KR> gear location

2014-08-15 Thread joe.kr2s.builder at juno.com
Sid,, The reason that I gave a measurment from the rear face of the main spar is because not everyone's or even maybe no one's leading edge is in the same place. There are several different airfoils around and different hands building them. But the gear axle relative to the main spar would a

KR> Gear location

2014-08-15 Thread smwood
My purpose in moving the main wheels 3 inches aft to 20 inches from the leading edge of the stub wing is to improve ground handling. The plan is to not dump on the tail when boarding or dismounting. Plus I can keep the nose wheel on the pavement on the bumpy taxiways at 2W6. Moving the main wh

KR> gear location vs. CG location

2012-03-19 Thread Larry&Sallie Flesner
At 07:33 AM 3/19/2012, you wrote: >, >where can one find the information on locating the mains vs. c.g ? >thx mike +++ In a Tony Bingelis book for one. He suggest a 15 to 25 degree angle forward of the CG location for a conventional gear.