---------------------------------------------------------- Pulsar-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 10/26/13: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:37 AM - Pulsar tailwheel conversion available (Sonja Englert) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:37:51 AM PST US Subject: Pulsar-List: Pulsar tailwheel conversion available From: Sonja Englert Hello Group, I have decided to make my tailwheel conversion available to others, which I had designed for my Pulsar many years ago. After flying my Pulsar with a nose gear for about 40 hours and being not too pleased with it (you all know about the problems), I moved the main gear forward, attached a tailwheel and got rid of the nosegear. By now I have flown it as a taildragger for almost 700 hours with no issues and greatly enjoy it. It looks much better too. My design differs from the standard factory Pulsar taildragger design and offers a number of advantages. It is more robust and more suitable for operation on rough surfaces. Because the main gear is further forward than the factory installation, there is no tendency to nose over with full use of the brakes. The steerable, full-swiveling tailwheel improves ground-handling over the non-steerable nose gear and eliminates the possibility of shimmy. With the tailspring fairing, directional stability is improved and the crosswind capability is good with 15-20 kts. It offers more ground clearance for the tail, which improves visibility over the nose compared to the factory taildraggers. The drag reduction from removing the nose gear increases the speed by up to 5 kts. I have made drawings for all the parts needed and wrote detailed installation instructions. For more information take a look at my web site www.caro-engineering.com. Sonja ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message pulsar-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Pulsar-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/pulsar-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/pulsar-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.