Having just made my own 'glass gear, I can tell you this... It's a tedious process :-) The camber angle is based on how much deflection of the gear leg at what weight, so the answer is "it depends".
My legs are 25.5 inches long (hyp dim) at a 45deg angle. I ended up with a calculated angle of 2deg camber sized for the length of the leg, the angle, and the ramp weight of 830 lbs (KR-1). Initial testing shows that it's just about right on, but that's for my instance. I have about $160 in mine. There aren't a lot of details on my website just yet, but I'll get some more up there one day. Hope this helps. Matt --- Ron Smith <mercedesm...@yahoo.com> wrote: > There is a certain amount of camber angle to the > gear to compensate for a/c weight. Does anybody have > the camber angle in degrees? > I'm thinking of trying to make some fiberglass > maingear and I'd like a starting point for that > angle if anyone can help. > > I'll make the gear, post some pics and test the gear > for strength, and give you guys the results and how > much it costs. > > Any tips would be appreciated. > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > ------------------------------------------------- Matthew Elder Orangeburg, SC http://www.infinigral.com/melder My Airplane Project: http://www.infinigral.com/melder/flying/KR1/
