Landing Gear -Axles//Wheels/Brakes

[ksatter26]

After a lot of grinding/sanding of the interior tire rims to fit the 6" nylon split rims. I finally took the assemblies to a local tire shop to get the tubes into the tires and split rims. It was worth the $20 to have them done as I spent 4 hours trying myself and only managed to hole one of the tubes.

The build manual says if using the 6" nylon wheel assemblies, to trim 5/8" off the legs of the rotor mounts/stand-offs. An alternate method is to add a 5/8" sleeve/spacer on the axle rod between the inside bearing and the gear leg. As I had some scrap 5/8" id aluminum tube, I used this method. It makes the gear tread slightly wider which I hope will aid in ground stability.

PortGear02.JPG[/attachment][/img]

I also finished a primary coat of thinned marine spar varnish on both wings.

Still working on the PVC "rotisserie". Unable to find a 1.25""-1" PVC bushing to fit at the local bib -box store.