Hi all, having been following this discussion here's my random thoughts! ASSUMING THE MECHANISM IS CONSTRUCTED AND ADJUSTED CORRECTLY then with the gear down and locked the over centre lock cannot po
Jon, I think you are on the right lines here. Although a lock is a lock it is clearly capable of being unlocked! If the plane takes off abruptly having gone over a significant bump the unloading of c
To all flying monos, Has anyone decided to renew the U/C shock cord as a timed maintenance issue? Mine is 10 years old and 1,000 plus hours, flying off rought grass strips, but still seems to functio
Hello Jon I read your post, and: "the following is pure speculation!" I am not sure that will really happen. As far as my speculation, I believe that a rammed and jammed LG08 against its stop that is
I sure bounced the hell out of some early landings with my mono till I figured it out (just get the tail down first - duh!) to the point I thought I was going to prop strike but no u/c collapse. I ha
Ron, I know of at least two monos that have ground away the front of the outrigger spat right through to the front face of the wheel fork tube and removed the head of the retaining bolt. This happens
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 10:49:20
David My conclusions are the same. The snap effect on the overcentre is dependant on the amount of overcentre, IOW if there is no overcentre there will be no tendency for it to flick undercentre when
Fellow Europaphiles (Mono believers only) I think I made the list aware of this some time back but just in case I didn't . . . Take a look at the attached photos which are self explanatory and note t
Kingsley, In those photos the mount is resting on the engine mounting points. These are offset toward the starboard side of the aircraft. I suspect that the "error" that you found is supposed to be t
Simon, You must compare BOTH photos. The frame was in the same position on the bench when both were taken. The frame was resting on the engine mounts but the purpose of photos was to show the relatio
Sorry! I see what you are getting at now. Simon _____ Simon, You must compare BOTH photos. The frame was in the same position on the bench when both were taken. The frame was resting on the engine mo
MessageAll, Is there any mono flying with fixed main gear but adjustable /moveable flaps /outriggers? If so, what is the penalty (speed, handling)? Just a thought. Personally I will definetely not tr
Message Hi Kingsley and all, I made the same measurements as you did with the same results. In my logbook I entered the "optional" mod 51 strut application on februari 2001 two years after publicatio
MessageDear raimo, Don't think you are the first of thinking that it would be better. You know that for the trikes there is an operational mode for flap setting. But we as mono's, we need our outrigg
MessageDear Karel, You can be sure I do understand we need outriggers (and full flaps) when on the ground! I meant the moment before landing, it could be possible to have graduated flaps. Let is say