I purchased the blanks for the AA5 series main gear fiberglass struts for $17.50 each plus shipping from Fletchair Parts - Call 800 FA-WINGS (329-4647) The parts that I made are on my KR-2 now and appear to working ok. The ready-to-bolt-on parts cost $245.00 each for the Tiger. The blanks are 1-inch thick; you will need to plane these down to 3/4-inch, cut to shape and size, and find some bolt holes. A power wood planer and a power metal band saw works well for the first two operations. I will not bore you with the details how to go about it. However, just one inquiry on this forum will get the details flowing to bore the rest of the 600 or so netters who really don't care about that.
Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA -------------------------------------------------------------- I think when Dan Diehl tested the KR2 unidirectional glass legs that he manufactured or cut from from Scotchply he found that due to the offset in angle forward and outwards that there was a tendency for the legs to twist slightly as they flexed on landing. The glass 45 degree wrapping was intended to reduce that torsional influence. However, I don't know how significant either the twist or the wrapping to address it proved to be. Nor do I have any knowledge of how the Gruman legs would act although because they are thicker it is possibly even less of an issue. Scotchply has since been taken over by others (Cyply??) and is hideously expensive. John Martindale 29 Jane Circuit Toormina NSW 2452 Australia ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Structurally the added layer is not necessary but it will protect the real fine uni on the surface. I added a styrofoam leading and trailing edge then wrapped with one layer of 7533 (KR cloth) including all the flat surfaces with bolt holes. I then filled the flat between the leading and trailing edge with micro to smooth the contour. Pete _______________________________________________
