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# Add a gear attach just like the Barrows plans | |||
# Weld on a Cub-style float fitting | |||
# Do what [http://this%20guyhttps://bearhawkforums.com/forum/bearhawk-4-place-plans-build/64103-float-installation-2870-edo this guy] did: bolt-on fitting. | |||
I'm growing partial to option #3 because it cleans up the fuselage when not on floats. | I'm growing partial to option #3 because it cleans up the fuselage when not on floats. | ||
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Photos of @huntaero's method: | Photos of @huntaero's method: | ||
[[File:Image 9069.jpg| | [[File:Image 9069.jpg|frameless|800px|Huntaero's bolt-on float fittings]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:27, 16 May 2021
Since summer 2021, I'm located in the great wet state of Minnesota – floats will be a way of life. I've always planned to add float fittings but the path has always been a little vague on how to get there. Like most aircraft, the front gear leg fitting is used as the forward mount, but getting a rear mount is a different story.
The options:
- Add a gear attach just like the Barrows plans
- Weld on a Cub-style float fitting
- Do what this guy did: bolt-on fitting.
I'm growing partial to option #3 because it cleans up the fuselage when not on floats.
Photos of @huntaero's method:
