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Offline Leester

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Easy landing gear doors
« on: January 14, 2007, 02:44:42 PM »
I saw this on Windy's ARF Strega DVD. It's a very simple way to make gear doors.
!/64th plywood outsides, 1/8th bulsa scrap insides, hopefully the pics explain everything.
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Re: Easy landing gear doors
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2007, 05:38:53 PM »
One note on the gear doors. I've done several like this but it helps a lot of you solder a little brass tab on the wire and embed that in the balsa in the center. Keeps the door from breaking loose from the wire.
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Re: Easy landing gear doors
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2013, 07:37:47 PM »
So I did a search on how to do gear doors. This post was the best one on how to do this. Anyone have anything else to add before I try to do this?
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Re: Easy landing gear doors
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2013, 08:06:26 PM »
Leester,

What timing!

Great photos and method.

I'll be doing the same, making gear doors that is, for The LOSER.

I've never made any for CL yet, The LOSER will be the first.

I was thinking the thin light aluminum that's used in gutters. I think it's .028 not sure.

I'll give your method consideration.

Thanks again for the photos. Nice looking model also!

Charles
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Re: Easy landing gear doors
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2013, 08:54:35 PM »
 Weird, I've never seen this posted before, but it's exactly how I do mine. Right down to the hole in the 1/64" layer for the gear wire to pass through.

 My only slight variation from what's shown here is that I don't bother with the 1/64" layer on the outside, I only use it on the inside. That way you can round and/or shape the balsa outside as you choose. Then, some medium silkspan or carbon veil, and you're good to go...

 As Randy points out above however, it can be a good idea to solder some tabs to the wire first to help against the door "rotating" on the wire. The tabs then end up being sandwiched within the assembly of the wood layers. I'm to lazy for that extra detail but I've never had a problem with mine, yet. ;D
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Re: Easy landing gear doors
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2013, 11:48:34 PM »
Quote from: Leester on January 14, 2007, 02:44:42 PM
I saw this on Windy's ARF Strega DVD. It's a very simple way to make gear doors.
!/64th plywood outsides, 1/8th bulsa scrap insides, hopefully the pics explain everything.

    Don't those seem "backwards"?  This is the classic Sea Fury shape (which is a good enough reason to build one, frankly) but the "big" part goes behind the axle, I think.

   Brett
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