Message-ID: <002301bf6565$af468580$1ec295cf@bill>
From: "William T Bartlett" <wtbart@olympus.net>
To: <lancair.list@olsusa.com>
References: <20000122050927.AAA11410@truman.olsusa.com>
Subject: : Re: nose gear ??
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 21:44:00 -0800
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> As you have probably noticed, Ed Sikora is selling a 'new' nose gear for
> a 2-place (235).

Ed has sold his nose gear.

I'm the only one I know that is using the old style nose gear. It is
serviceable, and can be used successfully. BUT-
If you touch the original nose gear down before the mains you will porpoise
and even worse shimmy violently  and that will probably break the nose gear
and motor mount. One builder lost his MT prop that way. Getting the attitude
just right isn't always easy. The plane is set at 2.5° +, to get more prop
clearance, when at rest. With  the weight off the nose gear the + attitude
must be more pos. and the 235 is in a pretty flat angle, when coming down,
until you get ground effect. Also, to keep prop clearance, you have to
constantly add spacers under the rubber shock mounts or replace them.
I have not changed because I don't want to do the retrofit work and the new
gear costs an autopilot or 1/5 an MT prop which I would rather have.
Bill N7WB

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