ORIGINAL: opjose
I have one of these bad boys...
5/32nd wire is rated for UP TO 10lb airplanes.
This plane comes in around 11-12lb AUW and more when fueled.
Manufactures are a bit ''optimistic'' in their ratings, and 5/32nd gear will bend easily on this size aircraft.
Unless you grease in every landing, you want to avoid wire gear.
You really need to go with struts, preferably shock absorbing type struts. or at the least shock absorbing wheels.
Unfortunately doing so puts you around the $200.00 mark for landing gear.
It is not unusual for the gear to cost almost as much as the plane.
And here I was thinking that I got a sweet scale Hellcat for cheap. . . If I'm going to spend that much, I think I'll go with the Lado's, but they don't come with struts. Any recommendations for the struts and/or wheels?