A spare Airpower/Skymaster retract parts..???
08-05-2015, 01:51 PM
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A spare Airpower/Skymaster retract parts..???
Greets everyone.
I had a great day flying which sadly ended with a hard landing..
My SkyEmaster F-15 managed to break one strut , a clean cut in two pieces. Then a cartwheel followed (grass runway) and twisted nose wheel fork.
I think the spares which I need are not available (or so far I have not been able to find) so if possibly someone a)has knowledge where from I could get them b) would have lying around some parts or whole struts and would be able to part with them , please either pm or write suggestions into this thread.
I would like to get my bird up in the air soonest!
Airpower seems to have gone ****-up, and dreamworks does not have more than a fraction of parts which airpower released..
I had a great day flying which sadly ended with a hard landing..
My SkyEmaster F-15 managed to break one strut , a clean cut in two pieces. Then a cartwheel followed (grass runway) and twisted nose wheel fork.
I think the spares which I need are not available (or so far I have not been able to find) so if possibly someone a)has knowledge where from I could get them b) would have lying around some parts or whole struts and would be able to part with them , please either pm or write suggestions into this thread.
I would like to get my bird up in the air soonest!
Airpower seems to have gone ****-up, and dreamworks does not have more than a fraction of parts which airpower released..
Last edited by Ceeray; 08-05-2015 at 02:00 PM.
08-05-2015, 10:27 PM
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08-06-2015, 08:03 AM
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Greets everyone.
I had a great day flying which sadly ended with a hard landing..
My SkyEmaster F-15 managed to break one strut , a clean cut in two pieces. Then a cartwheel followed (grass runway) and twisted nose wheel fork.
I think the spares which I need are not available (or so far I have not been able to find) so if possibly someone a)has knowledge where from I could get them b) would have lying around some parts or whole struts and would be able to part with them , please either pm or write suggestions into this thread.
I would like to get my bird up in the air soonest!
Airpower seems to have gone ****-up, and dreamworks does not have more than a fraction of parts which airpower released..
I had a great day flying which sadly ended with a hard landing..
My SkyEmaster F-15 managed to break one strut , a clean cut in two pieces. Then a cartwheel followed (grass runway) and twisted nose wheel fork.
I think the spares which I need are not available (or so far I have not been able to find) so if possibly someone a)has knowledge where from I could get them b) would have lying around some parts or whole struts and would be able to part with them , please either pm or write suggestions into this thread.
I would like to get my bird up in the air soonest!
Airpower seems to have gone ****-up, and dreamworks does not have more than a fraction of parts which airpower released..
Did you try sending an email directly to SkyMaster? John has helped me get retract parts in the past.
08-06-2015, 09:55 AM
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Thanks for the input.
Reinhard, I will look those you linked , thanks! There might be my salvation.
Yes, I contacted Skymaster and Dreamworks. Todd Can help with front fork, but mains are the problem.. I have to ask from local machine shop if they can fabricate parts for me.
Reinhard, I will look those you linked , thanks! There might be my salvation.
Yes, I contacted Skymaster and Dreamworks. Todd Can help with front fork, but mains are the problem.. I have to ask from local machine shop if they can fabricate parts for me.
Last edited by Ceeray; 08-06-2015 at 09:59 AM.
09-07-2015, 05:28 AM
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A little update..
I got the front fork from Dreamworks, thank you!
A local shop machined for me 8 of those strut pieces (the shiny tubes in pic). They are a perfect replacement and have actually .25mm thicker wall in them. I have four pieces now which I can sell for someone if interested.. Fits airpower/skymaster retracts, I can measure them if you need the exact data. PM if interested.
Edit: a little grammar fix..
I got the front fork from Dreamworks, thank you!
A local shop machined for me 8 of those strut pieces (the shiny tubes in pic). They are a perfect replacement and have actually .25mm thicker wall in them. I have four pieces now which I can sell for someone if interested.. Fits airpower/skymaster retracts, I can measure them if you need the exact data. PM if interested.
Edit: a little grammar fix..
Last edited by Ceeray; 09-07-2015 at 09:56 AM.
