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1. 09:48 AM - Tail Wheel Upgrade Video... (Matt Dralle)
2. 03:26 PM - Re: Tail Wheel Upgrade Video... (Don Owens)
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| Subject: | Tail Wheel Upgrade Video... |
Dear Listers,
I upgraded the tail wheel assembly on The Flyer last weekend and installed a new
spring, fork, wheel, control arm, and upgraded to a single spring push rod,
replacing the original dual springs and chains. The original tail wheel appeared
to have been mis-drilled at a slight angle which caused the tire to wear at
an angle which could have also been caused by the single arm/axle arrangement
I suppose. In any case, steering The Flyer was somewhat of a suggestion rather
than a positive decision so I decided to upgrade the whole thing. Once I
got in and started looking at what I had to do, it became obvious that I was going
to have to remove the horizontal and vertical stabilizers to be able to have
the access I needed to drill the hole for the replacement tail spring. Nothing
is easy, it seems. Anyway, the installation came out great, and I can't
believe how much BETTER the plane steers with the semi-ridge control rod! Wow!
Amazing. I also like the looks of the traditional Van's fork and the tail
rides a little bit lower now giving the plane a bit more rake which I like too.
Here is a video I made of the installation. I used a mix of time-lapse stills
from the hangar security cams along with some high resolution stills from my Nikon
D300. The video was really more of an exercise in honing my Adobe Premier
Pro video editing skills, but it came out pretty cool! Check it out!
Be sure to select a high-resolution such as 720p or 1080p and click the full-screen
view to be able to see the detail in the time-lapse photos.
http://youtu.be/H-wHdtxNX_U
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Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV "Ruby Vixen"
http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's Complete RV-8 Construction Log
http://www.mattsrv8.com/Mishap - Landing Mishap Rebuild Log
http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel
Status: 172+ Hours TTSN - Rebuilding Fuselage After Landing Mishap...
RV-6 #20916 N360EM "The Flyer"
http://www.mattsrv6.com - Matt's RV-6 Revitalization Log
Status: 150+ Hours Since Purchase - Upgrades Complete; Now In Full Flyer Mode
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| Subject: | Re: Tail Wheel Upgrade Video... |
Great video Matt. I have the same unit on my RV-7. Works great!
Don Owens
N13PD
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Dralle
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2013 9:48 AM
Subject: RV7-List: Tail Wheel Upgrade Video...
Dear Listers,
I upgraded the tail wheel assembly on The Flyer last weekend and installed a
new spring, fork, wheel, control arm, and upgraded to a single spring push
rod, replacing the original dual springs and chains. The original tail
wheel appeared to have been mis-drilled at a slight angle which caused the
tire to wear at an angle which could have also been caused by the single
arm/axle arrangement I suppose. In any case, steering The Flyer was
somewhat of a suggestion rather than a positive decision so I decided to
upgrade the whole thing. Once I got in and started looking at what I had to
do, it became obvious that I was going to have to remove the horizontal and
vertical stabilizers to be able to have the access I needed to drill the
hole for the replacement tail spring. Nothing is easy, it seems. Anyway,
the installation came out great, and I can't believe how much BETTER the
plane steers with the semi-ridge control rod! Wow! Amazing. I also like
the looks of the tradition!
al Van's fork and the tail rides a little bit lower now giving the plane a
bit more rake which I like too.
Here is a video I made of the installation. I used a mix of time-lapse
stills from the hangar security cams along with some high resolution stills
from my Nikon D300. The video was really more of an exercise in honing my
Adobe Premier Pro video editing skills, but it came out pretty cool! Check
it out!
Be sure to select a high-resolution such as 720p or 1080p and click the
full-screen view to be able to see the detail in the time-lapse photos.
http://youtu.be/H-wHdtxNX_U
-
Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV "Ruby Vixen"
http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's Complete RV-8 Construction Log
http://www.mattsrv8.com/Mishap - Landing Mishap Rebuild Log
http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel
Status: 172+ Hours TTSN - Rebuilding Fuselage After Landing Mishap...
RV-6 #20916 N360EM "The Flyer"
http://www.mattsrv6.com - Matt's RV-6 Revitalization Log
Status: 150+ Hours Since Purchase - Upgrades Complete; Now In Full Flyer
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