need help on landing gear
 

i have never owned a plane with the landing gear attatched to the wings and i was wondering if there is any problems with wings breaking or do you have to land them on a smoother spot thanks alot.

Landing gear on wings.
 

I have been flying for about 13 years and have flown a lot of different fixed-wing aircraft; trike gear, tail-draggers, combat (no gear!), etc. I have never had a problem with the wing breaking, other than cracking the landing gear mounts, which is usually a fairly simple fix with some epoxy. I would think that the wing would break in the air before it broke from a hard landing.
The damage that I have done to landing gear it wouldn't have mattered if it was on the fuse or the wing.

Retractable landing gear tend to be a little more fragile than fixed gear, so make sure you're comfortable landing a hot plane before you install them. They do need sturdy mounts, especially if you are landing on grass.

Now if you're talking about the difference between tricycle gear and a tail-dragger, that's a whole different story. Tail-draggers (for the most part) aren't that hard to do, but it takes some skill with the rudder to take off. Of course, some planes are easier to handle than others. I think a good choice would be a Goldberg Tiger 2 converted to a tail-dragger. DON'T do what I did- my first tail-dragger was a Midwest Fun-Scale Messerschmidt. Man, what a handful that was. When it got up to about half throttle it would virturally LEAP to the left. I had to learn to give it a good shove of right rudder just at the right moment to get it off the ground. Ask around where you fly. I'm sure your companions can suggest other planes too.

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