X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 08:24:17 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from xproxy.gmail.com ([66.249.82.195] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c2) with ESMTP id 719737 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:44:29 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.249.82.195; envelope-from=limadelta@gmail.com Received: by xproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id i31so2539766wxd for ; Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:43:44 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=Rgv9eN/bE0ilCLoMAN6Y/yD6jwVPQXpsw7oDUk3+m7acqr8xWfwDaMCG0nq7Ks+aM/C0JvsKW+F3Al4g5pKdk61gbsiEZho3XXR4EdyTby+I7H1i0fVZdUrxRJG+yJLfCcarvhMOEtpyaljlV6NoQC5E3oUhs/hAkzqwrbvXJyo= Received: by 10.70.72.16 with SMTP id u16mr12039wxa; Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:43:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.70.71.14 with HTTP; Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:43:44 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:43:44 -0400 From: Dan O'Brien Reply-To: limadelta@gmail.com X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: Re: [LML] landing speeds,tire pressures In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_4860_15745364.1126565024045" References: ------=_Part_4860_15745364.1126565024045 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline The notion that having more surface area on the ground increases friction= =20 and should dampen shimmy makes sense to me --- friction induced dampening.= =20 Yet, others say increasing the pressure makes shimmy go away. What gives? The apparently black art nature of this beast called shimmy is very=20 frustrating. Could it be that changes either up or down in pressure from=20 shimmy-prone pressures change the oscillation frequency so as to avoid=20 hitting the frequency that develops into shimmy? There must be answers to these questions. Baffled. On 9/12/05, ken C wrote: >=20 > I was told when building my 360 to keep tire pressure in the nose gear=20 > between 28&32 ibs.In my E.S. I put max.35 lbs.and have never had a proble= m=20 > in shimmy or tire wear.It only makes sense the more friction on the runwa= y=20 > the less chance of shimmy.55lbs is way to much. > In my E.S. I try to have 80kts fence speed.Makes for smoother=20 > touchdowns.On short field 70kts and it will settle much faster.I very=20 > seldom use full flaps. > I also noticed in the brochure stall speeds @ 57 m.p.h.And my stalls were= =20 > indicating 57kts.I installed stall strips,and get a tad indication before= =20 > brake,which I must admit is very mild.I can hold the stall for a long tim= e=20 > with rudder.The diff.between clean and dirty is minimal. > Ken Covington E.S. N550kb > ------=_Part_4860_15745364.1126565024045 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline The notion that having more surface area on the ground increases friction and should dampen shimmy makes sense to me --- friction induced dampening.  Yet, others say increasing the pressure makes shimmy go away.  What gives?

The apparently black art nature of this beast called shimmy is very frustrating.  Could it be that changes either up or down in pressure from shimmy-prone pressures change the oscillation frequency so as to avoid hitting the frequency that develops into shimmy?

There must be answers to these questions.

Baffled.

On 9/12/05, ken C <kbcov@= northlink.com> wrote:
I was told when building my 360 t= o keep tire=20 pressure in the nose gear between 28&32 ibs.In my E.S. I put max.35 lbs= .and=20 have never had a problem in shimmy or tire wear.It only makes sense the mor= e=20 friction on the runway the less chance of shimmy.55lbs is way to=20 much.
In my E.S. I try to have 80kts fence s= peed.Makes=20 for smoother touchdowns.On short field 70kts and it will settle much faster= .I=20 very seldom use full flaps.
I also noticed in the brochure stall s= peeds @ 57=20 m.p.h.And my stalls were indicating 57kts.I installed stall strips,and get = a tad=20 indication before brake,which I must admit is very mild.I can hold the stal= l for=20 a long time with rudder.The diff.between clean and dirty is=20 minimal.
Ken Covington  E.S. =20 N550kb

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