REFLECTOR: Shimmy

KMis178813 at aol.com KMis178813 at aol.com
Thu Feb 19 18:16:44 CST 2009


Wasn't this whole airplane thing started by a couple of bicycle makers?  Good 
luck David I hope you do find the fix and let us all know.
    Ken
 
 
In a message dated 2/19/2009 6:49:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
ullman at robustdecisions.com writes:

I am  glad I started this discussion as it has been enlightening.  I  haven't
had time this week to do the technical reading that I promised,  yet.
However, a couple of comments. 

1) I suspect that there is such  inconsistency in people's results because
each airplane is bent  differently.  If the nose strut is a few degrees out
of vertical as  seen from the front, then this will exacerbate the shimmy.
2) I think the  front wheel lock is a fix for the symptoms rather than the
cause and thus I  probably wont put one my plane unless I get it bent and
nothing else  works.
3) I believe that the wide foot print of the tire, does not  help.

Finally, I used to design and manufacture recumbent bicycles  (BikeE brand).
If you don't do the front end geometry right on a bicycle  people have in the
past added springs or dampers. These were hacks at the  symptoms rather than
the cause.  You can make any bike handle well or  poorly with fairly small
changes.  I want to look into this  further.

More after I read some technical papers to see what I can  learn. 

David G. Ullman PhD ME
Robust  Decisions
ullman at robustdecisions.com
541-754-3609

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Message:  1
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:36:18 -0800
From:  <aminetech at bluefrog.com>
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: wheel shimmy
To:  Velocity <velocityxl at fastmail.fm>, "Velocity Aircraft Owners  and
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--- velocityxl at fastmail.fm  wrote:



So what you are saying is the Sticktion is what we are  fighting  right.
So if we over come this then we would not need toe  Hydraulic dampener?

That will help.  However, the friction system  produces constant force
independent of the pivoting speed, while the  hydraulic dampener produces
higher force the faster the wheel is pivoting,  which is what you want.  It
will pivot easier at slow speeds for  turning and not pivot as easy at high
pivot speeds, such as during  shimmying.

John
Ron


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To: "Velocity Aircraft  Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Thursday,  February 19, 2009 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: wheel  shimmy


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Message:  2
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:38:05 -0800
From:  <aminetech at bluefrog.com>
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: wheel shimmy
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Thanks, Dave.  I have the spacer and  will look into the thicker washers.

John

---  davedent at comcast.net wrote:

From: <davedent at comcast.net>
To:  "Velocity" <velocityxl at fastmail.fm>,         "Velocity Aircraft Owners
and Builders list"  <reflector at tvbf.org>
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: wheel shimmy
Date:  Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:48:02 -0800

Just a input here related to nose gear  shimmy.  I have found that on a 
number of the nose gear struts that  have come out of the factory the threads

on the end of the shaft are  too long.  Or there are too many.  So make sure 
that none of the  thread can get into the bushing area.  If they do the 
threads get  transferred to the bushing and the bushing is no longer a pivot 
but a jack  screw.  With weight on it, it can't pivot.  It can only go up or  
down.
Also if you have the lighter weight beveled washers they have a  spacer 
inside of them to make up side clearance.  When they are  compressed to the 
14+lbs you could be trying to compress the spacer and  not the washers.  I 
found this out the hard way when every time I  went to fly, I found the 
tension had loosened.  After I changed out  to thicker washers the problem 
went away because the spacer was no longer  needed.  So before further flight

make sure that the spacer is not  being compressed, this is the piece of 
tubing between the ID of the  washers and the strut.  With the lighter 
washers they can compress to  a point that you are now bottoming the washers 
and now trying to compress  the spacer.  Then the washers become useless.
Dave
N32XL
-----  Original Message ----- 
From: "Velocity"  <velocityxl at fastmail.fm>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders  list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 9:08  AM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: wheel shimmy


