Sid Wood wrote: > Mar Pazmany shows lots of math to design the gear geometry to properly > comply with Part 23. I am trying to avoid re-designing my KR-2. I want a > practical machine I can fly now without another year or two down time. > So, not dropping bombs yet, anyone have any other suggestions?
Can't you simply bolt an appropriate sized adapter plate to your current lower gear attach bracket that extends rearward just enough to keep the thing off it's tail? Assuming it's thick enough, I would not expect any toe/camber geometry changes, although if you have wheel pants, they would need some reworking to meet up with the gear legs. That's essentially what I did to make my gear longer, except I went down instead of aft. Really, I just made a new lower bracket that was longer, but essentially the same concept. It worked, but I didn't like the view over the cowling. You could also take that approach...redesigned bottom gear brackets that relocate the wheels further aft. Mark Langford ML at N56ML.com website at http://www.N56ML.com --------------------------------------------------------
