oldguyflier(at)yahoo.com
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 Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:34 am Post subject: Gear Position |
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Some Info Regarding 601XL gear position:
I just had a LONG discussion with Chris Heintz at Sun'n'Fun, with an AMD LSA 601, completed kits and a quickbuild kit there to compare. Got a lot of grass on my back. AMD is now using a Grove gear leaf that is both narrower and lighter. Cris said the 601xl gear came from the ch2000 training plane that needed to be able to withstand dropping in hard by student pilots. If the wheels are moved forward, the plane is better able to land without dropping the nose too soon. The AMD gear has a stop on the bottom bracket that can be reversed to move the gear aft if you feel the need. I have noted that when heavier folks are mounting the AMD demonstrator, the salesman generally stands at the rear and holds up the horizontal stab to keep the tail off the ground.
Regarding mounting from the front of the wing, Chris said you should add two nose ribs in the leading edge, lining up with the added rear ribs in that area. This also allows you to leave out the steel step at the rear, which is there to keep feet off the flaps. All simpler, lighter and cheaper.
I have had quite a bit of discussion with the folks at the Czech factory regarding the composite gear, including e-mailed copies of the original 601xl plans and their variation of the gear mounting system to fit the split gear legs to the fuselage. They told me their gear is NOT the gear sold by Aircraft Spruce. After a lot of discussion, we mutually agreed I would be better off with the Grove one-piece system.
By the way, the AMD gear is made taller and slightly narrower by altering the bends.
Hope this helps,
John Collins
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