---------------------------------------------------------- Lightning-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 05/02/12: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:44 AM - Re: Re: Landing gear shimmy (Stephen Behn) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:44:35 AM PST US From: "Stephen Behn" Subject: Re: Lightning-List: Re: Landing gear shimmy This is just a thought, run thin rigging wire secured at the axle weldment square plate up through the bottom of the fuselage on the line of the gear leg and so that they would lie inside the fairings. Inside the fuslage they could be tensioned against the floor or spar box using compression springs This would stiffen up the entire system not only the leg and you could apply the minium force required to aliviate the shimmy. Rigging wire would have to have fastenings crimped on all available at any good marine chandlery regards Steve Behn Lightning 69 still a long way to go. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Strahan" Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 11:08 AM Subject: Lightning-List: Re: Landing gear shimmy > > Okay, the stiffeners are built. I'm waiting on an adhesive test I did to > choose which adhesive I use to bond them to the back of the gear legs. > > FWIW, they're stiff. I can barely flex them in the direction the landing > gear SHOULD flex, and they won't budge in the other axis. Makes sense. > Hopefully they're not TOO stiff. Somewhere in there is a joke about being > 18 again, but I'll skip it. :) > > Here are two pictures. > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=372239#372239 > > > Attachments: > > http://forums.matronics.com//files/stiffener_attached_717.jpg > http://forums.matronics.com//files/stiffener_181.jpg > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message lightning-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Lightning-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/lightning-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/lightning-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.