---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith601-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 04/13/10: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:01 AM - Re: Nose Gear (Mark Hubelbank) 2. 07:54 AM - Re: Nose Gear (Bryan Martin) 3. 08:51 AM - Re: Nose Gear (fritz) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:01:08 AM PST US From: Mark Hubelbank Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: Nose Gear Chuck, Although most have found the extra friction acceptable, it is still higher than production aircraft plane I have flown. I find it to be marginal to make really nice smooth rudder corrections, not impossible, just not as nice as the other extreme (a Grumman AA-5). Note that when you tighten the rudder cables the friction will increase some more. Be sure the two half's of the bearing block are not too tight. Also you need to lubricate the block. This is another thing I never liked, having exposed grease in the engine compartment. Not much we can do about it. After I get the plane back together, I am going to be looking for nice ways to reduce the friction as seen in flight. >> Guys, >> I added the shock cord to the nose gear leg today and I am wondering >> why it is so difficult to move the rudder pedals. The shock cord >> holds the gear very tightly into the V groove in the Nylon block. I >> can see that once the engine weight is added it will take some of the >> pull out of the cord. It seams to me that it might be OK on the >> ground but in the air it will be very hard to move the rudder. Am I >> missing something here? >> Chuck Dean >> Ch650 >> >> ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:54:58 AM PST US Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: Nose Gear From: Bryan Martin Don't forget that the rudder cables will loosen significantly with weight on the nose gear. The tension should be set with the nose wheel off the ground. I originally set my cable tension with weight on the nose wheel, after I properly set it with no weight on the wheel, it took a lot less effort to move the rudder in flight. Now on the ground, my rudder cables are almost slack. On Apr 13, 2010, at 8:59 AM, Mark Hubelbank wrote: > > Chuck, > Although most have found the extra friction acceptable, it is still higher than production aircraft plane I have flown. I find it to be marginal to make really nice smooth rudder corrections, not impossible, just not as nice as the other extreme (a Grumman AA-5). Note that when you tighten the rudder cables the friction will increase some more. > Be sure the two half's of the bearing block are not too tight. Also you need to lubricate the block. This is another thing I never liked, having exposed grease in the engine compartment. Not much we can do about it. > After I get the plane back together, I am going to be looking for nice ways to reduce the friction as seen in flight. > > >>> Guys, >>> I added the shock cord to the nose gear leg today and I am wondering why it is so difficult to move the rudder pedals. The shock cord holds the gear very tightly into the V groove in the Nylon block. I can see that once the engine weight is added it will take some of the pull out of the cord. It seams to me that it might be OK on the ground but in the air it will be very hard to move the rudder. Am I missing something here? >>> Chuck Dean >>> Ch650 >>> >>> > > > > > -- Bryan Martin N61BM, CH 601 XL, RAM Subaru, Stratus redrive. do not archive. ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:51:24 AM PST US From: "fritz" Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: Nose Gear I build mine without the "V" notch for 2 reasons: 1) lowers the resistance 2) I don't like the way the "V" notch makes the lower plate flex when turning the nose gear left and right. (note. then bungee isn't the one that gives, it is the bottom plate Fritz --- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Martin" Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 10:54 AM Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: Nose Gear > > > Don't forget that the rudder cables will loosen significantly with weight > on the nose gear. The tension should be set with the nose wheel off the > ground. I originally set my cable tension with weight on the nose wheel, > after I properly set it with no weight on the wheel, it took a lot less > effort to move the rudder in flight. Now on the ground, my rudder cables > are almost slack. > > > On Apr 13, 2010, at 8:59 AM, Mark Hubelbank wrote: > >> >> Chuck, >> Although most have found the extra friction acceptable, it is still >> higher than production aircraft plane I have flown. I find it to be >> marginal to make really nice smooth rudder corrections, not impossible, >> just not as nice as the other extreme (a Grumman AA-5). Note that when >> you tighten the rudder cables the friction will increase some more. >> Be sure the two half's of the bearing block are not too tight. Also >> you need to lubricate the block. This is another thing I never liked, >> having exposed grease in the engine compartment. Not much we can do about >> it. >> After I get the plane back together, I am going to be looking for nice >> ways to reduce the friction as seen in flight. >> >> >>>> Guys, >>>> I added the shock cord to the nose gear leg today and I am wondering >>>> why it is so difficult to move the rudder pedals. The shock cord holds >>>> the gear very tightly into the V groove in the Nylon block. I can see >>>> that once the engine weight is added it will take some of the pull out >>>> of the cord. It seams to me that it might be OK on the ground but in >>>> the air it will be very hard to move the rudder. Am I missing something >>>> here? >>>> Chuck Dean >>>> Ch650 >>>> >>>> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Bryan Martin > N61BM, CH 601 XL, > RAM Subaru, Stratus redrive. > do not archive. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message zenith601-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Zenith601-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/zenith601-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/zenith601-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.