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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Matt, Please send me a pic.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=Rcmaster199@aol.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 27, 2003 5:06 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Nat Penton's Carbon Tube Landing
Gear</DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">To all who are interested in this extremely light,
inexpensive, serviceable landing gear method Nat Penton devised, send me a
private message for a pic. Pics don't post well on the discussion board
evidently.<BR><BR>Matt Kebabjian <BR><BR><BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE">Thanks John.<BR><BR>Nat and computers do not mix unfortunately .
I have no pointer to give except how he described them to me. <BR><BR>The
carbon tubing is standard .230"x.130" stock tubing from CST Sales and the
fairing material is thin plastic stock from Sullivan. These are simply
superglued in place. They are thin enough to be flexible apparently and the
carbon is flexible enough in 10 inch strut length, to make a good package.
The carbon tube only has a 130 ID which means a 1/8" axle.<BR><BR>The mount
couldn't be simpler: a short length of Dave Brown arrow shaft serves as
socket. It is mounted onto a 3/32" ply plate, flat against the plate with
Kevlar binder thread. He mounts his plates in the wing usually, vertically,
with the correct rake angle built in, and Pro Bond's them in. The socket
extends about an inch below the wing's surface and accepts the strut with a
little flex ca holding them in.<BR><BR>Simple and effective with minimum
fuss and very low cost. His planes are around 8 pounds but no reason this
couldn't hold at least 25% heavier models. He has yet to break one; the flex
ca holding the strut in, does fine he sez.<BR><BR>regards<BR><BR>Matt<BR>
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TYPE="CITE">Subj:<B>Re: fixed gear vs. retracts </B><BR>Date:7/17/2003
11:52:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time<BR>From:<A
href="mailto:johnferrell@earthlink.net">johnferrell@earthlink.net</A><BR>Reply-to:<A
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A><BR>To:<A
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A><BR><I>Sent
from the Internet </I><BR><BR><BR><BR>Keep the articles
coming!</FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">If you have a pointer to a picture of the Carbon tubing
gear I am sure I am not the only one interested.</FONT><FONT lang=0
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">I am in total agreement that it is better to make our
planes serviceable rather than indestructible!</FONT><FONT lang=0
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR><BR>John Ferrell </BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT
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