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1. 02:48 AM - Re: XS Main Gear Legs (D McFadyean)
2. 12:21 PM - Re: XS Main Gear Legs (=?UTF-8?Q?arwel=2Epritchard=40powercom=2Eltd=2Euk=AC?=)
3. 02:48 PM - Re: XS Main Gear Legs (Bud Yerly)
4. 05:11 PM - Re: XS Main Gear Legs (Mike Christine Duane)
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Subject: | Re: XS Main Gear Legs |
It might also be the effect of rolling the a/c backwards against the toe-in of
the gear; Other aircraft (eg Jabiru) display this effect.
Otherwise, it takes accident damage to induce a permanent set to the taper-rod
legs of a Rans S6, for example.
Duncan McF.
> On 12 September 2021 at 01:55 William Daniell <wdaniell.longport@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Arwel,
>
> Before you tear your plane apart are you sure this isnt pilot paranoia.
(I suffer from this from time to time)
>
> Measure at least 3 times in as many different ways as you can conceive.
And measure again. And make sure your reference point is level.
>
> It might also be the build. One end of my tail is 13mm lower than the other
despite my best efforts. (Flies fine though.)
>
> Will
>
> William Daniell
> +1 786 878 0246
>
> On Sat, Sep 11, 2021, 14:18 arwel pritchard <arwel.pritchard@powercom.ltd.uk mailto:arwel.pritchard@powercom.ltd.uk > wrote:
>
> >
> > Good evening
> >
> > I have a feeling that the main gear legs on my XS are slightly out
of
> > line. I think its due to a couple of hard landings. When I looked at
the
> > plane (looking at the front from about 8m away) in the hangar today,
it
> > looks as if its leaning slightly to the right.
> >
> > I have checked the sockets and the re-inforcing ply in the fuselage
and
> > all looks to be ok.
> >
> > My question is, how easy is it to fit new legs? There is a video on
> > youtube showing a guy changing one leg. It appears all he does is remove
> > the socket bolt, pull out the leg, then insert the new one and replace
> > the bolt, job done. Is there any re-alignment of any kind to do?
> >
> > Any advice would be much appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> > Arwel
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Subject: | Re: XS Main Gear Legs |
Bud and Anita,
CONGRATULATIONS on another year of marital bliss. I hope you get oh so many
more.
Mike Duane
-----Original Message-----
From: Bud Yerly <budyerly@msn.com>
Sent: Sun, Sep 12, 2021 2:48 pm
Subject: RE: Europa-List: XS Main Gear Legs
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the tire wear. It is a shame the manual doesn=99t emphasize the cambe
r angle of the mains.=C2-The tire wear on the outside is going to happen.
=C2-See Chapter 29T. Note that the gear, with the wheels off (if perfectl
y built) should have the axles aligned with the longitudinal axis of the fu
selage and the camber angle (top of the tire towed out) is almost an inch.
=C2-Hence tire wear. If both tires are wearing evenly, the plane may look
like it is leaning a bit, but if the gear legs aren=99t loose or ben
t don=99t panic.=C2- =C2- I=99ve seen guys put the gear in
out of alignment during the build.=C2-During the annual, I pulled the wh
eels, measured everything and I can=99t fix a bad build.=C2-Heavy E
uropa=99s (1000 lb empty weight) suffer gear leg bends.=C2-It happe
ns. =C2- Rarely does a home builder get the gear perfect.=C2-I pride m
yself on a good jig and careful work, but the gear legs are slightly differ
ent, and a few firm landings may tweak the gear a bit even when built perfe
ctly.=C2- =C2- We have a similar problem in the RV community (our Euro
pa trigear legs are extremely similar to the RV4 legs).=C2- The gear are
slanted aft on the RV and they tend to bend outward and twist back making f
or toe out which on a conventional gear aircraft is less than ideal, but li
vable.=C2-Our gear twist outboard also and of course bend upward reducing
the camber and creating toe out.=C2- =C2- All you can do is on the an
nual, jack the plane off the gear, break out the chalk line, drop a plumb b
ob off the tail and from between the nose gear attachments (the nose gear i
s rarely perfectly straight) then while servicing the tires lay a straight
angle iron on the floor and check for yourself.=C2-You can=99t do i
t with the gear spindles on blocks.=C2-Because the gear obviously bends a
nd twists with the weight.=C2-(There are pictures of my cradle on line wh
ich I frequently use.) Some put a block under the nose tire, lift the tail
by the stab tubes and put a trestle (saw horse) under the tailpost.=C2-Wi
th the wings off, the main wheels keep it from rolling over, then block the
main gear lightly, pull the wheels off and start a quick measure. =C2-
By the way, nice looking tire tread.=C2-A lot of landing left.=C2- (Per
sonally, I don=99t swap the tires left to right as it is easier to ju
st put on new tires since you have to swap wheels also.)=C2-It=99s
an airplane, it costs money to keep flying. =C2- Your lucky, it=99
s our anniversary yesterday so we=99re going out to eat so I=99
ll save you all my drivel. =C2- Best Regards, Bud Yerly =C2- =C2-
=C2- From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com <owner-europa-list-ser
ver@matronics.com> On Behalf Of?arwel.pritchard@powercom.ltd.uk?
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2021 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: XS Main Gear Legs =C2- I've been doing a weigh
t and balance report today and noticed that theright hand side tyre has wor
n unevenly, suggesting that the leg is not straight. Hopefully this will co
nfirm my worst fears, what do you think guys?
Best regards =C2- Arwel
-------- Original message --------
From: D McFadyean <ami-mcfadyean@talktalk.net>
Subject: Re: Europa-List: XS Main Gear Legs
It might also be the effect of rolling the a/c backwards against the toe-in
of the gear; Other aircraft (eg Jabiru) display this effect. Otherwise, it
takes accident damage to induce a permanent set to the taper-rod legs of a
Rans S6, for example. =C2- Duncan McF.
On 12 September 2021 at 01:55 William Daniell <wdaniell.longport@gmail.com>
wrote: Arwel, =C2- Before you tear your plane apart are you sure thisis
nt pilot paranoia.=C2- =C2-(I suffer from this from time to time) =C2
- Measure at least 3 times in as many different ways as you can conceive.
=C2- =C2-And measure again.=C2- =C2-And make sure your reference po
int is level. =C2- It might also be the build.=C2- =C2-One end of my
tail is 13mm lower than the other despite my best efforts.=C2- (Flies fi
ne though.) =C2- Will William Daniell
+1 786 878 0246 =C2- On Sat, Sep 11, 2021, 14:18arwel pritchard <arwel.
pritchard@powercom.ltd.uk> wrote:
.ltd.uk>
Good evening
I have a feeling that the main gear legs on my XS are slightly out of
line. I think its due to a couple of hard landings. When I looked at the
plane (looking at the front from about 8m away) in the hangar today, it
looks as if its leaning slightly to the right.
I have checked the sockets and the re-inforcing ply in the fuselage and
all looks to be ok.
My question is, how easy is it to fit new legs? There is a video on
youtube showing a guy changing one leg. It appears all he does is remove
the socket bolt, pull out the leg, then insert the new one and replace
the bolt, job done. Is there any re-alignment of any kind to do?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Arwel
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