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You may have to explain that one Jim .. Not making much sence to me.

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Lee Walton
Houston, TX
N51863,N118LW
KEFD

Think in the abstract Lee.....if the extensions were not there then the gear would not be long enough to reach the ground......probably need a few barley pops in your system to understand the engineering behind that comment.

Snap back to reality......seems to me like the numbers are adding up to enough people needing gear to justify a production run.......? Wasnt it 4 sets needed to justify the cost of production....?

SS

Still not getting it ... Perhaps later on after a few coldies it'll come to me .

The gear delima .. That's a Bill Williams question. Willie?

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Lee Walton
Houston, TX
N51863,N118LW
KEFD

Ok I have a dumb question. 7077J has a standard short (first plans) landing gear. I have 160 hrs ( hundreds ) of take offs and landings. Why is it that you guys are extending the gear?
Skeet

The per plans "short" gear does not put the airplane at a three point attitude. As a result people tend to land on the tail wheel first. To counter this back in the 1970 s the 2" extended gear became the norm. With the leaf tail wheel 2" puts the airplane at a three point, with the rod spring 1" does the trick.

We're extending short gears now as thorp landing gear are in short supply and the extensions effectively convert a short gear into a standard gear.

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Lee Walton
Houston, TX
N51863,N118LW
KEFD

Ok I will keep that in mind if I ever have a problem with landing. Haven't yet so I doubt I will need to do that.
Skeet

Hi Guys, Thanks for all the photos and comments. The photo is of the left main gear. And yes the brakes are forward of the gear leg. With all that said, I plan on returning to the stock gear - no extensions. The brakes will go back to the aft position. I plan on removing the leaf tail spring and changing to the ACS tailwheel. Those combinations should give me the proper attitude on the ground and a good landing attitude.
Terry

Lee,

It's kind of like the girls that have to wear high heel shoes. If they didn't, their feet wouldn't reach the ground.

Have a great weekend.

Jim

I appreciate your sense of humour, Jim. I don't care what the rest say... you're a good man.

;-)

d

Thanks Jim, made me laugh out loud... Les Krumel

How much $ for a set from the "production run"?

This thread got me thinking about my gear so I checked the plans. The gear on my T-8 is a full 3 in longer than the plans. I was wondering if long gear was a common modification. Chuck

The longer gear is now considered standard.

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Lee Walton
Houston, TX
N51863,N118LW
KEFD

Jim,
Just got it!! Thanks beer! Little slow today I guess.

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Lee Walton
Houston, TX
N51863,N118LW
KEFD

Jim,
Just got it!! Thanks beer! Little slow today I guess.

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Lee Walton
Houston, TX
N51863,N118LW
KEFD