StatiK RC
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Have a scratch-build you need to put tricycle landing gear on? Here is a quick and easy solution! If you follow this step by step guide, you will end up with a landing gear setup below:
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What you need:
First, trace your 5-9 gram servo out on a piece of foam board
Cut out your trace
It should look similar to this:
Next, trace your coffee straw in the middle of the foam board.
Your foam board piece should now look like this:
Put a 50% score cut along the lines you just traced.
Your piece of foam board should look like this now:
Bend the piece of foam along the score cut lines and remove the middle strip of foam:
Put a section of the straw where the strip of foam was before.
Take it out then put glue in the slot....
Put the straw back into the glue while it is still hot and let it cool.
Put the section of coat hanger through the straw.
Bend the end of the hanger at a 90 degree angle in any direction
Bend the wire another 90 degrees. The vertical length of wire is the same as a pair of needle nose pliers. Your wire should now look like this:
Thread the bent end into the servo horn. Your project should now look like this:
Bend the wire at a 90 degree angle down the backside of the servo like these pictures show:
Glue the foam board piece/straw to the backside of the servo. The straw should be centered with the control horn.
Hold the foam piece in place firmly until the glue dries.
Your landing gear should now look like this:
All landing gears are different: they have different wheel sizes and angles. I used scrap pieces of foam to keep the wheel in line. Here is a picture of how I completed the project:
Congratulations, your done! Sorry about formatting.... I'm still getting used to the format of this forum! If it didnt show up for you, I also have it up on my blog here: http://rcappetite.blogspot.com/p/diy-tricycle-landing-gear.html
thankyou for reading this long post. Feedback is always appreciated!
![DSC_0042.JPG DSC_0042.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144754_0754ad2cef2d626ae6a6dea26e22e1c4_thumb.jpg)
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What you need:
![DSC_0032.JPG DSC_0032.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144742_16a820571515579109017a1314e5ec44_thumb.jpg)
First, trace your 5-9 gram servo out on a piece of foam board
![DSC_0036.JPG DSC_0036.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144743_ac448caf9d1a68b28235e9298fb35f74_thumb.jpg)
![DSC_0037.JPG DSC_0037.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144745_aef91853c38c9dcadd0b543ec7230032_thumb.jpg)
Cut out your trace
![DSC_0039.JPG DSC_0039.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144748_801fabd6d4ffe97176af804f7b06cb7c_thumb.jpg)
It should look similar to this:
![DSC_0040.JPG DSC_0040.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144750_9b0f05b8c5bca1a32328d879d07918c8_thumb.jpg)
Next, trace your coffee straw in the middle of the foam board.
![DSC_0041.JPG DSC_0041.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144752_81f53a78045df5c8e4d56872517a6cad_thumb.jpg)
Your foam board piece should now look like this:
![DSC_0062.JPG DSC_0062.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144773_aff1ee6d5929afcea2010d78647d434b_thumb.jpg)
Put a 50% score cut along the lines you just traced.
![DSC_0063.JPG DSC_0063.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144775_993cc826acb3530f50ea962535b951a9_thumb.jpg)
Your piece of foam board should look like this now:
![DSC_0064.JPG DSC_0064.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144777_53d475507c0181493fb495fd5d029f38_thumb.jpg)
Bend the piece of foam along the score cut lines and remove the middle strip of foam:
![DSC_0066.JPG DSC_0066.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144779_ea9861330125b8f785ee1fe5581a8d88_thumb.jpg)
![DSC_0067.JPG DSC_0067.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144781_5a5aa08a60d02be4b252de3dd82edd63_thumb.jpg)
Put a section of the straw where the strip of foam was before.
![DSC_0068.JPG DSC_0068.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144783_488ec095c21c8b2a5676725ec54af878_thumb.jpg)
Take it out then put glue in the slot....
![DSC_0070.JPG DSC_0070.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144784_c44f30a1238303877c0d76e35472344c_thumb.jpg)
Put the straw back into the glue while it is still hot and let it cool.
![DSC_0073.JPG DSC_0073.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144788_84006ada8e287683481651c3815d9002_thumb.jpg)
![DSC_0076.JPG DSC_0076.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144790_b3acb2b2ef78977b9c0c69fc0e94e2b4_thumb.jpg)
Put the section of coat hanger through the straw.
![DSC_0072.JPG DSC_0072.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144786_fcad0eaad0b1213d3078849f56d81b1f_thumb.jpg)
Bend the end of the hanger at a 90 degree angle in any direction
![DSC_0055.JPG DSC_0055.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144761_f5b9a4b0667a8be750a3e712401ceee4_thumb.jpg)
Bend the wire another 90 degrees. The vertical length of wire is the same as a pair of needle nose pliers. Your wire should now look like this:
![DSC_0056.JPG DSC_0056.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144762_36a631865e05881f91245726d967817f_thumb.jpg)
Thread the bent end into the servo horn. Your project should now look like this:
![DSC_0057.JPG DSC_0057.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144764_0bb856e09bacf41c8b965139e03a3d67_thumb.jpg)
![DSC_0058.JPG DSC_0058.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144766_754cba0b118c494d24102c01586ee3d7_thumb.jpg)
Bend the wire at a 90 degree angle down the backside of the servo like these pictures show:
![DSC_0059.JPG DSC_0059.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144768_11ce9f96dbc978430c69fb7ffb407d01_thumb.jpg)
![DSC_0060.JPG DSC_0060.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144769_16ca96b70d02a87abb90afee0c07fc23_thumb.jpg)
![DSC_0061.JPG DSC_0061.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144770_6a6f0797306899ab4046e3b0ecb3c138_thumb.jpg)
Glue the foam board piece/straw to the backside of the servo. The straw should be centered with the control horn.
![DSC_0078.JPG DSC_0078.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144791_9c94ca78c2a518812e7962f55a576100_thumb.jpg)
![DSC_0079.JPG DSC_0079.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144793_b4b69dcebe27127ef523d9897d9f5279_thumb.jpg)
Hold the foam piece in place firmly until the glue dries.
Your landing gear should now look like this:
![DSC_0082.JPG DSC_0082.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144795_4772d6fca288bbe970fe2faac89ebe4a_thumb.jpg)
![DSC_0085.JPG DSC_0085.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144796_812d16ee34078b7c7e61d4414c46b1c1_thumb.jpg)
All landing gears are different: they have different wheel sizes and angles. I used scrap pieces of foam to keep the wheel in line. Here is a picture of how I completed the project:
![DSC_0042.JPG DSC_0042.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144754_0754ad2cef2d626ae6a6dea26e22e1c4_thumb.jpg)
![DSC_0043.JPG DSC_0043.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144756_43f9514e212ec27e83ca70f3bb5a0986_thumb.jpg)
![DSC_0048.JPG DSC_0048.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144760_67b0ad9a0b8cc5ecf4ce822324a1266f_thumb.jpg)
![DSC_0089.JPG DSC_0089.JPG](https://ftforumx2.s3.amazonaws.com/2017/02/144798_47856c20bfe4c2e6773a8f5881f6d4d6_thumb.jpg)
Congratulations, your done! Sorry about formatting.... I'm still getting used to the format of this forum! If it didnt show up for you, I also have it up on my blog here: http://rcappetite.blogspot.com/p/diy-tricycle-landing-gear.html
thankyou for reading this long post. Feedback is always appreciated!