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Old 10-21-2007, 05:12 PM
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Default Long and short of it

Of course the rocket gear is longer and not sure any one, including the rocket ti gear maker is tooled up to make a shorter gear leg.

RV-7 is already TAIL HEAVY. Why do you want to make it lighter fwd of the wing. I guess if you want to hang a 540 on the noise fine, but why do that, a IO-390 with a little tuning would be close to the same power with less weight and the 390 would make the CG just right even with steel gear.
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Old 10-21-2007, 06:27 PM
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Thanks for all the info. Does anyone know the difference in weight from steel to Titanium?

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Old 10-21-2007, 10:03 PM
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Default Ti density

A quick search on Ti on the net finds that Ti weighs about 44% less than steel. This would give you a weight savings of about 10 - 12 lbs at most. If I remember correctly the Ti gear has to be made a little larger in diameter to get equal strength and performance as a spring on the plane.
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Old 02-02-2009, 06:50 PM
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If you still have your gear legs for sale for your RV-7 and they are the mains for a tail dragger please call me.
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Old 02-03-2009, 02:06 PM
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I've been thinking about this also. I'm no expert as I have only flown in 3 RVs ( 2 RV7 and 1 Rv7A) and have landed only one, an A. It appears to me that the gear in a 3 pt attitude would not be a "full stall" attitude. I know it's mostly my speculation at best. Just for reference point, I have 1600 hrs. TW in SEL in most post WW2 aircraft, i.e. Luscombes, Super cubs, etc. I remember that Citabrias (KCABs) always landed TW first in a full stall landing. I'm coming back to GA in ernest, so I have much to learn how much has changed. My current ride is a B737, so I always flare waaaaaaaay too high.
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Old 02-03-2009, 03:13 PM
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