vfrazier

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About vfrazier

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  • Location Mount Vernon, IN
  • Interests RVs, Rockets, taidraggers

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  1. vfrazier added a post in a topic tailwheel spring rear support   

    I'm new to this forum, and new to Avid HHs too.  I recently bought a MK IV HH that needed some love.  One of the things that had to go was the original tailwheel.  The springs were bent and the tailwheel assembly was junk.  I replaced the entire assembly with this:
     
    So far, it's had one trip up and down the runway, steers and behaves very well.  Flights will commence after the inspection and upgrades are done, and most importantly, after the brakes are fixed.  The brakes were improperly installed and the pedal geometry is all wrong... but that's a different discussion.
     
    Sharp eyed readers might notice that the new tailwheel assembly looks very much like the one that are commonly seen on Van's RVs.  It is very similar, but not the same.  I figure if the tapered spring worked well on those planes, it should be plenty strong enough for the Avid. (Yes, I understand that something else might bend, but that's why we fly experimentals, eh?)
     
    BTW, it weighs 631# on certified, calibrated scales and has a 582 BH with a Kiev prop.
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