tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416976019310059172.post3748285921409983156..comments2024-03-03T05:25:14.284-08:00Comments on The Long EZ Build: Nose wheel casting installationAryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914208726502866360noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416976019310059172.post-87812034203643093412014-06-02T09:01:12.695-07:002014-06-02T09:01:12.695-07:00Thanks Tango Charlie!
The foot is meant to help m...Thanks Tango Charlie!<br /><br />The foot is meant to help minimize damage in the event of a wheels-up landing. The fuselage nose will have a bumper (the size of a hockey puck) that gets attached to the bottom of the F1-3 bulkhead - this bumper is what contacts the ground when the plane is parked (not the wheel foot).<br /><br />However, I'm not sure if the foot was tested to see if it would actually come in contact with the ground before the nose with the extended nose mod.<br /><br />Any who, this is what came in Jack Wilhelmson's kit so that's what I'm installing for now. If later I see it makes no sense to have the foot rest, I will probably replace it with the original flat panel plate. Aryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914208726502866360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416976019310059172.post-16429742547050097532014-06-01T13:38:27.878-07:002014-06-01T13:38:27.878-07:00Yay for Mom! :)
I like the simple solution of a sh...Yay for Mom! :)<br />I like the simple solution of a shim that you came up with for your problem. I notice that it only helps put a little more caster angle on the nosewheel with it in the extended position, which probably is not a bad thing. Thanks for sharing the snags you run into along the way, and the way you overcome them.<br />What is the purpose of the foot? Is that what contacts the ground when the plane is parked?Tango Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14316182435389548280noreply@blogger.com