> :it's difficult to  get the plane exactly straight with the runway
>
> So the dampener  idea really would not solve this problem of steering 
> right?
>  Sounds like steerable nose wheel is what is really needed. I remember  some
> one had made a steerable nose wheel once using a servo  motor.
> Any idea on how it worked out?
>
> Also there is  the locking nose wheel which looks good . That way the 
>  tension
> can be quite low making steering easier?
> Still have to  stab the brakes to get it to turn though.
>
> Any one played with  changing the caster amount?
>
> Ron
>
> ----- Original  Message ----- 
> From: <aminetech at bluefrog.com>
> To:  "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list"  <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 10:49  AM
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: wheel shimmy
>
>
>>  Another issue with the tension at 14 lbs or so, is that it's difficult  to
>> get the plane exactly straight with the runway and that results  in the
>> need for braking during takeoff.  Not a good thing if  takeoff distance is
>> critical.
>>
>>  John
>>
>> --- scott at tnstaafl.net  wrote:
>>
>> From: Scott Derrick  <scott at tnstaafl.net>
>> To: Velocity  <velocityxl at fastmail.fm>,        Velocity Aircraft  Owners 
>> and
>> Builders list  <reflector at tvbf.org>
>> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: wheel  shimmy
>> Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:30:19  -0700
>>
>> Ron,
>>
>> I have about 450  hours of flying on my V.  With the bellevue washer
>>  system.
>>
>> It is adequate, but certainly not  optimal.  The problems for me are,
>>
>> 1.)  Hard  to turn. Specifically hard to break into a turn, once the
>> wheel  breaks free it turns fairly easily, leading to the next problem.
>>  The tighter you have teh bellevue washers the harder to initiate a  turn.
>>
>> 2.) In tight situations, its easy to over turn  so that the wheel is now
>> near 90 degrees and then its tough to get  it to straighten out.
>> Sometimes I've had to get out and kick the  nose tire straight before
>> continuing a  taxi.
>>
>> 3.) Bellevue's continuing tendency to loosening  up.  Even though I check
>> it before every flight I have had it  loosen up to much and then get a
>> bit of shimmy on landing, not a  good feeling, especially for passengers
>> who imagine the  worst.  As some have mentioned,  how you land and how
>>  much weight on the nose can influence if you get a shimmy or  not.
>>
>> A system that did not require constant  maintenance/attention and
>> provided easier turning would be a great  addition.  The bellevues have
>> simplicity and proven  performance on their side, which in airplanes is a
>> big big  plus.
>>
>> Scott
>>
>> Velocity  wrote:
>>> Now being on this list for over 10 years now I know  this issue keeps
>>> coming
>>> up. It  seems
>>> the answer usually goes to set the tension on the front  wheel to 14 lbs
>>> of
>>> pull or something like  that
>>> and you should not have a problem. Is this not true? I  have heard that
>>> this
>>> should be
>>>  on the preflight check list. Does this number change and really need  to
>>> be
>>> adjusted regularly?
>>> If  so maybe  we just need to find the way to get the tension to  stay
>>> within
>>> a range that  works.
>>> Or perhaps  there are people that feel that there  is a better mouse trap
>>> out
>>> there and are  working
>>> toward a simpler/ better design for the front wheel  which is great. So 
>>> is
>>> there a steering  Issue?
>>> Or is there a real problem that needs to be addressed?  Just wondering
>>> because I have not
>>> had the joy  yet of being in the front seat and seeing for my self. One 
>>>  of
>>> these days, One of these
>>>  days.
>>>
>>>  Ron
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Sid Knox"  <sbjknox at earthlink.net>
>>> To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners  and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday,  February 18, 2009 11:56 PM
>>> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: wheel  shimmy
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>  From: "Scott Derrick"  <scott at tnstaafl.net>
>>>>
>>>>>  Sid,
>>>>> Can you give an update on the damper? Working  well?
>>>>>
>>>> Working great.  Never a  hint of shimmy.  The big nut is tight only
>>>>  enough
>>>> to
>>>> take up any slack.   With damper disconnected, completely free of
>>>>  friction.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> How  many landings on the system?
>>>>>
>>>>  Several dozen since install in Spring of  2006.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Did you  ever put external stops on it so the damper wouldn't  bottom
>>>>>  out?
>>>>>
>>>> No.  I can make the  sharp 120 degree turn on the narrow taxiway leading
>>>>  to
>>>> my ramp no  problem.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Ever  miss not having a fulling castoring nose wheel?
>>>>>  Scott
>>>>>
>>>> Not yet.  I simply pick  up the nose and walk it around if needed.  With
>>>>  no
>>>> passenger(s) inside of course... its too heavy for me  otherwise.
>>>> Pushing
>>>> backwards is easier  too without the tendency for the wheel to caster
>>>>  around
>>>> backwards.
>>>>
>>>>  Sid
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Message:  3
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:39:41 -0800
From: "Al Gietzen"  <ALVentures at cox.net>
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: wheel shimmy
To:  "'Velocity'" <velocityxl at fastmail.fm>,    "'Velocity Aircraft  Owners
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So what you are saying is  the Sticktion is what we are fighting  right.
So if we over come this  then we would not need toe Hydraulic dampener?

