Tail tie down weight

[RV10Pilot]

Originally Posted by Carl Froehlich

Perhaps you should consider how much you trust the aluminum anchor that you cut the tail tie down threads into.
Carl

Carl's point is that the threads cut into the anchor may not be designed to handle the load.

For the archives, I used 250 pounds of water in six 5 gallon water jugs and it was more than enough weight. It was not the most elegant system, but it was what I had without having to purchase anything.

[Bill Boyd]

Understand, Paddy, but the mains are also the fulcrum the tail plane is using to hold the nose wheel off for T/O and landing. Evidently that's 250# (or less) of down-force, depending on loading and CG.

Maybe we can get someone to test a tail tie-down fixture to destruction and report the numbers. Sounds like a job for Allan Nimmo at Anti-Splat Aero.

[pierre smith]

I'd like to oreder wings but can't find the order forms?

Best,

[RV10Pilot]

Originally Posted by pierre smith

I'd like to oreder wings but can't find the order forms?

Best,

A little off topic but you can find them here https://www.vansaircraft.com/order-a-kit/ Not the easiest to find.

[Paddy]

Originally Posted by Bill Boyd

the mains are also the fulcrum the tail plane is using to hold the nose wheel off for T/O and landing. Evidently that's 250# (or less) of down-force, depending on loading and CG.

Not exactly, Bill. By the time the HS has enough authority (from airspeed) to rotate the aircraft about the mains, the majority of the weight is already borne by the wings at the center of lift (near the main spar). The mains don't see much fulcrum load at all in actual fact.