| Subject: | RE: Europa-List: Mono or Tri-Gear, what to choose?Mono or Tri-Gear, what |
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| From: | Karl Heindl <kheindl@msn.com> |
| Date: | Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:19:04 |
Dave=2C I know=2C that a given Europa will weigh more with the trigear=2C but all E uropas differ greatly in overall weight=2C depending on equipment and optio ns=2C the original Classics being the lightest. Karl<html><div></div> Date: Mon=2C 25 Aug 2008 21:35:12 +0200From: wooburnaviation@googlemail.com what to choose?Mono or Tri-Gear=2C what to choose...further question.. The combination spring / bungee approach sounds like a great solution. Ca n't agree about the weight though. Our group converted out mono to a trike =2C adding 23 pounds / 10kg. A Hoffmann C/S prop added another 5 kg ( over a warp drive). Dave On 25/08/2008=2C Karl Heindl <kheindl@msn.com> wrote: Kevin=2C The springs didn't work for me. My bungee had been mounted for abo ut 7 years (never gave any trouble) it seemed an excellent idea to switch t o the springs.It really dpends which fields you are operating from. I am ba sed at a fairly bumpy grass field=2C and the springs turn the aircraft into a bucking bronco. Especially on landing=2C unless you push the stick forwa rd=2Cthe nose can oscillate to the point where control could be lost by an inexperienced pilot.A bungee is far better for absorbing shock and much mor e forgiving.So I recently changed back=2C but had a problem with getting th e bungee as tight as I had before=2C and I now have what to me is the ideal solution: a spring on one side and a bungee on the other side=2C plus the safety cable. I should mention one incident with the new bungee=2C where th e safety cable cut through two strands of the bungee=2C with the safety cab le sving me from a prop strike. So now I have all the safety plus the comfo rt.If you are not operating on rough terrain=2C then you shouldn't have to worry with the springs. Regarding mono versus trigear=2C someone mentioned the better cruise performance of the mono. Perhaps there is a small advanta ge but note that it was a trigear that has flown around the world a couple of times=2C with very economical fuel consumption and a basic 912. It also made more 'local' flights from CA to Alaska and the Bahamas.The weight adva ntage is also theoretical. I noticed that some of the more recent monos cam e in with a higher weight than my tri. Karl <html><div></div>> From : ksiggery@mac.com> To: europa-list@matronics.com> Subject: Re: Europa-List : Mono or Tri-Gear=2C what to choose?Mono or Tri-Gear=2C what to choose...f urther question..> Date: Mon=2C 25 Aug 2008 09:17:09 +0100> > --> Europa-Li st message posted by: Kevin Siggery <ksiggery@mac.com>> > kind of a corolla ry to the question=3B assuming you then have a tri-gear > (as we do=3B G-RO OV) what is the opinion of people when considering the > bungee nosewheel s ystem compared to the spring system? (we have a > bungee but are thinking o f changing).> ==================== => _======================= => > > |
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