Hello All ,
Im considering building the FT Corsair master series and have been trying to gather as much information on various aspects of the build , painting etc before going ahead . As it comes without any landing gear , rear tail wheel etc (which I personally prefer) , I would kindly seek professional advice regarding the fixing of this extra modification and as such I am aware of the extra weight involved in this kind of mod . First of all if at all possible this I believe should be done in the actual building stages and in such a way as to minimise the landing gear being ripped off during a bad landing so with this in mind is is possible to take away some of the frame work to fit a landing gear bracket without compromising the strength of the structure itself and at the same time reducing a little of the weight ? I also realise that the centre of gravity would be affected so wuld there be enough room to maybe move the battery back to counteract this ?
Any advice or views regarding this will be appreciated . Also regarding landing gear are there spring loaded ones bought commercially that could do the job or would I have to modify my own ? Any other photos , threads would be great . If this aint possible , I think I would still settle for the old belly landing.
M
Im considering building the FT Corsair master series and have been trying to gather as much information on various aspects of the build , painting etc before going ahead . As it comes without any landing gear , rear tail wheel etc (which I personally prefer) , I would kindly seek professional advice regarding the fixing of this extra modification and as such I am aware of the extra weight involved in this kind of mod . First of all if at all possible this I believe should be done in the actual building stages and in such a way as to minimise the landing gear being ripped off during a bad landing so with this in mind is is possible to take away some of the frame work to fit a landing gear bracket without compromising the strength of the structure itself and at the same time reducing a little of the weight ? I also realise that the centre of gravity would be affected so wuld there be enough room to maybe move the battery back to counteract this ?
Any advice or views regarding this will be appreciated . Also regarding landing gear are there spring loaded ones bought commercially that could do the job or would I have to modify my own ? Any other photos , threads would be great . If this aint possible , I think I would still settle for the old belly landing.
M