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Old 04-27-2004 | 10:16 AM
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Al Gelders
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Default RE: Lancair Wing Failures

I just ordered a one piece landing gear from them. I've got to install it, glass the center wing section and I'll be done. I installed a Saito 100T twin with onboard glow driver. It's battery along with the six volt pack for the receiver are installed on a subfloor aft of the wing. I haven't yet checked the balance but a prelim obtained by laying the pieces out on the elevator suggest that I shouldn't be too far off.

I noticed on another thread that somebody glassed around the baggage door for strength before cutting it out. I ended up running rails over the door to support the subfloor which seems to have given adequate strength to this section without glassing it. The door itself has a shaped former for strength.

This is such a nice plane I'm tempted to make a second so I can learn from all the errors I made with the first one.