Making my landing gear

[Lou Parker]

Can anyone tell me where to find information on making fixed tri-gear?
There seems to be a bit on the main gear, but nothing on making a nose
gear.
Lou

[Corky Scott]

On 24 Mar 2004 19:37:34 -0800, (Lou Parker) wrote:

>Can anyone tell me where to find information on making fixed tri-gear?
>There seems to be a bit on the main gear, but nothing on making a nose
>gear.
> Lou


Ladislao Pazmany and his book: "Landing Gear Design for Light
Aircraft" is the best reference I can think of.


http://www.booksunderreview.com/Business/Aerospace_and_Defense/Aerospace/Aircraft/Fixed_Wing/Light_Aircraft/

Corky Scott

[George A. Graham]

On 24 Mar 2004, Lou Parker wrote:

> Can anyone tell me where to find information on making fixed tri-gear?
> There seems to be a bit on the main gear, but nothing on making a nose
> gear.

I made my main gear, but purchased the nose gear strut from Featherlite.
The LongEZ nose gear has little weight on it, so the gear leg was less
than one hundred dollars.

A great book is "Landing Gear Design for Light Aircraft" by Ladislao
Pazmany.

Good luck!

George Graham
RX-7 Powered Graham-EZ, N4449E
Homepage <http://bfn.org/~ca266>

[Lou Parker]

(Corky Scott) wrote in message >...
> On 24 Mar 2004 19:37:34 -0800, (Lou Parker) wrote:
>
> >Can anyone tell me where to find information on making fixed tri-gear?
> >There seems to be a bit on the main gear, but nothing on making a nose
> >gear.
> > Lou
>
>
> Ladislao Pazmany and his book: "Landing Gear Design for Light
> Aircraft" is the best reference I can think of.
>
>
> http://www.booksunderreview.com/Business/Aerospace_and_Defense/Aerospace/Aircraft/Fixed_Wing/Light_Aircraft/
>
> Corky Scott



Thanks for the info, since the guy wants $245. for the book, I might
be better off buying the gear.
Lou

[B2431]

>From: (Lou Parker)

>
(Corky Scott) wrote in message
>...
>> On 24 Mar 2004 19:37:34 -0800, (Lou Parker) wrote:
>>
>> >Can anyone tell me where to find information on making fixed tri-gear?
>> >There seems to be a bit on the main gear, but nothing on making a nose
>> >gear.
>> > Lou
>>
>>
>> Ladislao Pazmany and his book: "Landing Gear Design for Light
>> Aircraft" is the best reference I can think of.
>>
>>
>>
>http://www.booksunderreview.com/Business/Aerospace_and_Defense/Aerospace/
Aircraft/Fixed_Wing/Light_Aircraft/
>>
>> Corky Scott
>
>
>
>Thanks for the info, since the guy wants $245. for the book, I might
>be better off buying the gear.
> Lou
>
You might check e-bay. There's not one there now, but maybe some day.

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

[David O]

(Lou Parker) wrote:


>Thanks for the info, since the guy wants $245. for the book, I might
>be better off buying the gear.
> Lou


That Amazon.com used book price is insanely high. The book is
available from Paz himself for $50. Here is the link,

http://www.pazmany.com/books/books.html


David O -- http://www.AirplaneZone.com

[Pierre]

>
> I made my main gear, but purchased the nose gear strut from Featherlite.
> The LongEZ nose gear has little weight on it, so the gear leg was less
> than one hundred dollars.
>
> George Graham
> RX-7 Powered Graham-EZ, N4449E
> Homepage <http://bfn.org/~ca266>

You made your main gear! Impressive. I'd be curious (and i suppose other
people too) to learn how you went about it. Composite?

Don't be shy to share your experience. This is what this group is about (I
'd like to believe that).

Pierre
Trying to design is own

[Ernest Christley]

Pierre wrote:
>>I made my main gear, but purchased the nose gear strut from Featherlite.
>>The LongEZ nose gear has little weight on it, so the gear leg was less
>>than one hundred dollars.
>>
>>George Graham
>>RX-7 Powered Graham-EZ, N4449E
>>Homepage <http://bfn.org/~ca266>
>
>
> You made your main gear! Impressive. I'd be curious (and i suppose other
> people too) to learn how you went about it. Composite?
>
> Don't be shy to share your experience. This is what this group is about (I
> 'd like to believe that).
>
> Pierre
> Trying to design is own
>
>

I did it for my Delta. Take a 1" round bar of 6150 steel and put
several bends in it. Weld a plate at each end.

--
http://www.ernest.isa-geek.org/
"Ignorance is mankinds normal state,
alleviated by information and experience."
Veeduber

[George A. Graham]

On Sat, 27 Mar 2004, Pierre wrote:

>
> You made your main gear! Impressive. I'd be curious (and i suppose other
> people too) to learn how you went about it. Composite?
>

Yes, I used the formulas from Pazmany. For my 900 lb empty craft, I came
up with 1.5" thick by 4" wide in the center of the hoop, which tapers to
..75" thick by 3" wide at the axle attachment.

I made a mold from plywood, the proper shape. And an oven to cure the
epoxy. I used "S glass roving" fiberglass strands. I had planned to
compress the fibers in the mold, but it setup before I could get all
the fibers layed up.

After the hoop cured, I added foam to the leading and trailing edges,
then carved it to an airfoil shape and layed up two plies of cloth.

It works great, Five years now, and a few really hard landings.
I used Cozy plans for the attachment concept.

The Swings were a big help (Owners of Velocity Aircraft).
Any questions ?


George Graham
RX-7 Powered Graham-EZ, N4449E
Homepage <http://bfn.org/~ca266>