Cub,with retractable gear in floats,take a look
03-17-2003, 10:55 PM
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you put all that work into it, you might as well show it off!!!!
I for one, would like to see how you did it...
I for one, would like to see how you did it...
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Hey Schubox, Glad to see you got it done.
I hope those drawings were of some help.
Post some close up pictures of your creation for everyone to see.
Peter
I hope those drawings were of some help.
Post some close up pictures of your creation for everyone to see.
Peter
03-18-2003, 02:56 AM
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Big thanks going out to Climate for the sketches. It made for a great place to start. These next pic's are a few from the ground up. For any questions or more details just drop me a line. Note: all parts were built from scratch, using all aluminum."GOD BLESS DREMEL TOOLS"
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I am currently glassing the floats, so they are off the plane and those are all the pics I have. Hope to be posting some of it flying soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!
03-20-2003, 05:00 AM
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PPW, I very much appriciate your feedback and interest. I am thinking and hoping this opens a new door on amphib flying!
Thanx
Jason
Thanx
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Schubox, great job on the retracts! I'm semi-planning a set for the 1:6 Beaver I'm working on. Later, if not sooner.
I think that I have drawings from Climate's site. Good food for thought.
I have heard that the amphib floats have (dry) ground-handling like a shopping cart...
I think that I have drawings from Climate's site. Good food for thought.
I have heard that the amphib floats have (dry) ground-handling like a shopping cart...
03-26-2003, 01:53 AM
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Hey, Bill just painted the floats today. Should be able to tell you how the "carts" handle by the weekend.
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I am going to be building a set of floats for my 8' Unionville Beaver this winter. I would like to put retracts in them aswell. I cannot figure out how to design the front wheel retracts. I have never seen a working set fullsize or model size. Can you send me some close photos of the front set please? Maybe I can figure out how to do it from that, thanks
I am going to be building a set of floats for my 8' Unionville Beaver this winter. I would like to put retracts in them aswell. I cannot figure out how to design the front wheel retracts. I have never seen a working set fullsize or model size. Can you send me some close photos of the front set please? Maybe I can figure out how to do it from that, thanks
05-02-2003, 03:49 AM
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Cub,with retractable gear in floats,take a look
float nose gear retracts are complicated.
I spotted a super cub with floats and retractable landing gear at oshkosh one year. The rear wheels simply go back into the float behind the step.
the nose gear wheel rotates up and then slides back into the float assembly. Almost like a fowler flap. when retracted the wheel is exposed in the front section of the float near the top surface. when the wheel extends the wheel slides forward and then rotates downward. I never could figure out how the gear locked.
I shot a set of pictures for bob banka of this plane. look at his web site www.bobsairdoc.com for more details. look for a photo pack for a yellow super cub with floats and wheels. or call Bob at 714-979-8058, and ask about this photo pack.
The photo pack has details on the float and the wheels.
good luck!
Fred Cronenwett
I spotted a super cub with floats and retractable landing gear at oshkosh one year. The rear wheels simply go back into the float behind the step.
the nose gear wheel rotates up and then slides back into the float assembly. Almost like a fowler flap. when retracted the wheel is exposed in the front section of the float near the top surface. when the wheel extends the wheel slides forward and then rotates downward. I never could figure out how the gear locked.
I shot a set of pictures for bob banka of this plane. look at his web site www.bobsairdoc.com for more details. look for a photo pack for a yellow super cub with floats and wheels. or call Bob at 714-979-8058, and ask about this photo pack.
The photo pack has details on the float and the wheels.
good luck!
Fred Cronenwett
05-02-2003, 02:10 PM
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clscale notes:
> float nose gear retracts are complicated.
They do look like the ultimate Rube Goldberg mechanism! I've been reading about full-scale floatplanes in the SPA forum, and it seems that "shimmy" is a major problem with the retracts in amphib floats. The 'fixes' may not be applicable to our smaller aircraft.
Seaplane Pilots's Assn:
http://www.seaplanes.org/
Schubox writes:
>Taxied today and the nose wheels need a little more work.
What sort of problems did you encounter?
> float nose gear retracts are complicated.
They do look like the ultimate Rube Goldberg mechanism! I've been reading about full-scale floatplanes in the SPA forum, and it seems that "shimmy" is a major problem with the retracts in amphib floats. The 'fixes' may not be applicable to our smaller aircraft.
Seaplane Pilots's Assn:
http://www.seaplanes.org/
Schubox writes:
>Taxied today and the nose wheels need a little more work.
What sort of problems did you encounter?
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Here is the picture of the nosegear on the float, rotates up and then slides back into the float. the wheel is exposed, but the bar is inside the float.
Bob Banka has this photo pack, #6947, Piper PA-18, 50 pictures
Bob Banka has this photo pack, #6947, Piper PA-18, 50 pictures