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Yes, the drop test was performed..........on an EZ??NO:envy:What makes you think the gear legs are metal? I couldn't find a definitive answer, but:
http://www.berkut13.com/berkut15.htm
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"The first step was to micro fill, and primer the gear legs -"
You don't do that with metal legs.
And "103 lbs."? That's a strange number to guess.
From a semantic standpoint, sure. From a "make a decision regarding engineering data", uh-uh.
If the guy that designed my wing spars put as much spar cap material in it as he did because it "felt" right, I'd chop the plane up and never get in it again. Either the Infinity gear is as good as the Berkut gear from a drop test standpoint (and since Infinity has published FAA drop test results, and Berkut hasn't, I'd say that if anything, it's better) or it isn't. Having "feelings" about it doesn't change anything.
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The "Feelings" I was referring to were those abnormal times when on flair there seems to be this demi-god that wishes to slam both you and your aircraft firmly on the tarmac with design challenging force. Somehow the fuse only appears to be able to distribute this force evenly across the airframe, the strakes I don't know:confused:
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Does anyone have a rough estimate on the weight impact of the Berkut style retractable gear? (kinda like the aesthetics of the infinity but I feel they would not deal with a hard landing as well as the berkut).......not to mention that they went kind of wild with carbon fiber on the skins of the berkut.
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I am finishing up the initial stages of my long ez project. I have the bulkheads complete and waiting on the sticks for the fuse. I am interested in speed mods in an effort to acheive a moderately fast aircraft capable of withstanding cruising speeds in excess of 250kts. (the engine part is simple, I just want to know what structural mods would be prudent to implement in regards to the increased speed)...............waited too long for the infinity, which don't seem to be getting off the ground:(
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Weight of Berkut Retractable Gear?
in Berkut
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