Bolly’s were very well
engineered and the clones copy that engineering. In any event, I’m glad we’ve
got some options again.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Verne<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Richard
Lewis<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, November 07, 2009 10:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> General pattern discussion<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Bolly Clones<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>It;s great to have some options for landing gear, thanks for
reporting the specs.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>You mention the pretty woven cloth legs in respect to the
carbon tow legs of the bolly gear. The Carbon Tow running in the strength
direction on the Bolly gear leg is what really allowed them to produce a strong
gear that was also extremely light. While this may not make for the
prettiest gear legs, it is just good engineering. The woven cloth with fibers
that are not parallel to the loads that are placed on a gear leg are
simply not taking full advantage of the fiber's strength, and thus
will require more fiber for the same strength.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Richard <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> W. Eddie Batchelor
<perkinsrx@centurytel.net><br>
<b>To:</b> General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sat, November 7, 2009 12:37:15 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Bolly Clones</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Mike</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>I
tried to post this earlier but haven’t seen it, so I’m replying to your post to
see if it’ll load.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>I
just received a set of GraphTech's new F3A Pattern Long(slim) landing gear.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The
weight is 132gm, has a 9 inch rise from axle to fuse, spread is 19in.
Dimensions are 1-1/4 inch wide at fuse tapering to 1 inch wide at wheel. Sweep
is 1-1/2 inch.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Beautiful
with full carbon cloth wrap and clear coated, not just made of carbon tow like
other gear used to be. Price was $69.95</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Mike
also told me </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>“</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I have
some other pattern stuff coming as well. Look for Aluminum Coated Graphite
axle sets that are half the weigh of Titanium. And I am also working on
Matching Carbon Wheel Pants for the #270. Trying to work off all the
weight in the landing gear area!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>If
you're interested call MIKE @ graph Tech 832-325-0328 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The
web site is : <u><span style='color:blue'>http://www.graphtechrcshop.com</span></u>
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Eddie</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>MKMSG<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 06, 2009 6:44 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> General pattern discussion<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Bolly Clones</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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 .</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mike
Moritko</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NSRCA
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:verne@twmi.rr.com"
target="_blank" title="verne@twmi.rr.com">Verne Koester</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank"
title="nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Thursday, November
05, 2009 7:26 PM</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [NSRCA-discussion]
Bolly Clones</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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
http://www.aeroproduct.net/. 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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Verne
Koester</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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