Falconwings Gear Door Tutorial
09-04-2010, 07:42 PM
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RE: Falconwings Gear Door Tutorial
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Step 4. Repeat the same procedure for each hinge. Pay close attention to the hinge rotating freely, this is critical.
Step 4. Repeat the same procedure for each hinge. Pay close attention to the hinge rotating freely, this is critical.
08-20-2015, 06:38 AM
#33
Dave, really nice tutorial. I have been using that concept since i dont know how long and it works every time! Just my $.02- Could you do a tutorial for other things in landing gear install, like outer doors that must attach to the cylinder? I know there is a lot of trial and error figuring out the geometry, but just thought it may be easier to do on CAD...Thanks for the great work, you dont see "tutorials" or building advice much on here anymore probably because of the heavy influence of ARFs in the hobby now. Nick
Wow- just realized this was from 5 years ago....My bad ;-)
Wow- just realized this was from 5 years ago....My bad ;-)
08-20-2015, 11:53 AM
#39
Great old thread, I do the same thing but as the ghost of David Reid said, make sure the hinges line up. I usually pull the screws out of the hinges and drill them out for a wire hinge pin that runs through all of the hinges, and use it when gluing the bases down. As Falconwings says getting that hinge as close to the fuse as possible helps, great tip.
08-21-2015, 04:52 AM
#40
Ok, here we go, Door Cylinder installation.
#1 install the air cylinder to the door. The location of the sylinder mount on the door may take some trial and error, as it will define the amount of available "throw" for the door....similar to installing a control horn. On an F-16, it will have to be on the lower 20% of the door, mostly to keep it away from the wheel in the retracted position.
Retract the cylinder, and tape the door shut to the fuselage.
#1 install the air cylinder to the door. The location of the sylinder mount on the door may take some trial and error, as it will define the amount of available "throw" for the door....similar to installing a control horn. On an F-16, it will have to be on the lower 20% of the door, mostly to keep it away from the wheel in the retracted position.
Retract the cylinder, and tape the door shut to the fuselage.
08-21-2015, 04:58 AM
#43
#4, Swing the air cylinder along the gear door mount axis again in the extended position, and trace on the bulkhead where the cylinder will be mounted. The intersection of the two traced cylinders will mark the location of the air cylinder mount on the bulkhead.
