ORIGINAL: jbpilot
Thanks but I have been told by guys who fly large scale gas airplanes that because of the two piece factory gear, using that method of piano wire would tear apart the bottom of the fuselage as all the forces would be transferred to the bottom of the plane instead of the piano wire. Do you know anything about that???
Sounds like they haven't tried it.
Adding piano wire to flat gear has been done for years. The standoffs simply make the job easier. Two piece gear often is improved with just about any method that adds support through the center. Two piece puts stress on the center of the fuselage that usually doesn't exist with one piece. The center usually isn't anywhere as strong as the sides. Two piece design usually benefits the mfg more than the modeler.
Now, it is possible that ANY gear that's bending but not injuring the fuselage will wind up hurting the fuselage when reinforced. The bending absorbs energy in the gear, just as spring loops in wire gear does. Pass that energy on and what happens then. Bottom line is that the fuselage needs to be strong enough to stand whatever forces are being created by your landings.