1. I am building a motor-glider tri-gear and have been concerned about
adjustments
to the tri-gear main gear arms. Once the sockets are molded in (even assuming
I get them at the correct angle) the only way to adjust them if not correct
initially or if perchance I made a rough landing (very small probability) is
to bend the arms - this seems less than optimal. I have designed a way to adjust
the main gear arms using a larger diameter tube bonded to the the X-bracing
and then adjust the socket within this - it would be some work but would give
me the ability to adjust toe-in and toe-out and distance between the wheels.
My questions is - is alignment a real problem - in talking with Clift Shaw (who
I met in a castle in Ireland) - it appears he had a problem wearing out tires
in the first hundred and some hours - so is it worth the effort to be able
to align the main gear arms, given that the load is always different - any help
---From those that are flying trigears?
2. I am building the plane with the Hi-Top mod- but don't have the Hi-Top
bottom canoe - so I need to build up the sides (I am making this piece as per
the
factory instructions) - and need to build up the firewall also. Any sources
for fireproof resin?
3. I wanted to reinforce some areas using 2" or so strips of carbon fiber - any
sources for finished carbon fiber - I would rather not have to learn how to work
with carbon fiber cloth.
Thanks
Gary Leinberger
Lancaster, Pa.
A237
P.S. This Email has my address because I was upgrading the forum, and I stepped
on Gary's post.
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