Retractable Landing Gear Scale 1:3.5 with Wheel ø 100mm

Following the trend towards light and stable landing gear, WEMO has converted its entire range of landing gear to retractable landing gear consisting of CFRP side panels and aluminum knuckles. All components have been modified for low weight and yet stable construction.

The side panels of the 1:3.5 scale landing gear with 100mm wheel are made of 4.0mm CFRP. All milled edges are chamfered at 45 degrees, so these parts pose no risk of injury and have a very pleasant feel. Servo wings for a standard-sized servo are integrated into the side panels on both the left and right as standard. This eliminates the need for additional servo mounts, and the servos for wheel drive and brake servo can be installed directly. Mounting with M3 screws is intended, and the matching holes for the servo are already present in the servo mounts. We supply the corresponding screws and lock nuts.

Weight-optimized and elegantly designed through CNC-manufactured geometry, the wheel is firmly locked in the extended/retracted state by the mechanical design. This means, for example, that the wheel cannot extend due to centrifugal forces during a loop.

In the undamped version, the landing gear is mounted in the glider between 2 bulkheads. In the damped version, the landing gear is mounted in the glider on a main bulkhead; the movable part of the landing gear is guided laterally at the rear only in a thin bulkhead.

• the installation height of the retractable landing gear in the fuselage is variable
• the moving parts are mounted in brass bushings

The basic equipment consists of:

• the two side panels in 4.0 mm carbon
• the two wheel arms in 4.0 mm aluminum (mirror-polished) material AW 7075
• the necessary spacers
• servo mounts for two standard-sized servos
• the swivel mechanism including drive lever
• the necessary stainless steel screws
• 1 solid rubber wheel 100 mm from FEMA (the FEMA wheel is equipped with ball bearings)
• two front flange plates for mounting the landing gear in the main bulkhead
  (these allow the landing gear to move backward/upward for vibration dampers/suspension)

Total weight of the basic equipment: 500 grams