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1. 12:11 PM - Re: Re: Landing gear shimmy (James Henderson)
2. 01:43 PM - Re: Re: Landing gear shimmy (Bob Haas)
3. 02:36 PM - Re: Re: Landing gear shimmy (Bernard Melendez, Jr.)
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| Subject: | Re: Landing gear shimmy |
Good Afternoon,
I had some serious shimmy problems in my Vans RV3 which has similar gear/leg construction.
Nearly all of my shimmy problem was solved by simply balancing the pant/wheel fairings.
I also reduced tire press. to 22 pounds.
Bench testing revealed considerable aft weight prior to balancing.
Jim Henderson, Lightning in Gulf Shores, AL
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| Subject: | Re: Landing gear shimmy |
How does one balance gear leg pants and wheel fairings? Thank you
for your contribution. Bob Haas.
-----Original Message-----
From: James Henderson
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: Lightning-List: Re: Landing gear shimmy
Good Afternoon,
I had some serious shimmy problems in my Vans RV3 which has similar gear/leg
construction.
Nearly all of my shimmy problem was solved by simply balancing the
pant/wheel fairings. I also reduced tire press. to 22 pounds.
Bench testing revealed considerable aft weight prior to balancing.
Jim Henderson, Lightning in Gulf Shores, AL
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| Subject: | Re: Landing gear shimmy |
Bob,
Both gear leg fairings need to be aligned with the fuselage center line (fo
r lateral trim purposes), No balancing needed. The wheel pants need to be s
tatically balanced fore and aft. First remove the wheel pants and build a j
ig that will freely support the fairing along the axle center line first. T
he rear of the pant should be considerably heavier. Then add weight to the
very front of the fairing until it balances. You can add the weight to the
outside, then when they balance, epoxy the weight inside to the front of th
e fairing. Lead shot and epoxy work great for this.
Bernardo
Lightning kit #110 in Houston, TX
--- On Fri, 5/11/12, Bob Haas <checkpoint2@comcast.net> wrote:
From: Bob Haas <checkpoint2@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Lightning-List: Re: Landing gear shimmy
- - ---How does one balance gear leg pants and wheel fairings?-
Thank you for your contribution. Bob Haas.
-----Original Message----- From: James Henderson
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: Lightning-List: Re: Landing gear shimmy
Good Afternoon,
I had some serious shimmy problems in my Vans RV3 which has similar gear/le
g construction.
Nearly all of my shimmy problem was solved by simply balancing the pant/whe
el fairings. I also reduced tire press. to 22 pounds.
Bench testing revealed considerable aft weight prior to balancing.
Jim Henderson, Lightning in Gulf Shores, AL
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