Part 2 LANDING GEAR THAT STANDS UP TO MANY TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS

Landing your plane takes alot of abuse...You need sturdy landing gear....Then try these wheels.


-You will need a sturdy piece of thin steel rod. I have found that a large salt water spinner spoon are excellent. No paper clips, they bend to easy.
-A soldering iron
-Wheels form a small race car
-Jewelry metal crimping beads
-Small piece of sturdy balsa (or light weight wood) 3/4 x 1/2 inch by 1/4 thick

-First cut the spinner. I found that a piece 2.5 inches or 6mm works best for stability purposes.
-Next bend the very end of one side up to about 45 degrees and about 1/8 inch from end.
-Place first wheel on and one metal crimping bead.
-Place one more metal crimping bead and the other wheel on.
-Now bend the other end of spinner wire up 45 degrees and 1/8 inch from end.
-Now crimp the metal bead 1/16 inch from inside end of Wheel and solder in place.
-Do the same for the other side. Be sure not to melt the wheel as th rod gets hot. Be prepared to blow air on to it.

-Cut out the piece of balsa as described above and make a notch towards the front and thick enough and deep enough to hold the rod in place but not allowing to much play to keep the landing gear steady. (Tight is best)
-Place wheels in notch and super glue.
-Now super glue the balsa to the under base of the plane. (Make sure you're centered and perpendicular). Careful not to cover the charge port and let dry real good.
-Paint black and your ready to fly.
-Glue a piece of curled up aluminum cut from a can on the rear tail...works great.

You're ready to go....Now try taking off and landing. P.S. You get better take off results in mono mode.

Redmoon