how I can tell / measure?
Thanks!
Ted
-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of
Bob Patterson
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 6:34 PM
To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: Tailwheel / prop clearance
Hi Wayne !
Maybe you still have the old Super Rebel gear ??? The Moose gear legs
are a fair bit longer than the S-R legs - for good reason ! ;-) We
usually took off a bit tail-low, and I never wheel-landed (it 3-points
very nicely!! ) Going to larger diameter main tires can cause lots
of other problems - those huge 'tundra tires' added lots of loads, and
made landings "interesting" !
.....bobp
----------------------------orig.-------------------
On Monday 24 May 2004 08:14 pm, you wrote:
At least you don't have the 106-1/4" prop like me for the M462! Going
to require some BIG tires or gear leg extensions for wheel flying if I
complete going that route.
With the airplanes tail lifted into a level flight attitude, or
slightly nose down to cover wheel landings, you should have a minimum
or 9" prop tip clearance to be safe in a tail dragger.
To simulate a flat tire, park a main tire up on some boards that are
the matching thickness of the dimension from the ground to the bottom
edge of the wheel rim. Then lift the tail wheel up in the air in level
flight (or slightly nose down to simulate a wheel landing). This will
then simulate a flat tire if you measure from the prop tip in it's
lowest part of the arc and then subtract the full measurement of the
boards. MUST have a positive # to guarantee tip clearance.
Cheers,
Wayne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Waltman" <tedwaltman@i1ci.com>
To: <murphy-rebel@dcsol.com>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 7:54 PM
Subject: RE: Tailwheel / prop clearance
18" is for a Moose, 92" Hartzell 3-blade prop, stopped on the ground
*-----------------------------------------------------------------------with the std MAM tailwheel. I'm just thinking of how the prop
clearance is reduced during takeoff (pushing the tail up a bit as
one gets going) and during any sort of a wheel landing. A hangar
mate has a 185 with a 3-blade and his prop clearance was (I think)
24" (or more).
Thanks,
Ted
-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf
Of Legeorgen@aol.com
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 5:47 PM
To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: Tailwheel / prop clearance
Ted,
Rebel or a Moose? 18" sounds like a lot even for a Moose. Did you
measure it in a flight level attitude?
I have a Rebel 0320 with a Scott 3200 tailwheel and It handles very
well. I never even unwrapped the MAM tailwheel form its plastic.
Bruce
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