Make or modify the landing gear maybe to lift the nose more? Or is that not an option when you're trying to land the aircraft?
Ben
· 3 years ago
It's more the fact that the flimsy stock landing gear is prone to bending, and the small wheels catch in the grass.
Something like this might be more robust and also more streamlined. I'd have to build a custom mounting point on the fuselage (as opposed to the current wing LG mounts). Problem being that a hot landing on long grass would probably break the landing gear or fuselage rather than bending the LG as currently happens. I think it might be the ultimate solution however, because I've pretty much perfected the delicate landing required when belly landing. Nice non-bending landing gear coupled with some balloon-style tyres could do the trick. Or should I just spend the $30 on 6 motor mounts?
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Something like this might be more robust and also more streamlined. I'd have to build a custom mounting point on the fuselage (as opposed to the current wing LG mounts). Problem being that a hot landing on long grass would probably break the landing gear or fuselage rather than bending the LG as currently happens. I think it might be the ultimate solution however, because I've pretty much perfected the delicate landing required when belly landing. Nice non-bending landing gear coupled with some balloon-style tyres could do the trick. Or should I just spend the $30 on 6 motor mounts?