I purchased the fiberglass rod stock from McMaster-Carr.
I tested it on the bench by fixing it horizontally in the OR fitting with the
tapered
nylon "adapter bushing". Then applying weights to the wheel end, and measuring
the deflection. The 5/8" fiberglass rod has a very similar flex pattern
to the original 1 1/4" nylon-66.
I have flown with this outrigger setup now for over a year, 100 hours and lots
of landings. I fly primarily from hard surface runways, but recently completed
a nice long "flyabout" from Califoria to northern Washington and Idaho, landing
on lots of grass strips. I continued on to Oshkosh, then back to CA. I carry
a couple spare legs just in case, but so far so good!
Kevin
On Aug 12, 2012, at 1:06 AM, "Remi Guerner" <air.guerner@orange.fr> wrote:
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> Your mod seems to be a good solution. However I am concern about the higher
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of the 5/8" fiberglass rod at extreme deflection such as in case of a
flat tyre. Did you test this condition? How many hours have you flown with this
mod? Where did you purchase the fiber glass rod?
> Thanks to all who have quickly responded to my post.
> Remi
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