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Re: Landing Gear Help
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lugnet.build
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Fri, 25 Jun 1999 19:24:41 GMT
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My Millennium Falcon model has four landing gear that retract and lower with
pnuematic cylinders. The scale seems to be close to what you are looking for.
In order to be successful though, I needed six bricks of clearance in the
stowed position. You Could probably be cut down to 4 if the pad on the landing
gear was smaller. Each set of landing gear looks something like:
stowed gear area.
0
[0] //
[ ] //
---[ ]--/------------- COVER PLATE (rotates out of the way w/ gear extended.
[0]/
[ ]technic beam
[ ]
[[[#]]] pad on landing gear
where:
0 = rotating pinned joint
/ = pnuematic cylinder
The whole idea is very similar to basic airplane landing gear. Determining the
actual location of the pinned joints is not an easy problem but is achievable.
In my case, the landing gear is four studs wide and the stowage area is five
studs wide to give some clearance. More pictures of my Falcon model will go up
this weekend. One of the pictures will show the landing gear.
Hope this helps.
Ben
In lugnet.build, Duane Hess writes:
<snip>
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> I would like to be able to stand a 1 x 8 or 1 x 12 on end (just a reference
> length). That would be from the attaching plate similar to below. I'm flexible
> just as long as it clears a 1 x 8 on end. I hope this helps. If not, let me
> know and I will mock something up in LDraw.
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> -------------------- ATTACHING PLATE
> [] STOWED
> [] GEAR AREA
> ---[]--------------- COVER PLATE (optional)
> []
> [] BRICK ON END
> []
> []
> []
>
> Duane
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| (...) landing (...) the (...) up (...) I've seen your model before. I must congratulate you on a job well done. I've thought about using pneumatics, but placing the cylinders so that I can get a full 90 degrees or more of movement has escaped me. I (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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| (...) alotted. (...) able (...) I would like to be able to stand a 1 x 8 or 1 x 12 on end (just a reference length). That would be from the attaching plate similar to below. I'm flexible just as long as it clears a 1 x 8 on end. I hope this helps. (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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