THE REASON I THINK BUILDERS NEED A STOP, AND IT IS NOT IN THE BUILDERS MANUAL?,
IS THAT THEY HAVE THEIR TENSION ON THE BUNGEE TOO HIGH. I REMEMBER A BUILDER
SAYING HE COULD RAISE HIS GEAR WITH HIS FINGER, AND THAT IS TO MUCH. THERE
SHOULD BE SOME EFFORT REQUIRED TO BOTH RAISE THE U/C AND LOWER IT. GRAHAM
SINGLETON SAID THAT THE TENSION SHOULD BE ENOUGH SO THAT IF YOU LET THE LEVER
GO FROM THE UP POSITION, IT SHOULD GO TO HALF WAY DOWN THE SLOT. . AT THE MOMENT
MINE TAKES A LITTLE EFFORT TO SECURE UP, AND A LITTLE EFFORT TO SECURE DOWN, NOT
MUCH, BUT AT LEAST YOU CAN FEEL THE RESISTANCE.
THE POSITION OF THE BRAKE CALIPER WAS SHIFTED 90 DEGREES? I THINK AS RECOMMENDED
---From THE COMPANY TO AVOID ANY CONTACT WITH THE TUNNEL WALL. IF YOU HAVE THE
U/C
LANDING FRAME POSITIONED CORRECTLY, YOU SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE
ALIGNMENT AND ALSO THE ENGINE MOUNTING ALIGNMENT.
CHEERS,
Tim
hedleybrown wrote:
> Did this all start with the tyre catching on someone's brake master
> cylinder? I noticed this during building and simply moved the master cyl out
> an inch or two with suitable repair and fortification of the 'tunnel' -
> seemed the logical thing to do. What's the problem?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Graham Singleton" <grasingleton@avnet.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: Monowheel landing gear upstop
>
> > >I suppose I missed the problem with this. Are people reporting problems
> with
> > >the gear going up too far in flight and causing problems? My little
> rubber
> > >stop experiment is out at the end of the gear, which would experience the
> > >minimum leverage force.
> > >Dave
> > >mini U2
> >
> > Just make sure there is no friction tending to hold the gear up. You
> depend
> > on gravity to get the gear started down, because there is NO leverage to
> > get it moving from the retract lever when in the up position. Look at the
> > geometry.
> > Graham
> >
> >
>
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Timothy P Ward
12 Waiwetu Street,
Fendalton,
Christchurch,
NEW ZEALAND
Ph. 0064 03 3515166
email ward.t@xtra.co.nz
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