[quote]ORIGINAL: masonman

Fox 2.4 (40cc) great engine for this plane. Not the power of the DA ,but you have less than 1200 inch wing area. Ita a real good set up for the plane.......I love it. OH buy the aluminum gear hanger 9 offers. The carbon fiber suck.Came apart on my second weekend with the plane. 11 FLIGHTS


Masonman,

It depends on how hard you landed the airplane. I have seen people fly the Alitalia Cap 232 with teh Aluminum gear and nothing happened (the guy with it landed it gently every time). With 50cc and larger airplanes, you have to land them gently. Think of it this way, if you went ahead and bought the carbon gear, and still landed the airplane hard, it might break the gear area in teh fuselage.

The best way to assure a excellent landing is: once on final approach, hold up elevator until the airplane is slightly nose high (the same attitude it would be when it just sitting on the ground). Then, use the throttle to maintain your decent. Right before you touch down, blip the throttle just a bit so that you make a butter-smooth landing. Iguarantee that if anyone makes a landing like this, they won't have any problem with the landing gear breaking.
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