[kevinh]

Hi ya'll,

Does anyone here know the moment and weight for the old 7A style nose gear vs. the new style nose gear?

 

[Little_Richard]

What model nose gear?

What model nose gear leg are you calling the old one? The 603-2, or the 603-1? The 603-2 and 603-3 are identical except for the axle length is 1 inch shorter, so the weight difference is very minimal, only a couple ounces. The bend and length is all the same also.

The Nose fork is probably noticeably lighter. I don't know any specific details on it to tell you though.

Richard

 

[kevinh]

What model nose gear leg are you calling the old one? The 603-2, or the 603-1? The 603-2 and 603-3 are identical except for the axle length is 1 inch shorter, so the weight difference is very minimal, only a couple ounces. The bend and length is all the same also.

The Nose fork is probably noticeably lighter. I don't know any specific details on it to tell you though.

The 603-2 (I don't think 603-1 was ever shipped for the 7s). I'm mostly curious about the arm and the weight difference for the lighter fork.

 

[ksouthar]

I did the calculations for the change on my -9A. The difference in weight between the old and new fork was exactly 1 lb. The 1" cut off the gear leg was 4 oz. I used the arm of the nose gear (34.25) to calculate a changed moment of -.04. Negligible impact on CG.

Keith
N355RV
Flying - Again!

 

[kevinh]

I did the calculations for the change on my -9A. The difference in weight between the old and new fork was exactly 1 lb. The 1" cut off the gear leg was 4 oz. I used the arm of the nose gear (34.25) to calculate a changed moment of -.04. Negligible impact on CG.

Thanks - exactly what I was curious about.