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hgmckay
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 Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:50 am Post subject: Rating of the Main Landing Gear |
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Gentlemen:
I am copying on this post the email message and question I sent to the US
Distributor of the Allegro. I have not received an answer yet, but will
forward it on when I get one. In the meantime, I felt that those of you who
own Allegros might want to look into this matter on your own, or if any one
of you has the answer I would deeply appreciate an explanation. If I am in
error in my email, I also will accept a quick correction. A copy of the
email follows:
Matt/Doug:
I understand that the main landing gear for the Allegro is manufactured by
the Czech company COMLET s.r.o. On their website they list the Allegro 2000
as having their landing gear Type NK-03A. According to their technical
information this gear is rated for a MTOW of 1050 lbs. (475kg). The Allegro
2000 is sold and licensed in the USA as a LSA having a MTOW of 1232 lbs.
(460kg), and the Allegro 2007 has a MTOW of 1320 (493kg). Both of these
MTOWs are higher than the published MTOW for this gear. Why do the Allegro
2000 and the 2007 have main landing gears rated less than the actual MTOW of
each Allegro model?
Hugh McKay
hgmckay(at)bellsouth.net
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hgmckay
Joined: 23 May 2006
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:13 pm Post subject: Rating of the Main Landing Gear |
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Gentlemen:
Referring to my earlier 10/7/08 email on this subject, I have finally
received an answer from the US Distributor. That answer follows:
"If your Allegro was manufactured after mid 1990 it does not have the COMLET
landing gear legs. Fantasy Air did try to work with this company prior to
that date but found their quality to be less than ideal. The old COMLET gear
legs were solid composite. All Allegro legs after mid 1990 are manufactured
by Fantasy Air and have a tubular internal structure to add strength w/o
adding weight. If any of you want to verify the type landing gear on your
plane lift up the seat and look at the top end of the landing gear leg
underneath. If it has a hollow structure (actually 3 tubes of composite) -
most likely plugged with low density foam- the gear was NOT made by COMLET".
Hugh McKay
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