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 Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:03 am Post subject: Background - James Aircraft 6/7/8/9 mainwheel pant as RV10 |
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Here's the background as I see it......
There have been a number of 'A' series aircraft that have nosed-over due to the nosewheel getting caught on something. Not gonna go in to who, what, when, where, why, or how in this discussion. Van's came up with a new leg, then a new fork. Some folks here in the US have modified a 10 nosewheel fork to fit the 6/7/8/9 nosegear leg. There is at least one builder in the UK that has designed and built a new nosewheel fork that fits the 6/7/8/9 nosegear leg. The purpose of these has been to get a larger tire up front and raise the height of the fork attach nut such that the potential for 'stubbing the toe' has been significantly reduced.
In my case, the 6A already has a nose-high attitude which is accentuated by putting a larger nosewheel up front - so I went one size larger on my main tires, giving me a 6x6 size tire on the stock 5x5 rims.
The Sam James mainwheel pants for the 6/7/8/9 are nice looking and aerodynamic and they don't make a pant for the 10 nosewheel - the 6/7/8/9 mainwheels are the same size as the 10 nosewheel so it would seem to be a good match.
Hope this helps.
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