RE: Katana 140 build help
Here are pictures of my mods to the CMP Katana 140. Shown is the 2 1/2" motor box extension, and the landing gear mounted directly to the motor box. This plane is 12# 5OZ and has to be landed with speed. The original gear mount was not strong enough and was destroyed about 3 times before I came up with this. The plane is serving its purpose which is to sharpen my flying and repair skills before I spend serious bucks on something nice. That ASP 180 has been an excellent runner and I am thinking of putting it on a 72 - 74 plane from Pilot RC or 3DHS.. In some pictures the CF landing gear is mounted right behind the engine. When I added the cowl, I moved it back to the rear of the extension box, mounted the cowl on backets, and made panels to cover the 1 1/2" gap. BTW I carefully calculated the wing area , which is claimed to be 992 sq inch, and came up with about 940, resulting in a WCL of 12.2. After test flying it today, this plane is a pig and I am going to junk it.