Call for Tailwheel spring thickness data
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bella
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Re: Call for Tailwheel spring thickness data
The general consensus then is to use the top three old springs with a new bottom spring? Then take the 3 new top springs and turn them into a wind chime.
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GAHorn
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Re: Call for Tailwheel spring thickness data
bella wrote:The general consensus then is to use the top three old springs with a new bottom spring? Then take the 3 new top springs and turn them into a wind chime.
LOL... NO ... it’s my opinion that the best thing to do is only purchase the bottom main spring, reusing the top springs, and spend that money saved on good BEER!
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50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
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bella
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Re: Call for Tailwheel spring thickness data
Sounds like a Better use of funds than I did when I bought all for springs.
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n2582d
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Re: Call for Tailwheel spring thickness data
This page was found in the Structural Repair Instructions TM 1-1L-19A-3. Note that the bottom leaf on the L-19 is thicker than that on the C-170. My surplus L-19 main leaf is 0.347” thick in comparison to the published 0.344” thickness.
Does anyone have a copy of this L-19 manual that Bruce could add to the Mx Library?
Does anyone have a copy of this L-19 manual that Bruce could add to the Mx Library?
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Gary
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