A new perspective, and an EXCELLENT one!
I have never understood the resistance to revisiting a discussion until
all perspectives have been revealed and duly considered. Surely that
is the only path to ultimate wisdom.
WRB
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On Aug 18, 2010, at 13:27, Ronin Sensei wrote:
Ooooo, Ooooo, Mr. Kotter, Mr. Kotter!
OK, Kevin is right. I cannot resist sharing what I have learned on
this admittedly arcane issue. But, I actually think I have figured it
out, understand it, and can explain it and the history thereof, thanks
to the insights of some wise 'Coupers who have gone before.
CONTENTIONS:
-The rudderless "Coupe was designed with the expectation that it would
fly from grass fields. So, landing sideways (as it was designed to
do) in a cross wind did not overly wear on the tires. When you land a
Coupe in a crab, even with the nose high, the longggggggggg nose strut
allows the nose wheel to contact the ground immediately, thereby
providing directional control that would, otherwise, be absent due to
lack of rudder pedals, and independent rudder control.
-HOWEVER, when you add rudders to a coupe, you can change technique
and slip the bird down in full alignment with the runway. This
results in less tire wear than landing in a crab. Some folks
particularly prefer this on paved runways. But, using that technique,
you really don't want that nose gear reaching way out down and ahead
of you in cross-control. So, if you add a snubber cable, you can
eliminate that problem. It handles more like a Cessna or something
similar. You can hold the nose-gear off until your mains are solidly
down.
-Problem is, some (or many) Coupes end up with no rudder pedals AND a
snubber cable. This is a situation at crossed purposes. (Mine was
like that.) Wen you land in a crab, your directional control is
delayed until the nose wheel touches down, and that touch-down is
delayed due to the snubber cable. Bit dicey.
CONCLUSION:
-The nose-gear snubber cable should not be installed on a bird unless
it also has rudder pedals. But, if a bird DOES have rudder pedals,
the snubber is a good thing to have.
Anybody note inaccuracies or mis-perceptions here?
VR,
Dave Winters
To: [email protected]
From: [email protected]
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:27:23 +0000
Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: nose gear cable
Oh no, here we go................
Kevin1
--- In [email protected], BRIAN BARAGWANATH
<baragwana...@...> wrote:
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> There should not be eyeles or a cable on you nose gear.
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> Brian Baragwanath
> N3085H
> Cranland-28M
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> From: c.d.gu...@... <c.d.gu...@...>
> Subject: [ercoupe-tech] nose gear cable
> To: "ercoupe-tech" <[email protected]>
> Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 12:18 PM
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> Fellows,
> Before my nose gear was rebuilt, the bolts attaching the scissors
to the top steering collar and the bottom fork, were not tight. This,
of course, is wrong, but it allowed the cable "eyelet", to which the
cable is attached, to rotate freely around the bolts. (the cable
limits the nose gear to extend completely). This free movement in
turn, allowed the cable crimp area, to stay clear of the scissors as
they moved up and down.
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> Now that the nose gear is rebuilt, and the bolts are tight as they
should be to pinch the steel bushing, the cable eyelet, which is also
held on by the same bolts (just like a washer), is not free and I see
the cable loop is beginning to get damaged. Let me be clear, the
eyelet I'm speaking of is an elongated piece of metal with two holes,
one with the cable looped through and the other end with the bolt
going through.
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> The damage I see is the small piece of metal inside the cable loop
which is part of the crimp. It is beginning to dislodge from its
proper place in the crimped cable end. Also the loop is no longer
nice and flat, but is slightly bent, probably from being somehow
pinched as the scissors are moving up and down.
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> My question... is this the correct way to attach the cable? It
seems to me the eyelet should have a bend in it to keep the cable away
from the action of the scissors.
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> Thanks for any suggestions.
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> Darick
