REFLECTOR: Re: Toe Brakes

[Greg Poole]

Yer a great "leveller" Jim - you'd go down well down here!

Greg in Sydney.

...so gryo isn't GRow Yer Own?!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Sower" <canarder at frontiernet.net>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at awpi.com>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Re: Toe Brakes


> <... ring gear attached to a gryo device for shimmy control ...>
> Some poor benighted souls  that can't master the ring gear -  gyro 
> technology eliminate shimmy the hard way:  They balance the nose wheel 
> and adjust the torque on the fork mounting bolt.  Poor dumb bastards 
> don't even know what they're missing.
> Ain't sophisticated high technology grand? .... Jim S.
> 
> 
> John Dibble wrote:
> 
> >I was thinking about a ring gear attached to a gryo device for shimmy control.  I
> >think if the shimmy problem can be solved then a steerable nose may not be needed
> >because friction will no longer be needed.  Although my V pulls to the right on
> >take-off roll, but maybe this is a fixable brake issue.
> >
> >John
> >
> >Brian Michalk wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>I have two options.
> >>
> >>Electric sure is easy, and simple for me.  I could integrate pressure
> >>sensors into the existing nylaflow lines to direct the wheel direction.
> >>However, it is electric.  And probably lighter ... maybe.
> >>
> >>The other solution is a pair of small slave pistons that turn the wheel.
> >>The problem is limited travel authority, and a release mechanism so that the
> >>wheel can caster 360 degrees.  I have plans drawn up that do just this, but
> >>it's more of an experiment than going the electric way.  I could also use a
> >>planetary gear that would give me more travel authority, and this was would
> >>be preferrable, but I have not been able to find any sources of internal
> >>ringed gears for the outer ring of the planetary gear.  The closest I have
> >>found is Berg.
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: reflector-bounces at awpi.com [mailto:reflector-bounces at awpi.com]On
> >>>Behalf Of aminetech at bluefrog.com
> >>>Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 7:43 PM
> >>>To: reflector at tvbf.org
> >>>Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: Re: Toe Brakes
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>That's a great idea.  It might also fix the shimmy problem.
> >>>
> >>>John
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>How about a steerable nosewheel?
> >>>>I drew up plans for a hydraulically steered wheel that would interface
> >>>>to two two-stage master brake cylinders.  It would allow full castoring
> >>>>when the brakes are not applied.  It would move the positon of the wheel
> >>>>relative to the displacement of the rudder pedals.
> >>>>
> >>>>One of these days when I have absolutely nothing to do, I might get
> >>>>around to working on it.
> >>>>I designed it to retrofit to the existing nose wheel strut.  It would be
> >>>>easier for the retract guys than it would for the fixed gear guys.  It
> >>>>may require some extra fairing.
> >>>>  -----Original Message-----
> >>>>  From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]On
> >>>>Behalf Of NMFlyer1 at aol.com
> >>>>  Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 3:03 PM
> >>>>  To: reflector at tvbf.org
> >>>>  Subject: REFLECTOR: Re: Toe Brakes
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>  Does the toe brake mod help with rudder travel issues? It sounds like
> >>>>they
> >>>>would be a seperate animal once the toe brakes were installed. I just
> >>>>may have to swap over.
> >>>>
> >>>>  Kurt Winker
> >>>>        
> >>>>
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