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Old 03-28-2009 | 05:15 PM
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Default RE: landing gear height

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Please keep in mind that if you make the landing gear taller, you will be adding additional leaver moment ( torsional forces ) to the gear legs at landing.

This could act to rip the gear out more easily on hard landings.