Ron

"Sticktion"  is only part of the problem.  I find the sticktion force only
about  2-3 lbs more that the steady state.  What we want is a  freely
castoring nose wheel that does not shimmy - or as close to that as  possible.

Al




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Message:  4
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:55:50 -0700
From: Scott Derrick  <scott at tnstaafl.net>
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: wheel shimmy
To:  Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list  <reflector at tvbf.org>
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Al,

Thanks for straightening me out on  that!  Not sure where Belleville got
turned into Bellevue?  

Scott

Al Gietzen wrote:
>
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:  wheel shimmy
>
>  
>
> I'm sorry guys.  This  is killing me.  I held off as long as I could.
>
>   
>
> They are Belleville washers. 
>  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleville_washer
>
>   
>
> Whew...
>
>  
>
> Thank you;  Andy.
>
>  
>
> Although I thought Bellevue was  sort of appropriate because there is a
> mental institution  thereJ.
>
>  
>
> Al
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 19 Feb  2009 16:57:10 EST
From: KMis178813 at aol.com
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: wheel  shimmy
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After this last post (So many negative words)  I  thought I might need to 
inform some as to the operation of the  nose lock.  It was designed not as a
shimmy 
damper but to keep the  wheel pant straight in  flight. A wheel pant, even at

a slight  angle, will alter level flight  and cruise speeds. The side effect
of  
the lock, is that it stops the front  wheel/tire assembly from  starting the 
oscillation that becomes the shimmy that  some of us  know so well. The lock
is 
engaged when lined up with the  runway  for take off. Steering is not a
problem 
on take off roll and does  not  give you the over steer that you get with 
factory set up. The  lock remains  engaged for entire flight including the
landing. 
The  mains are supposed to touch  first on a landing and will straighten the  
plane before the nose ever  touches. (Anyone landing nose gear first  will
have 
other problems  besides a shimmy). Disengage the lock  when down to taxi
speeds 
and  turning becomes normal. Turning can  be made easier by loosening the 
tension  nut, just Don't forget to  engage lock for flight. CHECKLIST!
The operation does require  pilot to engage and disengage  at the proper 
times. Similar to  putting the gear up or down. Failure to put  the gear down

usually  ends up with a bad outcome. Failure to disengage the lock  should
not  
hurt anything. I have gone through several tests trying to break   these
parts. 
In the severest case the lock should break it's  mounting  screws according
to 
computer generated stress analysis.  If it's any  stronger it breaks the gear

