Don, your plane really sounds neat. I have GOT to see it some time. I'm at Morris Airport, Morris, IL. if your ever in the area flying West. We have a nice cafe on the field and 80 oct.. What top speed are you getting? Is that 3 blade prop wood or metal? How much is a prop like that and would it go on a 90 hp? gene
Dyno wrote: > V. Childs wrote: > > > > Hi Don, I was thinking of doing the same thing with my gear on the Alon. Put a > > cable to the mains that you would lock up for take off and roll it down to let > > the gear fall down for landing. How did you do yours? gene > > > > > > Gene another speed trick is tires... > > Use a 4>00x4 ribbed glider tail wheel tire 6 ply on the nose... > Use a 11.00 x 4 x 5 goodyear ribbed nose wheel tire for c-337 skymaster > nose wheel low profile tire on the mains, also a 6 ply... > > Much smaller profile Ie: less drag... Then recess flush your nav lights > and landing lights and use short blade antennas on the belly only...Flush > blend with bondo all the seams on the aircraft before paint and flusn > rivit where possible...I did...a whole bunch of little things make a big > difference...How fast do you want to go ???? > > Dyno Don...
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