A simple solution is to use a four star 60 aluminum gear and mount a plywood bed under the fuselage supported with tri-stock inside and a little glass cloth over the outside. You will need to be innovative for the tail wheel control if you have already built the plane. If you are starting from scratch, then you only need a relief slot in the elevator for the rudder control wire to pass through for the tail wheel. I have seen many trainer converted to tail dragers with great success. You are better off with an aluminum gear on the larger ones, as it is easier to install than making big cut for the wire gear hardwood stock, and may even be lighter and more forgiving on harder landings. We have one guy flying a Hobbistar .60 with an aluminum gear and alot of the pros like shooting touch and goes with it, since it lands so pretty.

Hope you enjoy your LT40, great airplane, worth the extra money and will take bigger engines with no problem, . . . floats anyone?