Pete, no need for money... I agree, if we
could find a set, drawings, and especially paperwork the rest would be much
easier.
I'll try to find the original magazine and N number
of the coupe in Private Pilot magazine and see if I can't get in touch with this
guy. Again, I believe it was in a 1996, 1997, 1998 issue.
Fortunately I keep all these old magazines so, it's just going to take some time
to look through them all.
Until then I'll look at the Maul web pages, as
suggested, to see if they still make the wheel wedges. Then all
we would need would be to duplicate the linkage. I also know a good
metal shop... if we can just get something to work from we'd be off and running
before you'd know it.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 3:42
PM
Subject: RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Re: Wheel
pants design
Hi
Bill, I am with you all the way, if money is needed, I will chip in. We really
need to ifnd a set of these so we can use the paperwork done back then as a
crytch to get along with the FAA. To do this from scratch now would be very
expensive, the darn new requirements for aircraft mods is horrrific and
ridiculous. I know I had a heck of a time finding the drawings for the skiis,
had to do a lot of digging and finally came up with a set from an outfit whose
name I had never heard of. Somewhere out there is one of these sets with the
paperwork and we need to find it. Would you folks like me to come up with
something for Coupe Capers?
It would be pretty simple to make a
set of these wheel wedges. They could be made out of metal or
fiberglass since the design is so simple. The greater
challenge is getting a few good photos of the linkage used to keep the
wedges directly behind the wheel in flight and on the
ground. This linkage would work much like the full wheel pants
work.
If we could track down someone that has a set
of these and have him/her send us a few good pictures I'm betting
I could make these relatively easily. They would be foam core
with a fiberglass shell. Sounds
like a fun winter project... Again, the linkage is the hard
part.
Anyone care to see if they can track someone
down that has a set and would be willing to take a few pictures for
us? We'd need both nose wheel and main gear photos.
If there is demand beyond us three, I know a
fabricator in California that will make molds for us. Then
anyone could order a set of these from the molding company. I've
ordered a lot of custom motorcycle parts this way and based on what I
paid for these parts I'd estimate that the three wheel wedges would retail
for about $250 give or take $50. They would likely come in
white jell coat which makes them very easy to prep. for paint.
Getting the FAA to sign off... that's another
story...
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 1:49
PM
Subject: RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Re:
Wheel pants design
Maybe not Hartmut, a lot of times I have to use
gravel strips, not grass. That would be a real plus for this type of wheel
pants, I would sure like to get my hands on a set,Pete
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Bill. This is exactly the type of "wheel
pants " I was talking about. It gives the wheels a better aerodynamic.
It also adds 2-3 miles in speed according to the builder , I was talking
briefly with and they weight 1 pond instead of 20.
But since they are just wheel wedges, I am
in doubt that they would sell as good as they pants. People tend to like
these cumbersome enclosures of the wheels and that's why they go for
it.
Hartmut
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004
5:50 AM
Subject: Wheel pants design
I too saw a great wheel pant
solution... Perhaps the one Hartmut mentions in his
posting. They really weren't so much wheel pants but more like
wheel wedges behind the tires to keep the air clean coming off the
back of the tires. There are some nice photos of a coupe in
a mid to late 90's issue of private pilot magazine. It's on the
cover and it's white and orange, if I remember correctly...
At one time years ago I half heartedly
tried to get in touch with the guy in the article but was
unsuccessful. I'd love to get a set of these. Weight would
be minimal... They look, in my opinion, much better than full
wheel pants and you don't have the problem of airing up your tires as
your tire is still fully exposed on the sides...
If someone ever starts making
these... Put me down for a set... and I'll help with the field
approvals.
Bill W. DuCharme
N6554Q Alon A-2
From: "Hartmut Beil" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ed
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[COUPERS-FLYIN] Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Wheel pants design Ed you
forgot to add one more point to the list. 5. have to be extremely
lightweight, to avoid the payload penalty. By the way. I have
seen such solution on an Ercoupe a few years ago. It was a very
simple, pretty small solution, not an average full enclosure of the
wheels. Not your conventional wheel pant, but what is conventional
on a Coupe. Hartmut in cloudy California
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