R/C Landing Gear

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This is a tribute to Tim Carlielle's R/C airplane designs. http://timcarlielle.blogspot.ca/2013/02/how-to-build-and-fly-rc-plane.html https://www.youtube.com/user/RCexperimental I'm thrilled with the shape of the struts, but they're a bit heavy due to metal axles and the joint acts as a fulcrum for flexure. Maybe Loctite Super Glue Ultra Gel will take on the load. I've built most of the pink foam plane. The fuselage is crooked so I'm going to print a thin skin fuselage on a light frame. The wing looks good with one carbon fiber spar. More to come... February 26, 2020 Update I finished the pink foam plane and crashed it twice, shattering the PLA landing gear. Now I have printed one in PETG that is stronger. Maybe after adjusting the plane's CG it will fly and land without shattering the gear. Waiting for warm dry weather to fly. Print Settings Printer: FlashForge Creator Pro Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: 0.20 mm Infill: 20% or so Notes: Aim for lightness with strength. Two shells should be enough. Rotate so the straight edge is down. Use a brim of one layer and 10-15 perimeters to stick the struts onto the build plate. These struts were printed in PLA. I would prefer ABS, but haven't solved the shrinkage issue yet. The red wheel is an ABS print that didn't quite finish. Post-Printing File or scrape any rough edges until smooth. Drill out the axle holes to fit your axles. They are 4 mm diameter in the design.