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by jchisolm
Wed Jan 29, 2020 3:05 pm
Forum: Wheeler General Information
Topic: More main landing gear issues
Replies: 5
Views: 20759

Re: More main landing gear issues

Update I called Darrell at compair and left a message about getting new brackets. No reply yet. I figure I have 4 options: 1) New clamp brackets from compair if I can get them 2) build new clamp brackets myself that are 6 inches wide ID (not high on my list really) 3) Weld a 3/8 in thick plate to on...
by jchisolm
Sun Jan 26, 2020 10:44 pm
Forum: Wheeler General Information
Topic: More main landing gear issues
Replies: 5
Views: 20759

More main landing gear issues

More gear woes... I'm trying to fit the left gear and running into more issues I hope someone can shed some light on. I have the aluminum gear legs from Grove. The drilled hole patterns match up but my problem is the fit to the gear clamp bracket. Either the gear leg is way to small or the bracket i...
by jchisolm
Fri Jan 24, 2020 1:21 am
Forum: Wheeler General Information
Topic: Wing to fuselage fuel line connections
Replies: 5
Views: 20743

Re: Wing to fuselage fuel line connections

Thanks for the pictures. Very helpful
by jchisolm
Wed Jan 22, 2020 3:32 pm
Forum: Wheeler General Information
Topic: Landing Gear Pressure Plate Pad
Replies: 0
Views: 43231

Landing Gear Pressure Plate Pad

Cannot find my pressure plate pads. They may have been misplaced in the various moves or I never got them.
Any one have any idea what they are made of and size?
by jchisolm
Sat Jan 18, 2020 12:04 pm
Forum: Wheeler General Information
Topic: New guy .building wheeler CT90 . need engine mount
Replies: 1
Views: 9747

Re: New guy .building wheeler CT90 . need engine mount

I would try and contact Darell and see what he has available or can make up for you
http://compairtechllc.com/contact.asp

Also, see the post about nose gear collapse.
by jchisolm
Fri Jan 17, 2020 3:03 pm
Forum: Wheeler General Information
Topic: Wing to fuselage fuel line connections
Replies: 5
Views: 20743

Wing to fuselage fuel line connections

What way are (did) you connect the fuel lines from the wing to the fuselage lines? Simple hard line to union to hard line or hard line from wing tank to hose to ??

Any info, especially pictures, appreciated.
by jchisolm
Fri Jan 17, 2020 1:09 pm
Forum: Wheeler General Information
Topic: Paint Color
Replies: 2
Views: 12238

Re: Paint Color

I've seen some planes that are a light cream and some have a pearl (or what ever it's called) finish. I think the Tg for Derakane resin is 120C. May seem hot but parked in the sun in AZ or So Cal a dark plane is gonna get really hot. I found this bookmarked in my wheeler folder. It's Glasair and a h...
by jchisolm
Wed Jan 01, 2020 5:01 pm
Forum: Wheeler General Information
Topic: Happy New Year
Replies: 2
Views: 14037

Happy New Year

Hope you all have a great 2020
by jchisolm
Tue Aug 20, 2019 5:20 pm
Forum: Wheeler General Information
Topic: Oshkosh 2019
Replies: 9
Views: 38148

Re: Oshkosh 2019

Nice collection of pictures. Thanks
by jchisolm
Thu Aug 15, 2019 12:26 pm
Forum: Wheeler General Information
Topic: Oshkosh 2019
Replies: 9
Views: 38148

Re: Oshkosh 2019

Here is a post on the old forum with some pictures about the original main gear vs the new style main gear

http://www.express-builder.com/old/foru ... 1120162727