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Re: Tailwheel spring/arm set up

Subject: Re: Tailwheel spring/arm set up
From: Roger.Mills@btinternet.com
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 10:52:42
>I found the same (7 plies needed and a longer bolt) - 
the key thing is to ensure the vertical dimension from 
fuselage to spring end is accurate otherwise the deck 
angle will be wrong.
Regards
Roger Mills
G-BVUV


Hey All,
>
>In the process of setting up my tailwheel spring/arm 
and have a question.
>
>I've set up per manual - 235mm below bottom of 
fuselage, my hole through the
>sternpost is in the right place (1"/25mm above fuse 
skin), and spring tang
>hole is almost exactly at the specified distance from 
sternpost front face.
>
>Manual suggests you will need "about 5" 3mm ply/2 
ply bid layers to build up
>the mounting pad, leaving some space for mounting 
plate.  My calculations
>show that I will need almost twice that.  Probably not a 
big issue but just
>curious if anyone else has run into the same.
>
>Emmet Welch
>A141 Mono XS
>
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