REFLECTOR: Nose Collapse

[Ron Brown]

The Firefly is the Fixed Gear Twin Tail Velocity.

Another news account said he had a terrible vibration after take off, 
decided to land and found the nose wheel covers had come loose.  So he 
removed them, started to depart again and the nose fork broke.  Sounds like 
some shimmy damage?  or perhaps just too much weight as you suggested Scott.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Derrick" <scott at tnstaafl.net>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 10:28 AM
Subject: REFLECTOR: Nose Collapse


>I read in AvWeb that Gus McLeod's FireFly collapsed the nose gear.
>
> Does it have the standard retract system as other Std Velocity's?
>
> Isn't he also way over gross on these around the Pole flights?  Anybody 
> know by how much.
>
> Scott
>
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