larry(at)macsmachine.com
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 Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:58 am Post subject: [Possible Spam] Re: Re: Nose wheel fork failure |
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Hi Rick,
I certainly understand your perspective and for fast maneuvering on the
ground, or ease of pulling thru uneven grass or avoiding objects during
taxi, the
steering nose wheel probably has an edge. I too have flown both types
and disliked having to rev the prop to get one wheel or the other loose
from soggy
ground. The free caster nose wheel can touch down out of the line of
travel and jerk the nose with it and the same thing for steerable, but
you have to be
inattentive for that to happen. On reverse handling for the steerable
you need a tow bar. For the Zenith the strut doesn't lend any structural
advantage
to a free caster nose wheel. On the Grumman, the designers took all
structural issues into consideration to accomplish their nose gear.
Respectfully,
Larry McFarland 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com
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Rick Lindstrom wrote:
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Not to pick a fight here, Larry, but after flying close to 5000 hours in Grumman American airplanes with free castering nose gear, I have to object to your post.
Besides the obvious simplicity and ease of maintenance of the free castering design, its 180 degree pivot allows for incredibly tight turns while parking or simple maneuvering around objects. Assuming the airplane doesn't have a draggy brake on one side or the other, taxiing is a breeze with an occasional tap on the brake to maintain directional control.
The only negative I can see is replacing brake pads slightly more often, but pads are cheap and there's no linkage, springs, holes in the firewall, or any of the other hoopla associated with a steerable nosewheel. And best of all, the nose wheel alignment to the runway self corrects automatically upon landing, so any worry about side loads is moot.
Your claim that it's "a much lesser solution" needs some qualification. I'm curious, in what way?
Best,
Rick Lindstrom
ZenVair N42KP
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