Guinea Pig nose gear question

m20m00a1

New member
Hi All,

I am getting ready to maiden my newly built guinea pig and I was wondering if any of you have experienced how the nose gear will handle landing on uneven grass (about 3" long). I built it as specified in the build video but I used shaft collars instead of paint stick to retain it. The assembly spins around and tracks nicely when using differential thrust on a smooth surface. My concern is that the nose wheels might flop to one side and bury a wingtip and/or prop into the ground. Any info is appreciated.

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m20m00a1

New member
Thank you all for the input. I took the gear off for the maiden. The landings weren't great until I cut off the wheel pants; now it lands fine. Packing tape has been liberally applied, of course. Overall it flew great and I was surprised how fast it can be. I'm looking forward to messing with the differential thrust, but that will have to wait for better conditions.
 

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Mr Man

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Thank you all for the input. I took the gear off for the maiden. The landings weren't great until I cut off the wheel pants; now it lands fine. Packing tape has been liberally applied, of course. Overall it flew great and I was surprised how fast it can be. I'm looking forward to messing with the differential thrust, but that will have to wait for better conditions.
Looks great!