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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Nats airplane only wieghts about 8lbs and is
powered by a .91 size engine. The l.g. struts come out of the wing much
like a torsion bar type l.g. I am not sure how it is mounted in the wing
though. It is however a rather novel idea. His stuff is on the edge
in design and asthetics but it really flies good. The "Vodoo
Magic" flown by Todd Blose would do everything in the book you could throw
at it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wayne G.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=scully01@cvtv.net href="mailto:scully01@cvtv.net">calvin scully</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 17, 2003 1:53
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: fixed gear vs.
retracts</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Would like to see detail of how Nat Penton uses
CF rods to accomodate a 10 to 11 lb model airplane. Like Mr. Ferrell I am
interested.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=johnferrell@earthlink.net
href="mailto:johnferrell@earthlink.net">John Ferrell</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 17, 2003 10:56
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: fixed gear vs.
retracts</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Keep the articles coming!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you have a pointer to a picture of the
Carbon tubing gear I am sure I am not the only one interested.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am in total agreement that it is better to
make our planes serviceable rather than indestructible!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>John Ferrell <BR>6241 Phillippi Rd<BR>Julian NC 27283<BR>Phone:
(336)685-9606 <BR><A
href="mailto:johnferrell@earthlink.net">johnferrell@earthlink.net</A><BR>Dixie
Competition Products<BR>NSRCA 479 AMA 4190 W8CCW<BR>"My Competition is
Not My Enemy"<BR></DIV>
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<A title=Rcmaster199@aol.com
href="mailto:Rcmaster199@aol.com">Rcmaster199@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 16, 2003 8:39
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: fixed gear vs.
retracts</DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">The composite fixed gear designs of today are quite the
overkill in terms of strength, rigidity and weight. They could be made far
lighter, less rigid and cheaply enough where, as they break on a hard
landing, simply pull the pieces out and toss them. <BR><BR>My good friend
Nat Penton is using regular carbon tubing material for the struts, and
uses a short piece of aluminum rod epoxied in the tube, to serve as wheel
axle. A quick wrapping of kevlar thread, super glued on the carbon tube
where the axle in epoxied, keeps the tube intact.<BR><BR>He is reporting
that the struts weigh in at less than 1 oz for both, with the farings
installed to a fully airfoiled section, without the wheels. The length is
10 inches.<BR><BR>Matt<BR><BR>PS- I prefer retracts to fixed gear for
pattern planes except they are too heavyat around 6 ozs sans wheels.
<BR><BR>My composite gear that I make, come in at about 4 ozs with pants,
for the pair, sans wheels, but will be using Nat's technique to reduce the
weight further with little compromise in strength. I'll probably write
about it for the KF. If you have been following my writings you should
have learned that I have been keeping no
secrets.<BR><BR><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>