Spike Kavalench wrote: > Paul, if it was you looking for a carb for a C-85 a while back try Russ > Dickson in Vernon BC at 250-542-5402 or e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > He had an ad in the local Recreational Aircraft Association newsletter. > Spike > -----Original Message----- > From: PAUL SCHLECKER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Spike Kavalench <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Friday, May 12, 2000 10:16 PM > Subject: Re: Nose gear > > > Hey Spike, god to here from you again. My main concern is breaking the > gear,I'd hate to belly in our new baby. Hope to run into you some time > as I think were the only canucks on the list. Paul > Spike Kavalench wrote: > > Paul:You'll likely hear from both camps on the single/dual nose fork > issue. I'be been following this list for a couple of years now and have > seen guys say that switching to dual fork has cut out nose gear shimmy > altogether, while another guy said a properly maintained single fork > gear won't shimmy anyway. Switching to dual fork will lower the tail of > the aircraft, reducing it's crosswind handling capabilities. With the > tail lower than normal, a crosswind landing will result in the upwind > wing starting to rise after touchdown. There's also a chance that > landing in a crosswind with a longer than normal nose gear might cause > it to touch down before the mains, and if it does that when the plane is > crabbed it doesn't take a rocket surgeon to figure out your going > dancin. There's a fix for the lower tail though; you add bushings to the > main gear struts. Mine's got the dual fork but I haven't flown it yet > so I haven't picked sides. Hope this shines some light on your dilemma. > SpikeWinnipeg > Re. Dual fork nose gear. A snubber cable on the nose gear works well in > preventing early touchdown of nose wheel tire! Craig N2623H __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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