Fairchild Club Forum

'I finally got the fuselage home from the airport yesterday and with the fabric off,
I'm very pleased with the condition of the fuselage. The right wing is toast as
predicted though. The rear spar is broken right thru pretty much vertically in the
area of the strut attach fitting but the front spar is completely smashed thru in
the area just outside it's strut attach fitting. No one could figure how this damage
could have taken place as the D cell leading edge is pretty much intact. I've got
a spare rear spar and material to make the front spar is waiting 200 miles away.
A full set of new ribs came with the deal and the left wing is still covered and in
"as last flown" condition" which I suspect will be ok. The fabric all over is in real
good condition but will get redone with the rebuild anyway.


From time to time I see F-24's with an extra landing gear strut running from the
wheel area up to the fuselage in the step area. Is this a fix of some sort to prevent
the gear "swinging aft" in a rough field situation or is it just a stardard fitting on
some models? Anyone add these their plane? Thanks

David Stroud Ottawa, Canada
C-FDWS Christavia
Fairchild 24 in restoration


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'David The aux.strut is a modification not a requirement in the states.
Contact the club we have the information on this.

John berendt
Fairchild club----- Original Message -----
From: "david stroud"
To:
Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 8:39 AM
Subject: [fairchildclub] Gear leg aft strut

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> I finally got the fuselage home from the airport yesterday and with the

fabric off,

> I'm very pleased with the condition of the fuselage. The right wing is

toast as

> predicted though. The rear spar is broken right thru pretty much

vertically in the

> area of the strut attach fitting but the front spar is completely smashed

thru in

> the area just outside it's strut attach fitting. No one could figure how

this damage

> could have taken place as the D cell leading edge is pretty much intact.

I've got

> a spare rear spar and material to make the front spar is waiting 200 miles

away.

> A full set of new ribs came with the deal and the left wing is still

covered and in

> "as last flown" condition" which I suspect will be ok. The fabric all over

is in real

> good condition but will get redone with the rebuild anyway.
>
>
> From time to time I see F-24's with an extra landing gear strut running

from the

> wheel area up to the fuselage in the step area. Is this a fix of some sort

to prevent

> the gear "swinging aft" in a rough field situation or is it just a

stardard fitting on

> some models? Anyone add these their plane? Thanks
>
> David Stroud Ottawa, Canada
> C-FDWS Christavia
> Fairchild 24 in restoration
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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> Yahoo! Groups Links
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'David,


You are right about the reasons for the additional gear strut. It
takes a lot of load off from the bolts attaching the gear leg to the
fuselage frame.
The mod was (still is) compulsory for Swiss registered F-24's.

There are several ways to do the mod. The Fairchild Club has the
details.

Best regards

Karl Saenger

UC-61K #891 HB-ERO



--- In fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com, "david stroud"
wrote:

> I finally got the fuselage home from the airport yesterday and

with the fabric off,

> I'm very pleased with the condition of the fuselage. The right

wing is toast as

> predicted though. The rear spar is broken right thru pretty much

vertically in the

> area of the strut attach fitting but the front spar is completely

smashed thru in

> the area just outside it's strut attach fitting. No one could

figure how this damage

> could have taken place as the D cell leading edge is pretty much

intact. I've got

> a spare rear spar and material to make the front spar is waiting

200 miles away.

> A full set of new ribs came with the deal and the left wing is

still covered and in

> "as last flown" condition" which I suspect will be ok. The fabric

all over is in real

> good condition but will get redone with the rebuild anyway.
>
>
> From time to time I see F-24's with an extra landing gear strut

running from the

> wheel area up to the fuselage in the step area. Is this a fix of

some sort to prevent

> the gear "swinging aft" in a rough field situation or is it just a

stardard fitting on

> some models? Anyone add these their plane? Thanks
>
> David Stroud Ottawa, Canada
> C-FDWS Christavia
> Fairchild 24 in restoration
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

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