Mossie Retracts

[Jack Kennedy]

I have a 72" Mossie, I think it's a CMP D240 model, it had two 42 glow engines in it, will be converting to leccy, this should not be a problem, I hope.

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The retracts that were in it are in my opinion no longer fit for purpose,(a nice set of air retracts would be the dogs) my problem at the moment is I am finding it a bit of a pain to find retracts suitable for this size and make of model, if my engineering skills were about 10 levels higher than they are now I supose I could knit a new pair.
( more metal would be wasted than put together).

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any help or advice ( other than bin it) would be a big help.

Jack

[sean smith]

You could try Unitracts they used to make a set for around this size model.

[Jack Kennedy]

Hi! Sean
have looked in Unitracts and the only one I can see for an 81" Brian Taylor full system £330.00

thanks

Jack

[sean smith]

Hi Jack,
I would contact them and see if they could make you a slightly smaller set? They made a set for my 124" Mosquito by scaling the smaller units up.

Sean.

[Jack Kennedy]

Thanks Sean, will give them a call and sort something out, hopefully.

Jack

[ROBERT LOWE]

Unitracts You get good sound advices from them they have sorted me out several times.

Bob Lowe.

[Ron Pearman]

I had a set of Unitracts made for a Brian Taylor 71" Mosi that I built and converted to electric. They are extremely heavy and with the weight of a 4s 5000ma battery plus two speed controllers and two G46 motors I have never dared fly it due to the wing loading. I've never weighed it, it just feels wrong even though it required no ballast at all for the CofG.

[Jack Kennedy]

Hi Bob
Thanks for your reply, I have contacted unitracts, have sent in pics of where retracts will go, have oleo's and mounts only need frames, that was over 2 months ago, never recieved a reply,
NOT IMPRESSED

[Robin Woodhead]

Have you tried Premia Retracts?

[Alan Cantwell 1131]

Try these, for the nijhuise 72" lancaster http://www.tonynijhuisdesigns.co.uk/Ret ... ectric.htm

Check the oleo length, it may be that the company that makes them may do you a bespoke set, the lanc is 72 inch,but the wrong scale for your mossy, please tell them the LMA sent you

[Phil Clark]

Jack

Drop me an e-mail through to phil@fighteraces.co.uk if I can be of assistance........

My retract supplier CJM in the US offer a set of simple gear specifically for this model. Complete system of air up, air down units, twin oleo struts + complete air kit (valve, bottle, filler airline etc etc...).........price is £ 260.00 all in.

Phil

[Jack Kennedy]

Phil

Thanks for your post, mossie on back burner at the moment, now I know who to talk to

c u cosford

Jack