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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / April 2004Landing gear aerobird
Does anyone make a beefed up landing gear for the aerobird? It seems a little flimsy and constantly is bending back on soft landings. I wish I could get soft landings. I've just placed and order for a replacement fuselodge for my ABC. And I've only been flying in fields. My latest damage was from a nasty cratering where I must have hit the only rock in the field in a nose dive, and I managed to totally dislodge the motor mount so bad that the prop got ejected upon impact. Doug > Does anyone make a beefed up landing gear for the aerobird? > It seems a little flimsy and constantly is bending back on soft landings. >I wish I could get soft landings. I've just placed >and order for a replacement fuselodge for my [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Doug Hello, Where did you order the fuselage from? I nosedived mine right into the ground and the v-tail broke. I have done a lot of repairs on my plane.....but the broken v-tail is not fixable. I tried but it won`t fly. I have tried many searches on the net for this part. There are lots of sites that offer the plane itself but I can`t find one that offers this replacement part. Some used to but don`t now.....they say this part is not available. TIA Dan. more..... I hear ya on the dislodged motor mount. I did the tie strap fix for this before I flew mine so I never had that problem. Right in front of the motor and behind it drill a small hole in the fuselage....just big enough to slip a small tie strap in and around the front and back of the motor. That will fix it in place. Worked for me. Good luck flying. Dan. Mason121, > ...but the broken v-tail is not fixable. Can't you cut it shorter & re-set tail controls due to shortening? > Where did you order the fuselage > from? http://www.horizonhobby.com/ -- Jim L. https://sourceforge.net/projects/virtual-access/ Using - Virtual Access(OLR), ZAP 4.5, & WinXP Pro w/SP1 > Mason121, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > http://www.horizonhobby.com/ > -- Unless the boom is broken, a replacement tail kit includes the foam, v-shaped plastics holder, control horns and screws. -- Dave Thompson >Unless the boom is broken, a replacement tail kit includes the foam, >v-shaped plastics holder, control horns and screws. The boom is not broken.....just they orange tail. Thanks for the link and info. I have ordered the replacement part. This is so cool. :) Hopefully I will be flying again soon. Dan. Cade, Try this to modify the existing landing gear. It works good for me. The Aerobird (and other Firebird) landing gear bend easy if you make poor landing or crash. After too many bends and straightening the gea will break, I know from experience. To prevent this use 20 monofilament fishing line or dental floss to reinforce the landin gear. You want to tie this line on the vertical part of the gear by th wheels. To keep the knot from sliding up the gear you need somethin to stop it. A hardened glob of glue or a wrap of light wire soldere to the gear works well. Remove the wheels if soldering. Tie on two pieces of line. One connects across from wheel to wheel t keep the wheels from spreading apart. The other also goes from whee to wheel but runs up over the nose of the plane with some tension t keep the gear from bending back. You need a hardened glob of glue or small screw at the nose to hook this line over. I do a lot of ‘touc and go’ landing practice with this mod. The landings are smooth an gear doesn’t bend. With mono line you need to use fishing knots like a clinch knot to kee the line strength. If you use overhand knots the line will cut int itself on hard landings and eventually break -- Jim Ive seen some people add larger wheels but I still think the gear woul bend. It would be nice to know if anyone has come up with a way t strengthen the landing gear. Although I would imagine some play is good to have to absorb some o the impact of landing. Well my landings anyway! : -- Panic Flye I know a person who removed the L/G all together and just belly slides it on the grass. Doesn't seem to hurt the plane any unless of course he hits a tree. :) Just a suggestion. Jim W. > Does anyone make a beefed up landing gear for the aerobird? > It seems a little flimsy and constantly is bending back on soft landings. > Does anyone make a beefed up landing gear for the aerobird? > It seems a little flimsy and constantly is bending back on soft landings. Well after further examination I realized that the landing gear had been bent enough times to weaken it significantly. (Due to grass landings) So a new landing gear seemed to fix this temporarily! I also made new gear out of a coat hanger which seemed to be alot more rigid. Also found that near boiling water softened the nose enough to push it out with your thumb. Thanks for the replys. Cade |
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