to choose...further question..
The combination spring / bungee approach sounds like a great solution.
Can't agree about the weight though. Our group converted out mono to a
trike, adding 23 pounds / 10kg. A Hoffmann C/S prop added another 5 kg (
over a warp drive).
Dave
On 25/08/2008, Karl Heindl <kheindl@msn.com> wrote:
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> Kevin,
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> The springs didn't work for me. My bungee had been mounted for about 7
> years (never gave any trouble) it seemed an excellent idea to switch to the
> springs.
> It really dpends which fields you are operating from. I am based at a
> fairly bumpy grass field, and the springs turn the aircraft into a bucking
> bronco. Especially on landing, unless you push the stick forward,
> the nose can oscillate to the point where control could be lost by an
> inexperienced pilot.
> A bungee is far better for absorbing shock and much more forgiving.
> So I recently changed back, but had a problem with getting the bungee as
> tight as I had before, and I now have what to me is the ideal solution: a
> spring on one side and a bungee on the other side, plus the safety cable. I
> should mention one incident with the new bungee, where the safety cable cut
> through two strands of the bungee, with the safety cable sving me from a
> prop strike. So now I have all the safety plus the comfort.
> If you are not operating on rough terrain, then you shouldn't have to worry
> with the springs.
>
> Regarding mono versus trigear, someone mentioned the better cruise
> performance of the mono. Perhaps there is a small advantage but note that it
> was a trigear that has flown around the world a couple of times, with very
> economical fuel consumption and a basic 912. It also made more 'local'
> flights from CA to Alaska and the Bahamas.
> The weight advantage is also theoretical. I noticed that some of the more
> recent monos came in with a higher weight than my tri.
>
> Karl
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> > From: ksiggery@mac.com
> > To: europa-list@matronics.com
> > Subject: Re: Europa-List: Mono or Tri-Gear, what to choose?Mono or
> Tri-Gear, what to choose...further question..
> > Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:17:09 +0100
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> > kind of a corollary to the question; assuming you then have a tri-gear
> > (as we do; G-ROOV) what is the opinion of people when considering the
> > bungee nosewheel system compared to the spring system? (we have a
> > bungee but are thinking of changing).
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