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| Subject: | Re: RV9-List Digest:1 nose gear |
--> RV9-List message posted by: "Steve Sampson" <SSampson.SLN21@london.edu>
Bob, The issue is that it just does not handle soft ground very well with
the small wheels. Perhaps somthing that is uncommon in the USA. I think you
are mostly on formal runways. The drag is huge on the mains when you land
on a soft dirt strip so with the stick against the rear stop the nosewheel
soon comes down and there is nothing you can do. The drag is even huger on
the nosewheel.
It also makes takeoff poor since getting the nosewheel in the air is very
dificult. Until you do there is a huge load on the small nosewheel since the
aircraft probably has a negative angle of attack. Once you get the nosewheel
airborn almost immeadiatly you are fklying.
On tarmac I am sure, and in the air it is fantastic.
the good news is that it is so easy to land so there is no reason to bounce.
Steve.
G-IINI
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From: owner-rv9-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv9-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Bobdeva@aol.com
Subject: RV9-List: Re: RV9-List Digest:1 nose gear
--> RV9-List message posted by: Bobdeva@aol.com
Steve
Van's letter addresses the distance between the NOSE STRUT AXLE and the
ground, not the wheel axle. I happen to agree with Van's that you cannot
design
anything, especially a nose gear that is fool-proof and fail-proof. I've
seen a
lot of collapsed nose gears over the years and almost all were a result of
pilot abuse. The most by far are bounced landings and the pilot allowed the
nose
to drop. And some where they just landed it on the nose. And of course there
were a few where the pilot took a short excursion through a ditch or a
frozen
snow bank. A very small percentage were a result of linkage or unabused
structural failure.
Bob
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