Fred,
We installed Graham's tailwheel mod on N135TD and found it too touchy for
our liking. Rather than extending the steering horn on the tailwheel, we
moved the attachment points for the tailwheel cables closer to the pivot
point on the control arm at the rear of the fuselage. Our steering
sensitivity is now similar to the factory setup, about the same as what you
would get with William's recommendation. We have had it this way for about
6 years and are happy with the performance.
Dave
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of
> Fred Klein
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 4:49 PM
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Europa-List: Singleton Tail Wheel Mod
>
>
>
> Graham et al,
>
> As I contemplate installation of this mod, I recall having the good
> fortune of meeting William Mills at Sun 'n Fun. William gave
> me a list
> of 4 things to do to ensure trouble free XS monowheel operations, one
> of which was a recommendation to change the geometry of the Steering
> Horn included with Graham's mod. I'm looking for counsel from
> anyone w/
> direct monowheel experience using the Singleton tail wheel
> mod as well
> as from Graham, the designer.
>
> The Singleton steering horn has a distance of 4" between the holes in
> the "horns". William recommended to me that I fabricate a new
> steering
> horn which spreads the horns a bit so that the distance between the
> horn-holes becomes 6".
>
> William used the term, "spread", because he was clear that
> the distance
> between the centerlines of the horn-holes and the two mounting holes
> must remain the same as that of the Singleton steering horn.
>
> I'm not clear as to just what the implications of such a change would
> be; however, William was convinced that such a change would enhance
> directional control during t/o's and land'gs. So I'm asking
> whether or
> not this is a subject with which others have grappled, and whether or
> not a definitive conclusion has been reached. (?)
>
> All comments would be much appreciated,
>
> Fred
> A194
>
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