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Old 05-07-2004 | 11:33 PM
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Default RE: Probably the most anticipated test flights..yet!!!

Thanks Shane,

Yup, the gear was made "in house"...sort of. The horizontal trunnion piece was machined by my dad way back when and the struts are Robarts. I turned the piece that the trunnion is attached to and used JB Weld to bond it to the strut. I have been waiting for custom struts that were supposedly shipped from the Midwest the first week of February, but alas, they have not arrived yet. Hence, I improvised. The wheels and brakes are Trim Aircraft. As it turns out, the trunnion is a little too light for the heavier turbine model and I have bent it on some of the first "arrivals". I guess a bend is better than a hole up through the wing! Here is a picture:

Regards,

John
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