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Tetherite Landing Gear

Old 05-10-2009, 09:34 AM
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Default Tetherite Landing Gear

The attached photo shows my Yak 65 sitting on the medium size gear that I bought after having to bend the original Aluminum gear back into shape too often. The plane weighs a smidgen over 8 pounds and bends the gear to a point that the wheels look definitely cock-eyed. This is purely an aesthetic problem since the gear flexes beautifully on landing and shows no sign of wear or damage.
My question is has anyone epoxied a thin layer of carbon strip to the underside of the gear (tension-stressed) to reduce the flexing? This would be quite simple since the area is large and flat.
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Herb
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Old 05-10-2009, 10:43 AM
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Default RE: Tetherite Landing Gear

Yeah, make it stiffer so it will break instead of flex?
Sounds like it works perfectly. I wouldn't do a thing to it.
Old 05-10-2009, 05:44 PM
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Default RE: Tetherite Landing Gear

If it bothers you go up a size on the Tetherite.

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Old 05-11-2009, 02:40 PM
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Default RE: Tetherite Landing Gear

Have not tried to epoxy any carbon on the bottom but some folks have used small gauge piano wire strapped on with gear straps. I have never had a need to do that though but my Yak was about 7 1/4 lbs and the gear is two years old and doing great.

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