Oleo's
 

What are Oleo's? I'm going to replace the retracts in my H9 Miss America P51 60 size with Spring Air retracts. But I was asked if I wanted OLeo's. ????

RE: Oleo's
 

AJ,
These are the compression struts in the gear. The other choice is heavy wire struts which are not scale. The oleo is a tube in a tube with a concealed spring that lets you get away with a less than perfect landing.

RE: Oleo's
 

Oleos will allow all the force from the bad landing to gather power from the compression of the springs within them. One of two things happens at this point; the plane rebounds like Michael Jordan (BOINGGGGGG), or the landing gear explodes through the top of the wing:D
All that said, they are cool, and will work out better than straight wire, or even wire with a coil spring.

RE: Oleo's
 

A Oleo strut is actually a hydraulic cylinder with a orifice that controls the fluid flow around the piston to cushion shock forces. A spring strut is just that: a spring that cushions the shock force.