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Old 01-27-2004 | 11:04 PM
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Default RE: Midwest Super Stearman

So, many seem to have a problem with their stock gear which is made from too soft a grade of aluminum and when it doesn't bend from a rough landing, it pulls the plywood blocks out of the fuse, or both!

Maybe the commercial aftermarket gear with proper aircraft grade aluminum plus using nylon bolts to hold it to the ply fuse mounts would solve the problem. The gear would also function better if the da.....n thing wasn't so heavy! I think I will try a bigger engine and fly it like a turbine all the time, 80mph+!