leg-any weaker and it  just keeps breaking  off.  It's a fine line for sure.
Approximately 45 locks were sold, I don't know  how many are  flying? 
There have been 2 failures both of which were failure to   disengage for
taxing 
which led to other issues after the initial  problem.  Taking the pilot out
of the 
loop would require a  automatic engagement and make  the system way 
complicated. The lock  was only designed as a band aid for a  problem that
some of us  
already have. If anyone comes up with a better mouse  trap, I'm all  for it. 
Weight and looks were also important to me in the   design.
Some specs for anyone who cares. On a retract model,  with the  lock 
disengaged, the nose gear is full castoring as it is  now. On a fixed  gear,
the 
wheel pant limits the gear to 60  degrees in each direction (120  total). On
a SE, 
This angle will  let you turn a 180 on a 17ft wide  taxiway. Turning that
hard  
pivots on the inside main tire without it  even turning.   

Ken Mishler
N2087M SUV FG 200hp  750hrs
N173EX 173 SE RG 300hp 165hrs
N872KM  XLRG-5 Turbo 300hp Still Under Construction

Things I  don't do never seem to get done???   :)





In a  message dated 2/19/2009 1:33:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,   
scott at tnstaafl.net writes:

The  point about the bellevue  washer system and difficulty in keeping  it
straight on the runway is  that the bellevue system requires a  higher
brake pressure to get the  washer to release than to turn the wheel  after
it has released, since  your standing hard on the brake to correct a  few
degrees, once it  releases it over steers in the direction you want  to
go, then you  have to brake in the opposite direction to correct for  the
over steer  and so the zigzag ride down the runway begins!

If the  anti-shimmy  device does not have such a high breakout force you
could  gently tap  the brake and steer straight down the runway with
ease.   Well,  relative ease!

A hydraulic damper like Cessna airplanes use, also   like Sid installed on
his V,  does not have this high break out   force.  The force is the same
to pivot the wheel from a stop as  it  does after it has started moving. 

So the Cessna style damper  does  solve a lot of the problems associated
with the bellevue  system.

I  agree its not as positive as a steerable nose  wheel.  

I  personally don't like the locking nose  wheel.  I think its a  system
that inherently sets you up for an  incident as scary or damaging  than
the problem it is supposed to  cure.  Kinduv like  prescription
medications!  Forget to  unlock it before landing and you  could have an
experience much more  memorable than a nose wheel shimmy.  

Scott

Velocity  wrote:
> :it's difficult to get the plane  exactly straight with  the runway
>
> So the dampener idea really  would not solve  this problem of steering  
right?
> Sounds like  steerable  nose wheel is what is really needed. I remember
some 
> one  had  made a steerable nose wheel once using a servo motor.
> Any idea  on  how it worked out?
>
> Also there is the locking nose  wheel which  looks good . That way the 
tension 
> can be quite  low making steering  easier?
> Still have to stab the brakes to get  it to turn  though.
>
> Any one played with changing the  caster  amount?
>
> Ron
>
> ----- Original  Message -----  
> From: <aminetech at bluefrog.com>
> To:  "Velocity Aircraft  Owners and Builders list"  <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Sent: Thursday,  February 19, 2009  10:49 AM
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: wheel   shimmy
>
>
>   
>> Another issue with  the  tension at 14 lbs or so, is that it's difficult
to 
>>  get the plane  exactly straight with the runway and that results in the  
>> need for  braking during takeoff.  Not a good thing if  takeoff distance
is 

