DaleB
Well Known Member
So from what I can see, the normal tailwheel arrangement on an RV has a couple of spring-buffered steering chains that couple the rudder to the tailwheel. Inside the tailwheel assembly is a spring-loaded plunger that (I assume) normally sits in a vertical groove, but with sufficient sideways force it will pop out of the groove and allow the tailwheel to swivel in a full circle if (for example) the pilot were to use a brake and rudder to swing the tail around. Do I understand that correctly?
I was wondering becuase I've seen references to "full swiveling" tailwheels and "steerable" tailwheels, but I've seen video of more than one "steerable" tailwheel swiveling all the way around.
I just ordered the RV-7 secific parts from Van's last week to build my fuselage as a tailwheel 7 instead of the 7a as originally ordered. Now I'm thinking I should have maybe just ordered some of the parts and gotten one of the better tailwheel forks.
I was wondering becuase I've seen references to "full swiveling" tailwheels and "steerable" tailwheels, but I've seen video of more than one "steerable" tailwheel swiveling all the way around.
I just ordered the RV-7 secific parts from Van's last week to build my fuselage as a tailwheel 7 instead of the 7a as originally ordered. Now I'm thinking I should have maybe just ordered some of the parts and gotten one of the better tailwheel forks.