REFLECTOR: Nosegear Forks

[Ronnie Brown]

Hi Greg,

My understanding is that the standard forks have broken too, FG and RG.  The
FG and RG forks are the same, just drilled differently for the nose strut
attach.  The FG is drilled 90 degrees from vertical that the RG is drilled.

Ronnie


----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Poole" <gpoole at zeta.org.au>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at awpi.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 4:19 PM
Subject: REFLECTOR: Nosegear Forks


I'm curious about the fork issue .....1. were all the ones that broke
installed on the XL models or were there just as many problems for the
Standard fuselage? and...... 2. was the problem the same for FG as opposed
to RG models?

I guess a small fuselage Velocity nosewheel can hit the ground just as hard
as a large fuselage under different circumstances.

When I think of all the landings the "Lanza Special" performed as the
factory "Multicolour" trainer- especially with such a large bunch of highly
inexperienced Velocity pilots (includ'g me) .....

- not questioning the value of the new forks or my life, just curious
again....

Greg in Sydney.
Early Fork Std RG Velocity
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