burgundyja
Well Known Member
I am working on a 8 and I have noticed that the tail wheel doesn't line up with the rudder. Is this normal? With the tail in the air.
Vertical fin & rudder have a bit of offset, take that into consideration. I would think that the tail wheel should align with the fuselage center line, and that it's vertical axis doesn't lean to either side.
Vertical fin & rudder have a bit of offset, take that into consideration. I would think that the tail wheel should align with the fuselage center line, and that it's vertical axis doesn't lean to either side.
Has anybody purposely mounted their VS to the left to counter the left turning tendencys? I had a little biplane, and it was offset quite a bit. It didn?t need and rudder trim tab. I see a lot of RVs with the rudder ?wedge? and I wondered if offsetting it may help.
The -8 utilizes thrust offset at the engine mount. I'm sure there are folks that have tried some offset of the vertical stabilizer but this would be "guess work" since by design the engine mount offset is supposed to provide the counteraction to P-Factor.
Skylor
Has anybody purposely mounted their VS to the left to counter the left turning tendencys? I had a little biplane, and it was offset quite a bit. It didn?t need and rudder trim tab. I see a lot of RVs with the rudder ?wedge? and I wondered if offsetting it may help.