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Old 11-04-2003 | 08:43 PM
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Default RE: Tail Dragger Conversion For A Trainer

Hi,

I'm working on the same thing(Not Eagle2 but Hobbico Superstar) and this is how I am doing.

What you need,
- Landing gear : http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXJ922&P=7
- Bolt-on axles : http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXK176&P=7
- wheels : http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXK156&P=7

- Tail gear : http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...93p?&C=QDK&P=7
and the matching tail wheel.
I used : http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXD850&P=7


Put a small plate of plywood on the fuselage for the landing gear.

My tailwheel is not connected to the rudder but uses seperate pushrod.
So, my rudder servo controls both rudder and tailwheel.
The servo has a servo horn(Long arm) that has two pushrods connected on each end.
One pushrod goes to rudder(exits left side of the fuse) and the other pushrod goes to tailwheel(exits right of the fuse).
So when rudder pushrod pulls, tailwheel pushes and vice versa.

Hope this helps.

Jake.