7.1.10. Airplane exterior surface painting
White two-component acrylic polyurethane topcoat is used.
7.2. LANDING GEAR
Retractable tricycle type landing
gear is used, equiped by steerable
13x4" nose wheel and 14x4” main
wheels Beringer with hydraulic
disc brakes.
Front undercarriage is retracted
backwards into a box behind the
firewall. Main undercarriage is
retracted to the central wing
boxes.
7.2.1. Front undercarriage
Parts of front undercarriage are welded from
steel tubes and sheets. Front wheel fork is
made of carbon. Front leg has bronze
bearings with grease-caps. Front leg is
controlled by pedals of rudder control. In the
opened position the undercarriage is
secured by break-struts and held in locked
position by two gas springs.
Front undercarriage damping is provided by V-shaped composite spring.