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1. 12:16 AM - Re: empennage question (Warren W Hurd)
2. 10:47 AM - Nosewheel fairing (Steve Sampson)
3. 10:55 AM - Re: Nosewheel fairing (Larry PERRYMAN)
4. 11:11 AM - Re: Nosewheel fairing (fcs@jlc.net)
5. 12:57 PM - Re: Nosewheel fairing (Albert Gardner)
6. 01:55 PM - Re: Nosewheel fairing (Andy Karmy)
7. 11:47 PM - Re: Nosewheel fairing (Steve Sampson)
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| Subject: | Re: empennage question |
--> RV9-List message posted by: Warren W Hurd <warren@ahyup.com>
Hmmm.....
Take it apart, look at the prints......
put it back together, and it will fit ; )
I have a couple of photos at
http://ahyup.com/drill
Good Luck
Warren
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| Subject: | Nosewheel fairing |
--> RV9-List message posted by: "Steve Sampson" <SSampson.SLN21@london.edu>
Two questions regarding the nosewheel and its fairing:
1) I think I have built the fairing to plan however there seems no remaining
room for the jubilee clip (thats english for the band that screws up tight
that I have forgotten the american term for) that holds the noseleg fairing
in place. Is this a common problem?
2) I am a bit surprised how many times I am having to lift the nosewheel off
the ground to get this fairing sorted out. How are others doing this? I cant
lift high enough with the engine hoist. Anyone found a way to grip on the
noseleg without damaging it?
Thanks guys! Steve.
#90360
UK
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| Subject: | Re: Nosewheel fairing |
03/10/2004 07:55:47 PM,
Serialize complete at 03/10/2004 07:55:47 PM
--> RV9-List message posted by: "Larry PERRYMAN" <larry.perryman@atofina.com>
Steve
Try a jack under the firewall.
Regards,
Larry Perryman
"Steve Sampson" <SSampson.SLN21@london.edu>
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03/10/2004 12:49 PM
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Subject: RV9-List: Nosewheel fairing
--> RV9-List message posted by: "Steve Sampson"
<SSampson.SLN21@london.edu>
Two questions regarding the nosewheel and its fairing:
1) I think I have built the fairing to plan however there seems no
remaining
room for the jubilee clip (thats english for the band that screws up tight
that I have forgotten the american term for) that holds the noseleg
fairing
in place. Is this a common problem?
2) I am a bit surprised how many times I am having to lift the nosewheel
off
the ground to get this fairing sorted out. How are others doing this? I
cant
lift high enough with the engine hoist. Anyone found a way to grip on the
noseleg without damaging it?
Thanks guys! Steve.
#90360
UK
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| Subject: | Nosewheel fairing |
--> RV9-List message posted by: "fcs@jlc.net" <fcs@jlc.net>
Steve, a floor jack with a wooden block across the fuselage at the
firewall does the trick. There's a lot of trial-and-error fitting to get
the wheel pant and fairings right, and not much you can do about it.
The "hose clamp" is to be oriented so that the screw part of the clamp is
behind the nose gear leg. That way it just barely clears the cutout in the
nose wheel pant as you turn the wheel through its travel. Look around and
find a narrow hose clamp.
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| Subject: | Re: Nosewheel fairing |
--> RV9-List message posted by: "Albert Gardner" <spudnut@worldnet.att.net>
On a completed aircraft it only takes 4 or 5 stone on the empennage (50-70
lbs) to push the tail down. Without the emp. or the wings it's a little
different. Push down on the tail and tie it to the floor, hang a bucket of
sand on it, or put a padded block under the firewall. After it's flying, I
find moving the plane into parking it best accomplished by pushing down on
the HS and pushing it into the tiedown spot rather than pushing on the prop
and trying to steer it into place.
Albert Gardner
RV-9A 872RV
Yuma, AZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Sampson" <SSampson.SLN21@london.edu>
> 2) I am a bit surprised how many times I am having to lift the nosewheel
off
> the ground to get this fairing sorted out. How are others doing this? I
cant
> lift high enough with the engine hoist. Anyone found a way to grip on the
> noseleg without damaging it?
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| Subject: | Re: Nosewheel fairing |
--> RV9-List message posted by: Andy Karmy <andy@karmy.com>
On 1) you use a small hose clamp (that's our term for them) but it must
be fairly narrow to clear everything. The only problem is that mine is
now starting to slip and fall off. Leaving my nose fairing to float
where it will. Not fun. This is not a very elegant solution to mounting
that fairing, but I have not heard of a better one.
For 2) I got rid of the requirement to remove the wheel, by holding the
standoff bracket onto the pants with screws and nutplates instead of
rivets. That way the wheel stays on and you simply bend the rear pant
out a bit to clear the mounting hardware. This has worked great for me
and I have not had to remove the nosewheel now for 170 hours!
- Andy Karmy
andy@karmy.com
On Mar 10, 2004, at 10:49 AM, Steve Sampson wrote:
> --> RV9-List message posted by: "Steve Sampson"
> <SSampson.SLN21@london.edu>
>
> Two questions regarding the nosewheel and its fairing:
>
> 1) I think I have built the fairing to plan however there seems no
> remaining
> room for the jubilee clip (thats english for the band that screws up
> tight
> that I have forgotten the american term for) that holds the noseleg
> fairing
> in place. Is this a common problem?
>
> 2) I am a bit surprised how many times I am having to lift the
> nosewheel off
> the ground to get this fairing sorted out. How are others doing this?
> I cant
> lift high enough with the engine hoist. Anyone found a way to grip on
> the
> noseleg without damaging it?
>
> Thanks guys! Steve.
>
> #90360
> UK
>
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| Subject: | Nosewheel fairing |
--> RV9-List message posted by: "Steve Sampson" <SSampson.SLN21@london.edu>
Thanks guys, your input together with some thinking makes me realise I have
made a mistake and the noseleg was not fully 'relaxed' when i drilled the
forward brackets. Relatively easy to correct.
I dont like the idea of jacking on the firewall. Any reason why I should not
jack on the edge of the sump if I spread the load with a block of wood?
(Albert - I am amazed you can easily get the nose off the ground on the
finished aircraft. Its as heavy as hell right now!)
Thanks all, Steve.
PS Will I EVER get this finished???????
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