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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] RV question
From: David Leonard <wdleonard@gmail.com>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Joe,
your friend should talk to some RV guys.  We are everywhere.  Lots of info
about gear legs in some of the archives of the rv matronics list, the rv
forum, and on vans website.

most 4 and 6 gear legs are wrapped with wood and fiberglass (instructions in
the plans), but it is not for springiness, but shimmy while taxiing.   The
4/6 gear legs are a little springy, but not excess.  If he really thinks it
was excessive, there could be something wrong with some part of the system
(like the engine mount).  Otherwise, it could be unfamiliarity with the
aircraft...  not difficult, but significantly different from a c172.

-- 
David Leonard

Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net
http://RotaryRoster.net


On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 3:06 PM, josrph berki <jskmberki@windstream.net>wrote:

> My friend just made first flight in a RV4 with a Lycoming.  He said that
> the
> main gear is too springy and he had wrapped it with fiberglass.
>
> Do you stiffen the gear with wraps of carbon fiber?
>
> what kind of resin?  Other solutions?
>
> He said it bounces a lot on landing
>
> Joe Berki
> Limo Ez
>
>
> --
> Homepage:  http://www.flyrotary.com/
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<div>Joe,</div>
<div>your friend should talk to some RV guys.=A0 We are everywhere.=A0 Lots=
 of info about gear legs in some of the archives of the rv matronics list, =
the rv forum, and on vans website.=A0 </div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>most 4 and 6 gear legs are wrapped with wood and fiberglass (instructi=
ons in the plans), but it is not for springiness, but shimmy while taxiing.=
=A0=A0 The 4/6 gear legs are a little springy, but not excess.=A0 If he rea=
lly thinks it was excessive, there could be something wrong with some part =
of the system (like the engine mount).=A0 Otherwise, it could be unfamiliar=
ity with the aircraft...=A0 not difficult, but significantly different from=
 a c172.</div>

<div>=A0</div>
<div>-- <br>David Leonard<br><br>Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY<br><a href=3D"http:=
//N4VY.RotaryRoster.net">http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net</a><br><a href=3D"htt=
p://RotaryRoster.net">http://RotaryRoster.net</a><br><br><br></div>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 3:06 PM, josrph berki <s=
pan dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jskmberki@windstream.net">jskmberki@w=
indstream.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0=
px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">My friend just made first flight=
 in a RV4 with a Lycoming. =A0He said that the<br>main gear is too springy =
and he had wrapped it with fiberglass.<br>
<br>Do you stiffen the gear with wraps of carbon fiber?<br><br>what kind of=
 resin? =A0Other solutions?<br><br>He said it bounces a lot on landing<br><=
br>Joe Berki<br>Limo Ez<br><font color=3D"#888888"><br><br>--<br>Homepage: =
=A0<a href=3D"http://www.flyrotary.com/" target=3D"_blank">http://www.flyro=
tary.com/</a><br>
Archive and UnSub: =A0 <a href=3D"http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/fl=
yrotary/List.html" target=3D"_blank">http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists=
/flyrotary/List.html</a><br></font></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"=
><br>

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