RV-8 tailwheel upgrade

David Brand · #1 03-26-2007, 05:23 PM

Having suffered serious damage to the tailcone, VS, rudder, tailspring weldments, and aft bulkheads of my RV-8 in a taxiing incident, (repaired and flying again) I`m delighted to see better tailwheel forks now available. The one I most like the looks of is the Doug Bell version. I`ve e-mailed Doug Bell and gotten no response. Can someone tell me how to get ahold of him so as to obtain one of his forks? To any of you RVators out there with one of these gems: How did you get it and how can I get one too?

RV8iator · #2 03-26-2007, 07:26 PM

Doug or his son will get back to you. I e-mailed them a couple of times and they finally answered explaining that they are extremely busy as well as both have had some health issues. I think from what I've seen and heard that their product is worth the wait.

szicree · #3 03-26-2007, 07:55 PM

Doug is a real good guy and they make a terrific product. It might take them a while to hook you up, but the good news is that this thing takes all of about 5 minutes to install.