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Landing Gear on the Fusion - 2/18/2008 10:14:46 PM   
skukreja


 

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Status: offline 		Hey guys.. thinking of picking up a fusion and was wondering about the landing gear. .On my Katana, I installed tetherite gear as the factory gear flexed and bent.. How is the factory gear on the fusion? Is the base wide enough to drill another hole for wheel pants?

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RE: Landing Gear on the Fusion - 2/18/2008 10:59:10 PM   
wind junkie



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Status: offline 		You're asking about the Fusion 90, right?

A friend used the glass tetherite gear and it was too flexy. He needed to brace it with a wire.

I use the Jeff Williams gear on mine and it works great. I have 2 sets -- one with pants for the "muddy season." I don't intall pants the way you describe. Instead I use Sullivan mounts which allow the pants to twist if I bump them:

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXFV63&P=7

Dubro makes a similar setup that is easier to install and works like a wheel collar, but it's heavier and mounts outside the pant. The Sullivan one is easily glassed to the inside.

Not sure if these are the same set I have:

http://www.williamsrc.com/accessories.html

Jeff may have changed the mold, or offer a different set now, but the ones listed say they're good for a 5.5 lb plane. My fusion weighs 7lbs 4 oz.


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RE: Landing Gear on the Fusion - 2/18/2008 11:52:40 PM   
skukreja


 

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Status: offline 		oops.. meant to add the 52 sized fusion.. Thanks!

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RE: Landing Gear on the Fusion - 2/19/2008 1:11:46 PM   
AFSalmon



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Status: offline 		You want the small or 40 sized Tetherite gear for the 52"Fusion. What I tell folks is fly the plane with the stock gear and if you wear it out by landing hard and bending it a lot then you can replace it with the tetherite.

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