REFLECTOR: Fixed gear - Nose Gear Gusset

Scott Derrick scott at tnstaafl.net
Mon Jun 1 07:37:04 CDT 2009


This problem was talked to death a couple years ago.  Factory
recommended everybody upgrade to the new gusseted gear.   It was a kit
plan change also.

Are these old pictures jim?

Scott

Jim Agnew wrote:
> Attached are pictures of my nose gear without gussets that cracked the
> ears off and spun the nose gear 180 degrees pulling the gear bushing
> out of the keel.
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> James F. Agnew
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> Jim_Agnew_2 at Yahoo.Com <mailto:Jim_Agnew_2 at Yahoo.Com>
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> Tampa, FL
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> Velocity 173 Elite Aircraft Completed & Flying
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> *From:* Tom Tolton <tjtolton at charter.net>
> *To:* Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 28, 2009 9:48:10 AM
> *Subject:* Re: REFLECTOR: Fixed gear - Nose Gear Gusset
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> Dennis, 
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> Thanks for sharing your experience with the crack in the nose gear
> cross-bar.  I am building an XLFG -5 and so your comments are relevant
> to me. I am very early in the building game but  would like to
> purchase the substitute shock absorber.   Do you know the exact part
> number from Advanced Antivibration Components?
>
>  
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> *From:* reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]
> *On Behalf Of *Dennis Martin
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 27, 2009 7:08 PM
> *To:* Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> *Subject:* REFLECTOR: Fixed gear - Nose Gear Gusset
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>
> *Just wondering if any fixed gear pilots have had a problem with the
> cross bar at the top of the gear strut. I talked with Scott Swing
> yesterday - he has observed only one example with the cross bar
> showing a "crack." Since I've already got my strut removed to add the
> new rubber shock absorber, I'll probably go ahead and add the gussets.
> If anyone wants to see a photo, Jorge Bujanda has the mod on his web site.
>
> **Click on number 4 to see the mod with gussets. Great welding job!*
>
> http://www.jbujanda.com/ConProjects.html#NOSEGEAR
> *
> Dennis Martin
> Chevy Powered 173 Elite FG
> *
> -- 
> All the best,
> Dennis
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