Old-style non-full-swivel tail wheel

sprucemoose · #1 07-08-2006, 12:17 PM

Does anyone know how much travel the old style non-swiveling tail wheels had? I'm looking for degrees side to side from center.

garnt.piper · #2 07-08-2006, 04:30 PM

They'll go right round, its just the chains and springs that stop them. My chains a slack, so I don't get full rudder deflection on the tailwheel, and if one breaks I don't have full tailwheel deflection on landing....

gmcjetpilot · #3 07-09-2006, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by sprucemoose

Does anyone know how much travel the old style non-swiveling tail wheels had? I'm looking for degrees side to side from center.

Jeff I remember those. It would be limited by the rudder movement and what little give the chain and springs had. Take a look at your plane and move it around. I think you can estimate the movement.

John_RV4 · #4 07-10-2006, 08:25 AM

90 degrees for mine....

John

osxuser · #5 07-10-2006, 09:14 PM

Depends on how you adjust your springs and chain tensions, leave a little slack and you'll be able to go close to 90? on both sides.