H5 New Style Main Landing Gear

Short discussion of new scissor-link style landing gear for the Hummel H5. New design incorporates replaceable bronze bushings and easy gear alignment.

[@tonyalto1014]

Nice, simple, light. Good job!

[@ManNomad]

Very nice looking design. Good job!

[@jefferyhudson4681]

Nice. Hope to be ordering that this summer

[@aliasmari]

I like it , thanks.

[@vg23air]

nice gear

[@693tanner]

So neat

[@flyguyeddy]

What is the weight difference between this gear and the ultracruiser gear legs?

[@donaldanderson5291]

Who's going to be first to put retractable landing gear on a H5 oh and a turbine engine. Any takers????

[@chetorton7329]

Very nice, Matt. One question: Before this change, how were the wheels kept from swiveling?

[@theperson7718]

Is using wooden closet poles a good idea use in your shock? I mean you're talking about putting wood in an oiled and compression environment. I own a motorcycle and my front forks don't have wood spacers in them, they have a steel pipe with washers on the top and bottom of that spacer. I mean it's your design do what you want but I think you could be setting yourself up for a big lawsuit if the wood fails and something bad happens as a result of you trying to save a few pennies. Anyway that all said you make some fine aircraft and I hope to someday own an ultracruser.

[@hummelaircraft]

The wood dowels have been used in these aircraft for 40 years. The scissor mechanism is the update. Steel tube are great, but for a light aircraft just too heavy.

[@Ultracruiser120]

There are titanium exhaust pipes. Perhaps they are suitable to replace the steel pipes. Saves a lot of weight. But is a little more expensive. ​@@hummelaircraft

[@tonyalto1014]

Wood is fine. Harley Davidson Progressive Suspension kits use PVC pipe/tubing, which also works great.

[@flyguyeddy]

What is the weight difference between this gear and the ultracruiser gear legs?