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Old 09-30-2008 | 06:03 AM
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Default RE: Intruder 90 Tail Dragger??

I didn't take any pictures.Just cut open the bottom of the wing just enough and make up some ply formers to support the landing gear blocks. I bought some new blocks at the LHS. I set the new gear up parallel to the original so that the axles are very close to the leading edge. Some 1/16 ply on each rib as doublers should suffice. I used hard maple blocks on the bottom of the gear rails and then drilled to accept the 5/32 landing gear which I had bent up by a friend. I wish I had some picture s for you but I don't. The whole process to about a days work. By the way , I used a sullivan tail wheel assembly also. As a footnote: I had a block rip out of the wing after about 200 flights on this plane from a bad landing on a not-so-smooth grass runway.I accept part of the blame but make sure you get the new gear supported as well as you can.