---------------------------------------------------------- RV9-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 03/10/04: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 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) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:16:14 AM PST US From: Warren W Hurd Subject: RV9-List: Re: empennage question --> RV9-List message posted by: Warren W Hurd 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 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:47:31 AM PST US From: "Steve Sampson" Subject: RV9-List: Nosewheel fairing --> RV9-List message posted by: "Steve Sampson" 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 --- ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:55:58 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV9-List: Nosewheel fairing From: "Larry PERRYMAN" 03/10/2004 07:55:47 PM, Serialize complete at 03/10/2004 07:55:47 PM --> RV9-List message posted by: "Larry PERRYMAN" Steve Try a jack under the firewall. Regards, Larry Perryman "Steve Sampson" Sent by: owner-rv9-list-server@matronics.com 03/10/2004 12:49 PM Please respond to rv9-list To: cc: Subject: RV9-List: Nosewheel fairing --> RV9-List message posted by: "Steve Sampson" 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 --- ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 11:11:25 AM PST US From: "fcs@jlc.net" Subject: RE: RV9-List: Nosewheel fairing --> RV9-List message posted by: "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. ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 12:57:44 PM PST US From: "Albert Gardner" Subject: Re: RV9-List: Nosewheel fairing --> RV9-List message posted by: "Albert Gardner" 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" > 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? ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 01:55:30 PM PST US From: Andy Karmy Subject: Re: RV9-List: Nosewheel fairing --> RV9-List message posted by: Andy Karmy 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" > > > 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 > > --- > > > _- > ======================================================================= > _- > ======================================================================= > _- > ======================================================================= > _- > ======================================================================= > > > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 11:47:53 PM PST US From: "Steve Sampson" Subject: RE: RV9-List: Nosewheel fairing --> RV9-List message posted by: "Steve Sampson" 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??????? ---