REFLECTOR: Shimmy

[Alex Balic]

So the stabilizer limits the deflection to 45 degrees each side of center-
would that be a problem when say turning the plane around prior to run-up or
similar situations where I would guess that the wheel wants to caster more
than that?

 

From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of David Rene Dugas
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 9:11 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Shimmy

 

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



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





Rene' Dugas
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