Hi guys its been a while but thought i would let u know that i am still around and that i have made a little progress on sawdust!As some would remember when work fell flat i had to put my plane on the back burner till things got a little better.Well work still sucks but over the last year i have been able to build the gear and pick up a 503 with a c box.but anyway i thought i would post some pics to see what yall thought of the gear.Please excuse the dust and cobwebs as she has sat for quite some time till today when i rolled her out for the pics.
Great wood work, But I have to ask, Where do the wing struts mount? And if they mount to the axel like the stock gear, what keeps the wings from flapping while attached to the shock absorbing landing gear? Curt
i am building the 1650r with the highwing option from plans.i built the strut attachment points into the brackets for the gear.inside the fuse i have metal that runs from side to side at the bracket locations for strength.
Jody, your work looks great. There is one thing that caught my eye. In pictures four and five that show the mounting of the Landng gear, the top of the gear is clearly shown. There is a bolt that goes through the top of the gear leg. There is very little for that bolt to ride on and a couple of hard landings, is very likely to tear that gear to pieces. I would weld a piece of tubing of the appropriate size into the gear leg to act as a bearing for the bolt. The bolt looks to be 1/4" so use 3/8" X .058. bushing material. There should also be a strap welded over the bushing to the leg it's self. Doing that, you will never have to worry about the top of the gear wearing or ripping out.
If you need a picture of what I'm talking about I can find one.
I have a tube 0f 4130 to do the very thing u talked about.I had planed on drilling out the holes and welding it in but have never got around to it.I wonted to make sure every thing was going to work/fit right before I welded them in.That's why I only put primer on the gear legs.when i built the gear i added 6"to the overall width and 4" to the overall height to make up for the flex in the gear.what is going to be fun is trying to fig out the amount and bungees needed when its all done!
I have built the cross support for the back but have not built the one for the front brackets yet.Got to excited to see if what i had in my head would work out!
Thank you,I still got a ways to go,I just hope i get it done before i join the "died at 90% complete" club! I started on the upper part of the fuse yesterday.Got to work on it for a few hours today but had to take a break when i started to sit and watch the glue dry !
Jody, In your last picture, what is the purpose of the opening just ahead of the rear turtle deck??
Harless
On a himax the turtle deck does not come up as far as on a minimax.I plan on using this opening for the pushrods for the ailerons.After i get everything built and working i plan on making a cover plate for it.
I plan on putting the plywood on the top in a few days and i need some input!I cant decide if i should put a skylight in the top.what would you do?And if so how far from the carrythroughs and sides would you set it in?Would you cut the hole with square corners or would you radias the corners?I had talked it over with a friend and he said to set it up with a skylight now and then later if i did not like it to replace the Plexiglas with plywood so i could have it ether way.what do u guys think i should do?
Jody radius corners are going to be stronger. I am also adding a sky light using 1/8 Lexan. I am going to make it as large as possible (20"x24") Then double up the ply all the way around as to make the lexan sit flush . On my plane they had it doubled on the edges to make the wing transition. So it won't be adding much more weight doing what I am. I will try and post pics as soon as I get it done. Keep it up love see your project coming together.
Hey bro... I would definitely add the Skylight. My Hi-Max doesn't have that option and boy I sure wish it did. I'm used to flying a tomahawk also.. Lots of visibility, the more the merrier.... Keeb~
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