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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: pipemakermike on November 24, 2009, 05:50:34 AM

Title: Making CF landing gear
Post by: pipemakermike on November 24, 2009, 05:50:34 AM

Can anyone point me at a tutorial please - I am sure that there was one posted in the last couple of years but I cant find i

Mike

Title: Re: Making CF landing gear
Post by: George on November 24, 2009, 08:41:44 AM

Have you checked with Windy Urtnowsky? Windy has videos on EVERYTHING.

   http://windyurtnowski.com/

Also, made a quick check and found:

Dan Winship -  http://winshiprc.tripod.com/carbon_fiber_composites.htm

George

Edit: That's Dan not Dave...sorry Dan.

Title: Re: Making CF landing gear
Post by: Randy Powell on November 24, 2009, 11:50:01 AM

I thought that Dan used to have a step by step outline, but I can't find it now.

Title: Re: Making CF landing gear
Post by: Bill Ervin on November 24, 2009, 03:24:52 PM

Hey Mike, don't you mean undercarriage?

http://cstsales.com/tutorials/carbonundercarriage.pdf

Title: Re: Making CF landing gear
Post by: john e. holliday on November 24, 2009, 04:28:59 PM

They sure make it look simple enough.  But, as they say the materials is the cost factor. 

Title: Re: Making CF landing gear
Post by: pipemakermike on November 25, 2009, 04:18:28 AM

Thanks Bill, that was the article that I remembered (or at least one like it)

landing gear vs undercarriage  Just another example of 2 nations separated by a common language <G>

Regards

Mike

Title: Re: Making CF landing gear
Post by: dale gleason on November 25, 2009, 09:16:04 AM

In a previous life, I had the pleasure to fly the Vickers Viscount, lovingly referred to by some as the "Redcoat's Revenge". The gear "switch", changed to a "lever" was labeled, "Chassis". The propeller gov'ner had both "flight fine" and "ground fine" for pitch selections.
dg

Title: Re: Making CF landing gear
Post by: Matt Colan on November 25, 2009, 10:14:02 AM

Windy sells the DVD on making CF landing gear for $15.

Title: Re: Making CF landing gear
Post by: Randy Powell on November 25, 2009, 03:36:17 PM

Once you have the materials, it's not very expensive per unit. But a roll of carbon fiber cloth, carbon tow, epoxy, plywood for forms, molding material like Tap Plasitics Qwik Cast or similar and mold release wax or PVA release can get pricey (to say nothing of my very cool, but very cheap, home made post cure oven). The actual cost of the gear per unit is not much, but accumulating the supplies can get up there.

Title: Re: Making CF landing gear
Post by: Larry Cunningham on November 25, 2009, 04:55:47 PM

Quote from: Bill Ervin on November 24, 2009, 03:24:52 PM

Hey Mike, don't you mean undercarriage?

http://cstsales.com/tutorials/carbonundercarriage.pdf

What a fine tutorial! Wonder if CST has any more (free ones)?

L.

"If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely meant us to stick
it out." -Arthur Koestler

Title: Re: Making CF landing gear
Post by: Bill Ervin on November 25, 2009, 05:35:44 PM

No need to wonder Larry, your wish is my command!


http://cstsales.com/tutorials.html

Title: Re: Making CF landing gear
Post by: John Sunderland on November 27, 2009, 08:08:37 PM

Actually, I would be interested in finding someone to do protos of CF gear for a few semi-scale birds I had
in mind! :P