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Old 01-25-2012, 10:24 AM
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Hy guys........ I've almost finished my boomerang nano and I'm looking for landing gear........
which is the perfect match.........

thanks to all
Old 01-25-2012, 11:14 AM
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Hello,
Go for the best Pro-Link
http://dreamworksrc.com/catalog/boom...xe-p-1288.html

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Old 01-25-2012, 11:42 AM
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I agree Pro-link I used them on my Elan and my new scratch project. Never failed me
Old 01-25-2012, 11:52 AM
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Like IGOR said : PROLINK.
We fly PROLINK in our BOOMERANG ELAN,BOBCAT and BANDIT ( STRUTs ) around 800 flights without any problem, and, the damping system is too soft for airframe in any surface.
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flown my boomerang for the past four years from grass on spring air gear no trailing link, cant see the point in spending more than you need to
Old 01-25-2012, 01:07 PM
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A friend used the Spring air gear with wire legs for years on his Boomerang off grass, no problems at all.

When the local trail bike scum dug our field up he fitted big tundra tyres & flew it gear fixed down. - John.
Old 01-25-2012, 02:05 PM
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Hello:

But the Intairco wheels in that combo are a little heavy, are lighter Air Power wheels. It is just an opinion, the Intairco wheels are very good wheels.

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Carlos has a good point, the whole thing about a Nano is to keep it light and performing well, the intairco wheels are very very heavy when compared to what else is available elsewhere.

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Old 01-25-2012, 04:43 PM
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I didn't notice it was a Nano, I assumed the bigger model not the 44 powered version.

I can speak first hand here for Springairs, have them on my Bobcat 50. The wire legs
have taken a real pounding from all sorts of fields, same result, if you bend a leg just
straighten it out & keep flying.

The standard Springair wire is just the right hardness, fine for normal use but they bend
if you make a real mess of a landing without breaking any retract parts or ripping the gear
out. Failsafe for loss of pressure - not needed, the spring drives them down & locked on
pressure loss. Simpified hook up, half the number of air lines & seals to leak.

We don't use brakes on these smaller jets, no real problems. Standard, cheapo model wheels
are good enough too. - John.
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I have a nano and an intro and again I have used normal spring airs with wire legs for over 200 flights off grass and tarmac. All work well for me

Deno
Old 01-26-2012, 03:19 AM
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The best gear is Dreamworks or Airpower depending on application. Buy Airpower from Dreamworks. I had Airpower on the Boomer I had and it was great.
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What about the Eflite Electric retracts, one of our guys has them in his, very easy to fit and no air to pump up every time.
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No one has mentioned Behotec, I have Behotec gear in my Sprint and it is superb.

Mike
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I used spring air with wire legs in my intro- had around 50 flights off grass with no issues- Cheap and cheerful.

I used eflite electric with wire legs in my nano off grass-only ten flights before i got bored- again no issues with the gear- (except fitting the nose gear to the nano!)

I dont know anything about the pro lynx but, from my humble experience, id stick with the simplest method and save my money for more expensive gear on more complex models.
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ORIGINAL: BaldEagel

Carlos has a good point, the whole thing about a Nano is to keep it light and performing well, the intairco wheels are very very heavy when compared to what else is available elsewhere.

Mike
You know, I hear this statement every now and then that really is just not quite accurate. I thought I would set the record straight here by simply providing the weights of four wheel brands for comparison.
All of the wheel sets shown below are 3" sizing. First set is BVM (yes, I know I left the plastic but did not include the screws to balance it out), next is Intairco, then Airpower and finally, some new Pro-Link wheels soon to be released.
Take into consideration that three of these manufacturers tires are Solid Rubber (BVM is Foam Core wrapped in rubber), and Intairco has the most durable durometer rubber, weight difference is FAR from drastic at a mere 2oz.
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For a model like the nano you dont need, trailing link legs or brakes all you are doing is making it heavy, fixed gear or retracts with wire legs is more than ample.
Load it up with behotec retract units trailing link legs alum wheels and brakes plus all the gubings to make it work and you just ruin what this little jet is all about.
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Hi Todd:

Many thanks for the photos, really not there are too much diference of weight and Intairco are more durable rubbers.

BR from Spain.

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