aircrafter
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Its been a few years since my last update on the new nose gear for my RV.
As happens life gets in the way and now have found time to continue with the new gear leg.
The strut has been changed to a proper Oleo strut, gone are the internal springs and scissor links. This has resulted in improved ride and is now fully tune able for compression and rebound. I also fitted a larger nose wheel with sealed ball bearings as opposed to the standard tapered bearings.
Steering has improved with no sign of shimmy and turns can still be done with the inner main wheel stationary. Several wheel fork caster angles have been tested and the one fitted has proven so far to be the strongest and most stable.
Next job is to fit a nose wheel fairing from a RV10. ( anyone have a spare or damaged one )
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Mick
As happens life gets in the way and now have found time to continue with the new gear leg.
The strut has been changed to a proper Oleo strut, gone are the internal springs and scissor links. This has resulted in improved ride and is now fully tune able for compression and rebound. I also fitted a larger nose wheel with sealed ball bearings as opposed to the standard tapered bearings.
Steering has improved with no sign of shimmy and turns can still be done with the inner main wheel stationary. Several wheel fork caster angles have been tested and the one fitted has proven so far to be the strongest and most stable.
Next job is to fit a nose wheel fairing from a RV10. ( anyone have a spare or damaged one )
Mick