rbeach84
Sr Member
Thanks, Kris! And just in case you'd not had enough landing gear, here are three views of the "main" gear, which have three ganged struts per landing pad (needs extra assistance for energy absorption given the short stroke of the struts...)
Notice the mounting hinge fixture (blue on the right) that affixes to the internal structure & the integral 'web' bracing in the landing pad itself. You may notice a 'cutout' on the landing pad end (bottom edge in drawing) which allows for extraction/replacement of the main 'leg-to-pad' pivot pin. Like-wise, the pins for the bottom of the pad rotation strut arms have a depression in the pad to provide pin-pull clearance. I don't think I'll try and depict the 'overthrow' locking features on the struts themselves; that is left up to the modeler to do if they want! ;^P
Also, the struts are in the 'compressed' position & the plan view is a transparency from the "bottom" and lacks much of the topside details.
Regards, Robert
Notice the mounting hinge fixture (blue on the right) that affixes to the internal structure & the integral 'web' bracing in the landing pad itself. You may notice a 'cutout' on the landing pad end (bottom edge in drawing) which allows for extraction/replacement of the main 'leg-to-pad' pivot pin. Like-wise, the pins for the bottom of the pad rotation strut arms have a depression in the pad to provide pin-pull clearance. I don't think I'll try and depict the 'overthrow' locking features on the struts themselves; that is left up to the modeler to do if they want! ;^P
Also, the struts are in the 'compressed' position & the plan view is a transparency from the "bottom" and lacks much of the topside details.
Regards, Robert
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