Any aircraft undercarriage or mechanical item for that matter will fail if impacted with enough force; damage to the mono undercarriage from excessive side loaded touchdowns can be mitigated by sever
The aero model is now complete, with individual split control surfaces... Today saw a bit more final detail added to the aero model to prepare for another round of tests in the digital wind tunnel...
Hi Ron, thanks for your request regarding door warping... to be straight up its not an issue i have time to sit and examine; my time is constantly truly limited. The CAD testing calls for a non dynam
The best and simplest solution ever for this type of hatch can be found on the rear window of the Hillman Imp produced by Rootes Group Scotland 1961-1976; had a few for 25 years and never had a failu
Did what is supposed to be done with a europa; got in it and flew the thing... flew it three days out of seven and enjoyed every minute of the near perfect conditions this week for a fly up and down
After flying a circuit to the opposite end of the field for saturday coffee club followed by a fast taxi back to the hangar this morning, couldn't resist pulling off the inspection hatch to have a cl
It wouldnt at all be surprising to find John had dealt with tube crush as well by fitting a sufficient sleeve inside the cross tube. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic
Sometimes i like the mic on the right side, and sometimes its on the left :) Depends what the first morning coffee is like :) Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=
Wishing everyone a great Festivas for this year; its been a great 12 months! Some illustrations to print off and stick on the wall!! Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic
After a bit of fluffing around turning a $19.95 pair of crimping pliers into a $700 pair the week has ended with the AV-30 beaming forth its presence from the instrument panel upon the eve of the mig
Flew it again!!! Check flight for the new AV-30... Love it, it's an awesome bit of kit... Hate the connector on the back, but the gauge itself is awesome... Ready to fly it again!!! Read this topic o
Home alone... 6.00am daily inspection for a 7.00am ramp; no clouds, no wind, no aircraft, no parachutes, no people... lazy departure off 23 with an early low level turn to the left toward the eastern
Neither Vy or Vx... 75kt is my loiter speed in calm air; flaps and undercarriage retracted.. setting the rpm at 3900 the aircraft will tootle along happily once trimmed; at 3800rpm it will tootle alo
Thanks and noted Peter... After spending an entire lifetime pulling stuff apart and analysing cause and effect of mechanical component failure i'm totally unconvinced on this argument often presented
Totally agree with the article... give me 12 or 36 cylinders any day of the week... and this article is exactly why engine rpm frequency is mentioned in my above commentary. In simple terms the enlig
Awesome!! Unfortunately i was not lucky enough to know whether i ever did meet him personally... i know of a few people that did though. He was a very unique person... while i was playing with vintag
The washers are there to preload the slipper clutch. Go read the book... Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=509799#509799
Which spring set are we talking about here? set 3 or 4? image attached... Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=509803#509803 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.c
Yes that makes sense of the madness employed... And yes the dogs will wear out at some stage one way or the other; or cone spring will crack and fail just like in a mercedes transmission... Read this