My builders manual does not say to wait until the final phase to drill the
rods and certainly nothing about being sure that both outrigger wheels can
reach the ground when rigged.
Should the leg length reach the ground when the aircraft is empty? With one
person on board or two? With a full tank of fuel?
I drilled the legs to the measurement called for in the manual and since I
put a tire (tyre?) on that is larger in diameter, my legs are probably too
short.
Tom Friedland
On 5/17/07, Andrew Sarangan <asarangan@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>
> I was not aware of this advice to not drill the rods until the final
> phase. Well, mine is done, so I may have to buy a new set of rods when
> the time comes.
>
>
> --- Fred Klein <fklein@orcasonline.com> wrote:
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> > <fklein@orcasonline.com>
> >
> > Andrew,
> >
> > I too was surprised at what you've determined...particularly if the
> > rod
> > is subject to the 90 degree bending which Graham describes.
> >
> > If (presumably momentary) bending is to the 90 degree extreme, I
> > can't
> > help but wonder if the forward portion of the speed kit fairing
> > doesn't
> > get ground away...(?...Does this in fact occur?)
> >
> > Since mono-flyers have advised to NOT make the final drilling of the
> > rods until the plane is sitting on the gear w/ full weight in order
> > to
> > assure that the outrigger wheels can both touch the pavement at the
> > same time for optimal ground handling, I will probably be ordering
> > longer lengths of rod in order to effect full bearing within the
> > wheel
> > fork...although I have no idea whether mono-flyers routinely have
> > done
> > so.
> >
> > Any comments from currently flying mono-guys?
> >
> > Fred
> >
> > On Thursday, May 17, 2007, at 10:49 AM, Andrew Sarangan wrote:
> >
> > > <asarangan@yahoo.com>
> > >
> > > Just curious why the full depth available in OR1 and the wheel fork
> > are
> > > not utilized by the nylon legs.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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