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1. 10:15 AM - Tail reinforcement... revisited (Nick Cassara)
2. 02:57 PM - Re: Tail reinforcement... revisited (John Hauck)
3. 04:23 PM - Re: Tail reinforcement... revisited (Larry Cottrell)
4. 10:46 PM - Re: Tail reinforcement... revisited (Dennis Thate)
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| Subject: | Tail reinforcement... revisited |
Hello Kolber's,
I thought I would take advantage of this quite time on the list to ask about
tail reinforcement, to support the tail wheel. From what I read in the
archives, it sounds like not everyone thinks reinforcement this is
necessary.
If you have reinforced your tail to support the tail wheel, could you tell
what you have done, and post a picture ( reduce file size) please.
Thanks,
Nick Cassara
Palmer, Alaska
607AK
Might be the farthest North, but Henry is much further West!
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| Subject: | Tail reinforcement... revisited |
I thought I would take advantage of this quite time on the list to ask
about
tail reinforcement, to support the tail wheel. From what I read in the
archives, it sounds like not everyone thinks reinforcement this is
necessary.
If you have reinforced your tail -to support the tail wheel, could you
tell
what you have done, and post a picture ( reduce file size) please.
Thanks,
Nick Cassara
Hi Nick C/Kolbers:
Are you inquiring about tail post braces? or support for the tail
wheel?
For me, bracing the tail post was a necessity, unless I wanted to
continue
to make temporary fixes when it broke. It had broken 3 or 4 times over
the
years.
In addition to bracing the tail post, we welded up a 4130 lower vertical
stabilizer with a 4130 saddle to attach it to the bottom of the tail
boom.
Never had a problem in this department. However, I broke the lower
vertical
stabilizer aluminum leading edge tube on the Factory MKIII many years
ago at
Oshkosh.
Most folks think the tail wires are "tail braces". Tail wires are
spacers.
They keep the horizontal stabilizer and vertical stabilizer in position
only. The only bracing on the tail post is the two welds on the rear
tail
boom ring that attach it to the bottom tube socket of the upper vertical
stabilizer and the top tube socket of the lower vertical stabilizer.
The two braces from the ring to the bottom of the tail post lock the
tail
post to the tail boom ring. I have flown a lot of hours since we made
this
mod some years ago. No more cracked tail posts.
Let me know if I need to clarify anything.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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| Subject: | Re: Tail reinforcement... revisited |
I got away without a brace for about 450 hours. It is simple and easy to do
if you do it before it breaks. A little tougher if you wait. :-)
Larry
On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 11:14 AM, Nick Cassara <nickc@mtaonline.net> wrote:
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> I thought I would take advantage of this quite time on the list to ask
> about tail reinforcement, to support the tail wheel. From what I read in
> the archives, it sounds like not everyone thinks reinforcement this is
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> If you have reinforced your tail to support the tail wheel, could you
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> Thanks,****
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> Nick Cassara****
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> Palmer, Alaska****
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> 607AK****
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> Might be the farthest North, but Henry is much further West!****
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| Subject: | Re: Tail reinforcement... revisited |
Rebuild the lower tail fin with a heavier steel gusset and thicker wall tubing.
Which will support a full swivel locking tail wheel.
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