>> critical.
>>
>>  John
>>
>>  --- scott at tnstaafl.net  wrote:
>>
>> From: Scott Derrick   <scott at tnstaafl.net>
>> To: Velocity   <velocityxl at fastmail.fm>,        Velocity  Aircraft  Owners 
and 
>> Builders list  <reflector at tvbf.org>
>>  Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: wheel  shimmy
>> Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009  09:30:19  -0700
>>
>> Ron,
>>
>> I have  about  450 hours of flying on my V.  With the bellevue washer 
>>   system.
>>
>> It is adequate, but certainly not   optimal.  The problems for me are,
>>
>> 1.)   Hard  to turn. Specifically hard to break into a turn, once  the
>> wheel  breaks free it turns fairly easily, leading to the  next problem.
>>  The tighter you have teh bellevue washers the  harder to initiate a
turn.
>>
>> 2.) In tight situations,  its easy to over turn  so that the wheel is now
>> near 90  degrees and then its tough to get  it to straighten out.
>>  Sometimes I've had to get out and kick the  nose tire straight  before
>> continuing a  taxi.
>>
>> 3.)  Bellevue's continuing tendency to loosening  up.  Even though I  check
>> it before every flight I have had it  loosen up to much  and then get a
>> bit of shimmy on landing, not a  good feeling,  especially for passengers
>> who imagine the  worst.  As  some have mentioned,  how you land and how
>>  much weight  on the nose can influence if you get a shimmy or   not.
>>
>> A system that did not require constant   maintenance/attention and
>> provided easier turning would be a  great  addition.  The bellevues have
>> simplicity and  proven  performance on their side, which in airplanes is a
>>  big big  plus.
>>
>> Scott
>>
>>  Velocity  wrote:
>>     
>>> Now  being on this list  for over 10 years now I know this issue keeps  
>>>  coming
>>> up. It seems
>>> the  answer usually goes to  set the tension on the front wheel to 14  lbs

>>>  of
>>> pull or something like  that
>>> and you should  not have a problem. Is this not  true? I have heard that 
>>>  this
>>> should  be
>>> on the preflight check list.  Does this number change  and really need to

>>> be
>>>  adjusted  regularly?
>>> If so maybe  we just need to find the   way to get the tension to stay 
>>> within
>>> a  range  that works.
>>> Or perhaps  there are people that  feel that  there is a better mouse
trap 
>>>  out
>>> there and  are working
>>> toward a  simpler/ better design for the front  wheel which is great.  So
is
>>> there a steering  Issue?
>>> Or is  there a real problem that needs to be addressed?  Just  wondering
>>> because I have not
>>> had the joy   yet of being in the front seat and seeing for my self.  One
of
>>>  these days, One of these
>>>  days.
>>>
>>>   Ron
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Sid Knox"   <sbjknox at earthlink.net>
>>> To: "Velocity Aircraft  Owners  and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
>>>  Sent: Wednesday,  February 18, 2009 11:56 PM
>>> Subject: Re:  REFLECTOR: wheel   shimmy
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    
>>>> From: "Scott Derrick"   <scott at tnstaafl.net>
>>>>
>>>>    
>>>>>  Sid,
>>>>> Can you give an  update on the damper? Working   well?
>>>>>
>>>>>     
>>>> Working great.  Never a hint of   shimmy.  The big nut is tight only 
>>>>   enough
>>>> to
>>>> take up any  slack.   With damper disconnected, completely free of  
>>>>   friction.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    
>>>>> How many landings on the   system?
>>>>>
>>>>>     
>>>> Several dozen since install in Spring   of  2006.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    
>>>>> Did you ever put external  stops on it so the  damper wouldn't bottom 
>>>>>   out?
>>>>>
>>>>>        
>>>> No.  I can make the sharp 120  degree turn on  the narrow taxiway
leading 
>>>>   to
>>>> my ramp no   problem.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    
>>>>> Ever miss not having a  fulling castoring nose  wheel?
>>>>>   Scott
>>>>>
>>>>>     
>>>> Not yet.  I simply pick up the   nose and walk it around if needed.
With 
>>>>   no
>>>> passenger(s) inside of course... its too heavy for  me  otherwise. 
>>>> Pushing
>>>> backwards  is  easier too without the tendency for the wheel to  caster
>>>>  around
>>>>  backwards.
>>>>
>>>>   Sid
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