Fish's Cozy MKIV
  • Welcome
  • Preparation, Visits, Tips
    • Preparation
    • Visits
    • Tips and Tricks
    • Special Cases - Interesting Fixes
  • Chapters 3-15
    • Ch 3 Practice
    • Ch 4-7 Fuselage, Main Gear
    • Ch 8 Head Rest, Heat Duct, Seat Belts
    • Ch 9 Main Landing Gear
    • Ch 10-12 Canard & Elevators
    • Ch 13 Nose >
      • Ch 13.1 Nose gear, Brakes, Landing Light and Skid Plate
      • Ch 13.2 Nose Top & Canard Cover
      • Ch 13.3 Relevant Later Work
    • Ch 14 Spar
    • Ch 15 Firewall
  • Chapters 16-25
    • Ch 16 Controls
    • Ch 17 Trim
    • Ch 18 Turtleback/Canopy >
      • Ch 18.1 Turtleback
      • Ch 18.2 Canopy
      • Ch 18.3: Latch, IP Cover, Misc
      • Ch 18.4 Lift and Locking Canopy (Version 1)
      • Ch 18.5 Electric Lift Canopy (Version 2)
      • Ch 18.6 NACA's for Engine Cooling
    • Ch 19 Wings
    • Ch 20: Winglets/Rudders >
      • Ch 20.1 Winglet Fabrication
      • Ch 20.2 Winglet Attachment
      • Ch 20.3: Rudder Fabrication
    • Ch 21 Strakes >
      • Ch 21.1 Strakes: Through "Top Hats"
      • Ch 21.2 Strakes: Bottom Skin through Prep for Top Skin Final Bonding
      • Ch 21.3 Strakes: Top Skin Final Bond through Fuel Tank Seal
      • Ch 21.4 Strakes: Misc Completion of Strakes
      • Ch 21.5: Strakes: Wing/Strake Fit Check
      • Ch 21.6: Strakes: Post Cure Tanks
    • Ch 22: Electrical >
      • Ch 22.1: Electrical: Inst Panel
      • Ch 22.2: Electrical: Firewall
      • Ch 22.3: Electrical: Warning Lights
      • Ch 22.4: Phase I Testing
    • Ch 23 Engine and Cowling >
      • Ch 23.1 Firewall and Mount
      • Ch 23.2: UL 520is Initial Integration
      • Ch 23.3 Cowling
      • Ch 23.4 UL 520is First Start
    • Ch 24: Seats, Armrests, Fairings >
      • Ch 24.1: Fairings
    • Ch 25: Finishing >
      • Ch 25.1 Canard
      • Ch 25.2 Interior
      • Ch 25.3 Fuselage/Strakes Bottom
      • Ch 25.4 Fuselage/Strakes/Canopy Top
      • Ch 25.5 Wings
      • Ch 25.6 Assembly in Primer and W&B 1
  • Ch 26: Hangar
    • Ch 26.1 Assembly and Fitting
    • Ch 26.2 More Punch List Stuff
    • Ch 26.3 Inspections
  • Ch 27: Ground Tests, First Flight and Ph I Testing
    • Ch 27.1: More Ph I Testing Stuff
  • Ch 28: Post Phase I Improvements
  • Ch 28.1: More Improvements
  • Ch 29: IFR

Chapter 8:  Main Landing Gear

David had built and installed the landing gear in the fuselage tub I bought from him.  It was inspected by Bully and I at the sale and deemed "fine".  I had no qualifications for assessment, so thank goodness for experienced builder/flyers.

I did rebuild the landing brake from scratch as well as the main gear covers.  These are covered back in previous Chapter summary.

I've only interacted with these components in running the brake lines.  We'll see if I have more to do later.  I don't plan to do gear fairings or wheel pants until I get though Phase I flight tests and am confident in landings and overall ground handling of the Cozy.
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