OK Max, I've uploaded some drawings (rough) of the gear mod I'm studying into the photo section in the folder marked "Ed's A-Plane". Keep in mind that none of...
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Massimiliano Marsigli...
maxmars70
Feb 23, 2008 11:00 am
I'm having a look at it with a friend that will help me with the building (he's more knowledgeable than me luckily on this stuff). I will give you feedback in...
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Dan Leech
DANL239
Feb 23, 2008 10:13 pm
I got another e-mail from Jerry today. He passed on some additional info and a couple photo's. I have posted the photo's to the Jerry Hickey file on CHEAP2,...
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daniel_puryear
Feb 25, 2008 2:24 pm
Took a look at your sketches. About six months ago I was playing with landing stresses that I might encounter and was wondering about the Landing Gear (LG) on...
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Ed Daley
orbitpac
Feb 25, 2008 4:16 pm
Daniel, Thanks a lot for your input. I'm figuring for a max loading of about 3g (at least until I get landing proficient). That might sound high, but I can get...
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charles54456
Feb 25, 2008 6:15 pm
Hey all, I am thinking of building my wing using built up wood spars and ribs. I think this could potentially save 15 to 25 pounds of total weight and would be...
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Yves LEGRAND
aerolegray
Feb 25, 2008 6:53 pm
Hello, Nice to see a real aplane pilot report! I must apologise for all the doubt I have been expressing on this list. I am very happy you eventually found a...
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daniel_puryear
Feb 25, 2008 6:57 pm
Ed, Although I'm an engineer by training and profession, I'm quite the novice when it comes to aerodynamics and airframes. It's precisely the complexity of...
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Yves LEGRAND
aerolegray
Feb 25, 2008 8:26 pm
Dan, Do you really intend to LEARN flying with your own freshly built Aplane ? I am currently "re"building a Skyranger, which is a 3 wheel very standard 2 ...
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daveruddiman
Feb 25, 2008 8:28 pm
Hi All, I have 700 feet of 1/4 x 1/4 capstrip and 2 4'x4' pieces of 1.5mm finnish plywood. I bought it from AC Spruce to start building ribs, which I decided...
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daniel_puryear
Feb 26, 2008 1:39 am
Wooooh! Take a deep breath. If you are going to roll your own, there is an enormous amount of analysis work that goes along with the design steps needed to...
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SURFSKYGUY@...
surfskyguy
Feb 26, 2008 10:11 pm
Charles, Be careful. Many of those wood ribs only have to pass their load a relatively short distance in front of and behind a main spar, near the center of...
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Cheapaircraft@yahoogr...
Feb 28, 2008 9:57 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Cheapaircraft group. File : /Untested...
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Massimiliano Marsigli...
maxmars70
Feb 28, 2008 10:06 am
I have examined other people's ideas and, together with my partner-in-building I've set up a "new" proposal. As a matter of fact this idea is borrowed from...
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Ed Daley
orbitpac
Feb 28, 2008 6:30 pm
Max, That's the design I started with. The problem is how to hinge the brace strut behind the main hinge point. You need some fore-aft bracing to keep the gear...
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Massimiliano Marsigli...
maxmars70
Feb 28, 2008 9:03 pm
Hi Ed, thanks for the feedback. What you say is indeed sensible. But to be honest I'm not *too* worried about drag from a second horizontal tube, as the...
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Ed Daley
orbitpac
Feb 28, 2008 9:52 pm
Max, The double cross beam should work as well as having both hinges on the center line. Let me know how that goes. I haven't decided upon a spring device yet....
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No Quarter
erin_lassley
Feb 28, 2008 11:10 pm
Might I suggest the adjustable spring shocks from a mountain bike as found as walmart. Maybe too short? Erin...
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Ed Daley
orbitpac
Feb 29, 2008 12:05 am
Erin, Thanks for the tip. I think I sized them before, but they were actually too long for my design at the time. I've since lengthened the legs a bit, so I'll...
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Dan Leech
DANL239
Feb 29, 2008 12:42 am
I created a Photo Album, Dick & Mac. If ya Google them you can find a whole set of their build photo's. In the album I put a couple Pix of their way of solving...
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Dan Leech
DANL239
Feb 29, 2008 12:43 am
Sorry I put im in CHEAP2... Dan...
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No Quarter
erin_lassley
Feb 29, 2008 1:40 am
Have you been able to go and see their a-plane in person? I went there and visted them awhile back. The video is posted on youtube under affordaplane. Erin...
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Dan Leech
DANL239
Feb 29, 2008 1:47 am
Saw the video, liked it... Just builder stuff from the net... Dan...
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Robert Taylor
flydad57
Feb 29, 2008 12:32 pm
Check out the landing gear on this little folding-wing bird. Interesting suspension. http://www.culverprops.com/back-yard-ul.php Bob Taylor ... From: Dan...
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SURFSKYGUY@...
surfskyguy
Feb 29, 2008 12:54 pm
OH! That poor tailwheel !!!!!!!!!! ... From: "Ed Daley" <orbitpac@...> Max, The double cross beam should work as well as having both hinges on the center...
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Massimiliano Marsigli...
maxmars70
Feb 29, 2008 1:59 pm
Re: shocks: Given the weight, I think kart stuff as you suggest, or something from a motorbike, would be ok. I should pay visit to Ducati one of these weekends...
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Ed Daley
orbitpac
Feb 29, 2008 3:32 pm
Nice plane, Bob. Hard to tell exactly how he sprung the gear, but it looks like the curved tube does the work. However, the fuselage on this little bird is...
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Robert Taylor
flydad57
Feb 29, 2008 4:00 pm
You are right, Ed. I was just throwing the idea out there as food for thought. I never thought of using a bent tube as a spring. Bob ... From: Ed Daley To:...
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Massimiliano Marsigli...
maxmars70
Feb 29, 2008 9:38 pm
This may sound trivial for you, but I don't have a local source for inch-measured rivets (I live in Italy). These are the last items I need to choose, then I...
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Dan Leech
DANL239
Feb 29, 2008 10:30 pm
I Bought my rivets from Fastenal. Stainless Steel with Stainless Steel Mandrels. http://www.fastenal.com/ I used 1/8 Dia in 1/8 & 1/4 long and 3/16 Dia in 1/8...
