Landing Gears

"CB Associates" wheels are back

I have been awarded with dealership of these time tested wheels

Wheels of choice of most German, Austrian scale kits manufacturers

#1 choice wheel for all Landing Gear makers

Strong enough for heavy gliders as well light enough that my Pegasus Tug carry 12 oz. less weight now compared with Sullivan wheels

Direct from the new producer

Sizes Available: 3 1/2" , 4" , 41/2" , 5" , 51/2" , 6" , 61/2" , 7"

More later at the bottom of this page

Complete LG mechanizm with servo bracket, front rocking hinge and accesories.

Intended to be use with HS225MG servo and optional shock absorbers (picture below) or any kind of coushionning. Servo linkage included. You might consider using servo stretcher to further improve safety of the servo geartrain, improve over all kinematics and end locking relibility. Servo is not included. Shocks Extra.

Custom fitted Dave Brown wheel is part of the package.

All metal, "best components" design

Very ridgid

It fits 1/5 scale and smaller models

Very compact and light ( 5.5 oz. as on the picture with servo)

small landing gear in action

$89

+ shipping

This particular set up is made by removing servo bracket and powering the unit with long pushrod and nose forwarded servo. In some cases it might be the only option when lack of space or proper balancing of the model is in stake.

Lower picture shows that in this case soft mounting (shocks or cushonning) is still possible. Movement of the unit does not interfere with prime servo action.

Unit in this stage is not offerred as a separate item, but shows possibilities.

Unit is no offerd in this form

Servo bracket

for 1/5 scale size of LG

This item is intended for those who already got a set of LG and would like to place the servo next to the unit in more practical and compact way.

Aircraft grade aluminium plate properly heat treated, bent and tempered for ridgidity.

I have made about a dozen of bracket samples to find the best spot for servo shaft.Placing the servo in this particular way was very tempting. The current form satisfies me the most. Bracket is very ridgid. Servo arm position creates positive kinematics. Servo operates smooth and effortlessly because is lacking of a blind spots commonly seen on other designs. There is no additional shaft, arm or set screws to loosen up.

Over all it creates very compact and reliabale mechanizm allowing to use one size smaller servo then we normally use.

Kit contains small pushrod and pushrod connectors

Bracket is not drilled for servo screw, but you can ask to be drilled with no extra charge

Servo which would fit in this braket are

HS 225MG

HS 5245MG

and probably number of similar servos with slight modification of the bracket

You can use Std 2-26 screw with nuts or use strip of ply with CA and use #2 wood screws.

5 sets available

$19

+ shipping

Front rocking hinge

It allows entire 1/5 scale LG unit to rotate giving the oportunity to instal shock absorbers or extra cusioning. It might look strange installing shocks for a small models however existence of the hinge simplifyes LG installation and toy car shock absorbers are not that expensive to try. Weight penalty is minimal.

$12

+ shipping

1/4 scale LG unit - basic

Best quality material and components available

All metal construction

Nylon gliders and swing bushings installed for smooth operation (check pictures below)

No side servo bracket available at this time

31/2" Sullivan wheel included

One unit available

$125

plus shipping

Due to central positioning of swing arm brake barrel is not offered at this size

Custom made front hinge is possible

1/3 scale retracting LG

This is my most sofisticated unit

5" CB Wheel

All 1/4" hardened 4130N spacers with grinded facing to ensure proper aligment

Special spring steel conical washers for ridgidity

nylon gliders and bushings at crucial swing points

Intended for shock absorbers to be installed

Metal servo bracket is not available yet.

Special Order only

Mechanical brake

It could be powered by extra servo by installing arm to it

It could be a permanent brake set with slight presure agains the tire ( preffered)

It is offered to those units which were alredy sold without it

Servo Stretcher

from RobotZone

This is one fantastic device alowing to let the std servo rotate up to 180 degree

Additonally there is a center point adjastment too

If you realize this is a useful application to any servo in your model

Increased servo travel allows you to shorten the servo arm and make a sevo more powerful

Additionally ( in some cases) there is a selflocking ability on full 90 degree travel which not suppouse to be ignored

Servo stretcher works with analog and digi servos as well

For Digi servos you can use servo Adjusters depending on the brand

$20

same as Servo City

Permanent wheel bracket

Made of 1/32" brass plates and 5/32" brass collar. Soldered

Suitable for wheels ranging from 2 1/2" to 4"

Comes with 5/32" axle, screws, wooden beams

Painting required

wheel can be supplyed also

pictured with 3 1/2" size wheel

While ego I have made couple of these brackets on special order

Have made couple of them extra and surprisingly all of the got sold-out

If someone is interested I might do some of them again

They came out practical and strong enough to do the job for 1/5 to 1/4 scale models

You can make them by yourself - Just take a look

$25

+ shipping

You need to have couple of things to compleat the door hinging.

You have to pick one hinge system out of 3.

1.knucle hinge ( 1/32" ( 0.8mm) wire in white housing - very popular

2.4 flat hinges set

3.Sonitronic CA hinges

Ruber cord ( long lastng Pirreli rounded ) + 2 X 5mm magnets included