REFLECTOR: Fixed gear - Nose Gear Gusset

[nmflyer1 at aol.com]

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

Tampa, FL

Velocity 173 Elite Aircraft Completed & Flying






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



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] 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

Dennis Martin
Chevy Powered 173 Elite FG 

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All the best,
Dennis







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