Grumman TBF/ TBM landing gear

[HVCarpentry]

I'm looking for engineering or blueprints for the Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger torpedo bomber. I've started down the road of building Charlie Kellogg's 1/5.75 scale TBM and don't necessarily want to pay for Sierra retracts when I have the ability to fabricate my own. Ive spent the last few months trying to find any info I can on the landing gear but out of the endless photos and books I've referenced, none give any detailed measurements. Does anyone have any engineering blueprints or reference material they would be willing to share or know where it can be found?

 

[MiTasol]

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They have many of the TBF/M blueprints

 

[Big Jake]

I'm looking for engineering or blueprints for the Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger torpedo bomber. I've started down the road of building Charlie Kellogg's 1/5.75 scale TBM and don't necessarily want to pay for Sierra retracts when I have the ability to fabricate my own. Ive spent the last few months trying to find any info I can on the landing gear but out of the endless photos and books I've referenced, none give any detailed measurements. Does anyone have any engineering blueprints or reference material they would be willing to share or know where it can be found?

If you are in the Phoenix AZ area, stop by our museum and you can photograph, measure and study the landing gear on the TBM that we have on display. The museum is the Commemorative Air Force Air Base Arizona Museum at Falcon Field, Mesa. See our website for details.
Jake

 

[warbirder]

I'm looking for engineering or blueprints for the Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger torpedo bomber. I've started down the road of building Charlie Kellogg's 1/5.75 scale TBM and don't necessarily want to pay for Sierra retracts when I have the ability to fabricate my own. Ive spent the last few months trying to find any info I can on the landing gear but out of the endless photos and books I've referenced, none give any detailed measurements. Does anyone have any engineering blueprints or reference material they would be willing to share or know where it can be found?

Where are you located? We have a spare set of gear for our TBM in the hangar at Culpeper, Virginia.