DH Moth Minor undercarriage

[David Jones]

I am building a 1/4 scale DH Moth Minor from the Jerry Bates plan and we need to source a pair of sprung oleo legs to suit the model. We have tried contacting Unitracts but have had no reply. Does anyone know where we could get a pair from, preferably off the shelf? The pic is a scan off the plan, the overall length of the leg is 8", the OD of the leg is 1/2" and the sleeve that fits into the wing block is 2 1/2" long. Thanks in advance for any response. David Jones.

[Peter Siggins]

Hi Dave,
I built a Moth from the JB plan earlier this year .I got my undercarriage from Custom retracts in Australia guys name is Al Zuger.
First class workmanship as he has made a few for this plan .He has a website with an email address - not cheap but good stuff never is.
He takes a while to answer emails but does so if prompted.

Cheers

Pete

[Peter Siggins]

Forgot to mention he welded a bracket on mine to screw into a block in the wing,also helps with the angle .

Pete

[Peter Siggins]

Just remembered I've a pic somewhere

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Hope it helps

[david walker]

Dave, I have Unitracts on mine but know the place I got mine from closed . You could also look at Robarts on the Ripmax web site. The reference for their 1/2 inch straight leg I found is F-RB670.
Hope this helps
cheers Dave Walker

[David Jones]

Thanks Peter, they do look the dogs, pricey, but very nice. I've told my mate so it will be up to him if we go for them. I would have hoped there would be something nearer to home. David Jones.

[Stuart Solomon]

Modelled from the full size

[Stuart Solomon]

Second pic

[David Jones]

Thanks to everyone who replied to my request for info, we are now sorted. I'll probably do a build thread for this project in due course so you will see how we got on. David Jones.