........I need to know what you guys are using for wheels, size, type.... Mike
I am using standard Du-Bro Low Bounce all around-3.00T on the mains and 2.25T for nose gear. I also found very useful the Du-Bro #615 E/Z Adjust axle for the dual nose wheels. This works pretty slick to adapt two nose wheels. I did add a make shift spring to my nose gear just to give some shock absorbtion on landing/taxiing since the nose gear strut doesn't have a coil on it. Noting fancy, but it does work. I could hear it when I had it in the back yard briefly taxiing the plane. Among other strange habits I have, I collect springs of al types and sizes, so I found one that worked just right. I'm not sure the 5/32 wire on the mains is going to be sufficient. I think Jimcork said something about they would bend under landing loads. I'd like to come up with a way to put some sort of spring on the mains also so as not to transmit all the shock to the fuselage. Maybe I should concentrate on a smooth landing!!
Frankly, I never did figure out how they can slam an F-14 on a carrier deck like they do without parts shedding everywhere!
Have you guys seen the video of the C-130 landing on the carrier and then taking off? It's pretty cool. No arresting hook for landing and no catapult for take off!
Randy