Wheels and Landing gear

[Brock]

Yesterday I got a call from "NW Ambush Extreme Sports" that my wheels were built and ready to pick up.  The shop owner said her tech was really impressed and liking this build.  He thought they would be extremely strong.  I've no plans for destructive testing to find their limits.

Here is a parts list, mostly for my records but someone here might find it all interesting.
Rims - Box One 406mm x 22mm Rims.
Tires - ETB00419600 Maxxis E-Cargo E50 Tires
Hubs - Origin-8 MT-3300 MTB
Spokes - Wheel Master #56201 Size 7.4-188 14G Stainless

Weight w/o brakes is just under 4 lbs.
Takes a big 20mm axle (just over 3/4").  Haven't decided if I'll go with 3/4" and a sleeve or turn down something from 7/8" or find a 20mm tube.

[Chuck in Indiana]

Yep, those are sturdy, all right.  Mine are considerably daintier (is that a word?)  but I've had to true/tighten the spokes once in 50 hours.

[Dan_]

Just a rough guess here but spokes are prolly 50 times stronger than mags... (ask any BMXer or MTBer)  So wheels laced with cross 4 spoked rims --especially modern ones have to be about a hunnert times stronger than plastic mags.

[Theodore]

You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time... Elvis

Leonard would smile saying "you a good scrounge dog" looking on Clist/FBook marketplace for old BMX bike with 20" wheels

"Scrounge" is a verb that means to look for or get something, especially when you ask for it instead of buying or working for it. For example, you might scrounge for money, food, or tools.

[Brock]

OK, I admit the pictures below don't look very much like 'wheels or landing gear' but hold on a minute.
I got distracted from making the seat when I realized having a seat is not very practical without something to hold the plane onto the ground.  A crash from two saw horses in an airframe with out wings would be embarassing to explain.  So I decided I'd have to bite the bullet (sorry Bullet no pun intended) and get to work on the gear.  But I soon came to an obsicle of where to put the gear.  It's hard to reference the leading edge of the wing if there is no wing.  Thus the mockup picture below, my Landing Gear Reference Tool.  After all that really is the first use of a wing right?

So for those of you in the know.  Does the positioning of the wing look about right? (except for being a bit high) I really want to get the airframe mostly done before starting the wing.

[Chuck in Indiana]

Close enough.

[pappyadkins]

The square tube will probably be directly over to uprights... you'll have the 'plate' that will come up the aft side of the uprights & halfway up the aft side of the square tube, if that makes sense... But back to your original question, with the fuse level, drop a plumb bob from the cluster and you'll want the 'centerline' of the axles to be 6 inches forward from there...  Hope that helps...

[Brock]

The square tube will probably be directly over to uprights... you'll have the 'plate' that will come up the aft side of the uprights & halfway up the aft side of the square tube, if that makes sense... But back to your original question, with the fuse level, drop a plumb bob from the cluster and you'll want the 'centerline' of the axles to be 6 inches forward from there...  Hope that helps...

That helps.  Always wondered about the 6" reference. Read a few comments on it but never had it clearly spelled out as to where the 6" started.