Difference between revisions of "Nose Wheel Shimmy Dampener"
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[[Image:shimmy1.jpg]] | [[Image:shimmy1.jpg]] | ||
[[Image:shimmy1.jpg]] | [[Image:shimmy1.jpg]] | ||
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"Nose wheel shimmy. | "Nose wheel shimmy. | ||
One of the recurring irritations of an otherwise great airplane is the | One of the recurring irritations of an otherwise great airplane is the | ||
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comes up periodically, stirs up a few people, and then dies with the | comes up periodically, stirs up a few people, and then dies with the | ||
generally lame advise to keep the Belview washers clean and tightened to | generally lame advise to keep the Belview washers clean and tightened to | ||
| − | some seemingly arbitrary value and stop whining. | + | some seemingly arbitrary value and stop whining.<br/><br/> |
To get into my hanger I must make a sharp 120 degree right followed | To get into my hanger I must make a sharp 120 degree right followed | ||
immediately by a left 90. Sometimes I make it and sometimes I end up out in | immediately by a left 90. Sometimes I make it and sometimes I end up out in | ||
| − | the weeds. | + | the weeds.<br/><br/> |
After the last time, I finally decided I was pissed enough to try and do | After the last time, I finally decided I was pissed enough to try and do | ||
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************ end repeat message (partial) ******************** | ************ end repeat message (partial) ******************** | ||
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After two years, no problems... the only thing I would do different next | After two years, no problems... the only thing I would do different next | ||
time would be to | time would be to | ||
make it look a little better. | make it look a little better. | ||
| − | Sid Knox | + | Sid Knox<br/> |
| − | Oklahoma | + | Oklahoma<br/><br/> |
| − | Velocity 173 RG N199RS | + | Velocity 173 RG N199RS<br/> |
| − | Starduster N666SK | + | Starduster N666SK<br/> |
| − | KR2 N24TC | + | KR2 N24TC<br/> |
| − | W7QJQ | + | W7QJQ<br/> |
Revision as of 12:00, 7 May 2008
Here's the shimmy dampener system that Sid Knox devised.
************ repeat message (partial) ********************
"Nose wheel shimmy.
One of the recurring irritations of an otherwise great airplane is the
nosewheel anti-shimmy scheme. Velocity forum readers may recall this subject
comes up periodically, stirs up a few people, and then dies with the
generally lame advise to keep the Belview washers clean and tightened to
some seemingly arbitrary value and stop whining.
To get into my hanger I must make a sharp 120 degree right followed
immediately by a left 90. Sometimes I make it and sometimes I end up out in
the weeds.
After the last time, I finally decided I was pissed enough to try and do something about it (no, not get another hanger)."
- end repeat message (partial) ********************
After two years, no problems... the only thing I would do different next time would be to make it look a little better.
Sid Knox
Oklahoma
Velocity 173 RG N199RS
Starduster N666SK
KR2 N24TC
W7QJQ
