[Titanaircraft] Re: tail wheel

Hi Greg:

Re tail wheel mount.

See pics of the tail wheel mount I machined. The weight difference is negligible and it has been bulletproof. I machined it from a chunk of scrap aluminum. The wheel was acquired from a local supply house and was very inexpensive. It has proper bearings and is wider than the standard tail wheel so it spins up quickly.

There are times when prudence requires a slow speed approach (short field), which means that the tail wheel will contact the ground.

Best,
Larry
Best
Larry

--- In Titanaircraft@yahoogroups.com, "gregburcham18" <gregburcham18@...> wrote:
>
> Could someone please give me an alternative to the tail wheel? My tail wheel is secured via 12 aluminum rivets per side which pops right off anytime it is even slightly bumped (sometimes I don't even know it is gone until I get out of the aircraft). I hate this thing!
>
> Any suggestions (mechanical, not flying skills) would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Greg
>

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