Tiger 2 with Retracts?
 

<span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">I am interested in installing retracts in a Tiger 2 kit. Has anyone been successful in placing tricycle retracts on a Tiger 2 (40 sized)?</span>

RE: Tiger 2 with Retracts?
 

My son and I built the 60 size delux version, the weigh of the gear made it a dog compaired to the stock fixed gear.

You might be able to get by with some of the newer lighter electric retracts and not lose too much perfomance

RE: Tiger 2 with Retracts?
 

Hello MajorTomski.

If we consider that most think of "performance" as speed and fast vertical climbs it become just a matter of lots of power/prop combination and any extra weight of retracts becomes irrelevant.

Zor

Edited to change "I" to "If"

RE: Tiger 2 with Retracts?
 

My Tiger with retracts is a great flying plane. It has an OS 65 LA on it and it just scoots right along. I love the plane and the way it looks in the air. Good Luck, Dave

RE: Tiger 2 with Retracts?
 

Dave

RE: Tiger 2 with Retracts?
 

Dave,

Thanks. What type of retracts did you use?

Jim

RE: Tiger 2 with Retracts?
 

I used the Robats that came in the deluxe version of the kit. They just dropped right in and they have worked flawlessly. Good Luck, Dave

RE: Tiger 2 with Retracts?
 

James I think I may have mis-directed your thread

GUYS hes' asking about the .40 sized Tiger II NOT the original 60 plane which later came with retracts.

RE: Tiger 2 with Retracts?
 

Oh, I completly missed that. I have installed some Spring Air Retracts in the Tiger 2. Was a bit of a job, but with the gear up, the plane looks so good. I put a strong 46 on it for power and she flew great. Good Luck, once again, Dave

RE: Tiger 2 with Retracts?
 

Major T and Dave,

Thanks for your inputs.  Yes, I would like to put retacts on a Tiger 2 (40 size).  I found some electric servoless retracts that may work.  I would like to keep the tricycle gear concept but may have to convert it to a tail dragger.  I will have to see if I can insert a retract in the nose area.

Tom