JL F-15 gear door pistons & geometry
01-12-2007, 05:28 PM
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JL F-15 gear door pistons & geometry
If anyone can post a picture showing the geometry of the gear door (nose & main) pistons fully open and closed, along with their anchor points, I would be eternally grateful.
Also what length of pistons ?
Thanks
Also what length of pistons ?
Thanks
01-12-2007, 08:31 PM
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RE: JL F-15 gear door pistons & geometry
I dont really have a whole lot of cylinder install shots on this one.... Doors where done scale on this plane with mains and NG doors being split, hope these help... Rear main door cyls are below the turbine laying horizontal
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01-13-2007, 05:26 AM
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RE: JL F-15 gear door pistons & geometry
Hi Todd,
Thanks for the pictures, they were a great help !
It didn't occur to me to do scale doors, wouldn't be too much extra work either.
Are you using a special sequencer to close the front 1/2 of the doors when the gear is down ?
Thanks,
Jules.
Thanks for the pictures, they were a great help !
It didn't occur to me to do scale doors, wouldn't be too much extra work either.
Are you using a special sequencer to close the front 1/2 of the doors when the gear is down ?
Thanks,
Jules.
01-13-2007, 08:35 AM
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RE: JL F-15 gear door pistons & geometry
Jules,
Sequencer setup is a UP-2 with the UP-4 add on. UP-2 is doors closed with gear down, UP-4 allows you to select specific doors to remain open gear down. The UP-4 works off the UP-2 so no additional servo required. Aft nose gear door is simply pulled closed by the strut.
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Sequencer setup is a UP-2 with the UP-4 add on. UP-2 is doors closed with gear down, UP-4 allows you to select specific doors to remain open gear down. The UP-4 works off the UP-2 so no additional servo required. Aft nose gear door is simply pulled closed by the strut.
Todd
01-13-2007, 09:23 AM
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RE: JL F-15 gear door pistons & geometry
Todd:
Where did you get that setup to attach the strut door to the nose strut? It looks pretty simple with the elastic band attaching them. Is that an item you stock?
By the way, got the UP2 and UP4 valves from you and they are going in to the T45 this weekend. I will be calling to discuss best battery setup for this plane.
Thanks!
Woody
Where did you get that setup to attach the strut door to the nose strut? It looks pretty simple with the elastic band attaching them. Is that an item you stock?
By the way, got the UP2 and UP4 valves from you and they are going in to the T45 this weekend. I will be calling to discuss best battery setup for this plane.
Thanks!
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01-14-2007, 07:26 AM
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RE: JL F-15 gear door pistons & geometry
ORIGINAL: lov2flyrc
Aft nose gear door is simply pulled closed by the strut.
Todd
Aft nose gear door is simply pulled closed by the strut.
Todd
The small door on the nose leg is proving quite difficult to hinge.
There is a former very close to the back edge of the cut out that makes it awkward to fit a large offset hinge required to drop the door and clear the fuselage lip. Dremmel time ! I found this picture on RCU (credits to original poster):
