Kadet Senior landing gear

by Fred
(Canada)

I have modified my Kadet Senior for electric power.It flies great!

However ,with my 14/8 prop I frequently cut grass when the field has not been mowed for a while. Since the performance is very good I hate to change to a shorter prop.

Trying to bend the 1/8 landing gear poses a problem so I want to know whether you have gear that will raise the model a half inch.

I have gone to tail dragger configuration.

Thanks,

Fred Young,Brandon,Canada

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Folts nose gear
by: Bdel

I'm a newbee, so I'm passing on advice give to me from my instructor-giving credit where it belongs. Anyway, the Folts nose gear can be adjusted to different heights/lengths. It looks somewhat like an upside U with a shaft. The wheel fits in the middle between the upside down U. I got mine from Tower Hobbies. Attaching the folts nose gear may take some adjustments to your plane.

Hope this may help.

Bdel

Taller Kadet
by: MIchael from Oz

G'day My oldest Kadet Senior is now about 20 years old and still going strong though no longer in my hands. I converted it to a tail dragger years ago using an aluminium preformed undercarriage. Initially I just screwed it to the original mounting for the wire UC.

Later I put in a ply plate and screwed it to that with three 1/4 x 20 nylon wing bolts so that in the event of a rough landing I would break the bolts but not rip the mount out. This setup helped several people to learn to land but we did go through a few packets of wing bolts.

Perhaps you could do something similar to get some extra height. I also used a set of very large very soft tyres to help smooth the landings for my students. Just going to a larger set of wheels may help?