REFLECTOR: Shimmy

[David Rene Dugas]

Mark,

http://www.scottsperformance.com/litrack/257.pdf

One can read about it here.  FYI

Rene'



On Sep 9, 2012, at 6:46 PM, Mark Magee wrote:

> Renee,
> Keep us posted. I saw it down at the factory, but didn't get to discuss the mechanics of how it does what it does. Almost looks like a counter weight. My shimmy is gone after much trouble earlier. But as you mentioned it seems to return within the community.
> I hope this device is the end of it forever: even with an out of balance wheel, out of round tire etc.
> 
> Mark B. Magee
> N34XL
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> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 4:32 PM, David Rene Dugas <renedugas at gmail.com> wrote:
> Just got my Dampier back and mounted. Looks real cute. Easy taxi now. Thought some might wish to zoom in on the tire to see how violent a shimmy can be. All the cross hatching is result of recent mild shimmy. 35# pressure in tire and 15 # of tension measured with a fish gage just before flight. Solo flight, 3/4 fuel, smooth runway. Slight cross wind crab corrected well I thought. 600 hrs in Velocity.
> Those who have not had a bad one beware it is violent. Not like a Cessna.
> Rene
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> Rene' Dugas
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