REFLECTOR: Fixed gear - Nose Gear Gusset
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Mon Jun 1 19:13:03 CDT 2009
Kurt
Be careful about welding on the gear leg. When the factory makes or
fixes a gear leg they send it to a company who heat treats it so there should
not be any brittle stress areas. Too soft it bends too hard it breaks??? A
fine line! Always having soft landings helps a lot also!!
Ken
In a message dated 6/1/2009 12:20:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
nmflyer1 at aol.com writes:
Damn Jim,
That sure makes you want to beef things up a tad now doesn't it?
Dennis is sending me some gussets that I will install. That, along with
the new shock should help a lot.
thanks. Kurt Winker
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Agnew <jim_agnew_2 at yahoo.com>
To: Tom Tolton <tjtolton at charter.net>; Dennis Martin
<den.gayle at mediaflightplan.com>; Velocity Reflector <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Sun, 31 May 2009 5:26 pm
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Fixed gear - Nose Gear Gusset
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.
James F. Agnew
_Jim_Agnew_2 at Yahoo.Com_ (mailto:Jim_Agnew_2 at Yahoo.Com)
Tampa, FL
Velocity 173 Elite Aircraft Completed & Flying
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From: Tom Tolton <_tjtolton at charter.net_ (mailto:tjtolton at charter.net) >
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <_reflector at tvbf.org_
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Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 9:48:10 AM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Fixed gear - Nose Gear Gusset
Dennis,
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?
From: _reflector-bounces at tvbf.org_ (mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org)
[_mailto: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
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_
(http://www.jbujanda.com/ConProjects.html#NOSEGEAR)
Dennis Martin
Chevy Powered 173 Elite FG
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All the best,
Dennis
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