Originally Posted by
FazFly
Ok looks like i have my work cut out for me, love that people posted pictures ( makes it much easier to see what things look like) but one thing i forgot to ask is how far forward from the original placement to i mount the gear? or mount them directly in line with the leading edge?
I find that the placement is best on most planes with the landing gear just behind the leading edge. When the plane is level with the bottom of the wing level to the ground the front of the tire is at or just in front of the leading edge. That is with a normal sized wheel, with a 4" wheel that would put it about 2" to 1 1/4" behind the leading edge.. Behind this and the plane tips over to easily. Forward of that it is harder to keep it going straight when the tail wheel is off the ground.