REFLECTOR:Nose gear leg

[Scott]

It broke above the tube on the un-gusseted side, as that is the weakest 
point and sees the same stress as below the tube.

Scott

At 09:35 PM 1/5/2004, you wrote:
>Scott,
>
>Do you mean it broke through the weld along the top of the gusset and the
>bottom of the bolt tube?  It seems unlikely that it would shear through the
>bolt tube itself, and it would certainly not break above the bolt tube,
>since the stress there would be essentially nil.
>
>My kit arrived in November '99, and I don't have the gussets.  From your
>experience it is unclear whether there is any real advantage in getting the
>gusseted nose gear leg!
>
>Keith Hallsten
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Scott" <scott@tnstaafl.net>
>To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
>Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 8:01 PM
>Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Nose gear leg
>
>
> > Mine broke right above the gussets!
> >
> > At 08:45 PM 1/5/2004, you wrote:
> > >Tony,
> > >
> > >Take a look at Andy Millin's builders website at
> > >http://www.kal-soft.com/velocity/
> > >Go to photo #415; it shows the earlier "ungusseted" nose gear leg
>alongside
> > >the newer "gusseted" gear leg.
> > >
> > >Keith Hallsten
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Tony Babb" <tonybabb@alejandra.net>
> > >To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
> > >Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 11:30 AM
> > >Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:To Gas Strut or Not
> > >
> > >
> > > > I think there's also the issue of the web that was added. Is there a
>photo
> > > > available so we can see what this looks like and where it is?
> > >
> > >
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