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Old 12-05-2005 | 04:43 PM
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Dave Wilshere
 
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Default RE: Composite-ARF Lightning Build Thread

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The landing gear supplied with the Lightning IS fantastic quality, as good as anything I've used and better than most.
The units and legs are made from high quality materials, the pins that join the oleo to retract yoke are 10mm steel that is Bas**d hard requiring a quality grinding wheel to flat for grub screws. Fits on all the parts is spot on-No slop.
The damping on the oleo legs is perfect for the weight of model, even a high decent speed produces no bounce!
I used a single UP 2 valve to drive the gear and doors rather than the two Jetronics valves and sequencer.
I split the front door to allow the doors to be shut gear up and down, keeping the fuselage clean inside during our "damp" season!!

I would not bother looking around for an alternative system, Comp-ARF got this one right straight off the board.

Dave Wilshere
UK Comp ARF rep