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mulligan -> Re: Interesting "Very Interesting" (8/4/2003 12:06:31 AM)
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Countryboy
Mulligan,
I understand your philosophy in what you are trying to accomplish, but what do you propose to do with the retract mounting rails. Are you planning to modify these in any way?
How are you going to cock the retract, without the outboard part of the retract frame extending past the lower surface of the wing....without modifying the rails?
Notice in the attached pic,,, if you were to lower the wheel deeper in the wheel well, the outer edge of the retract frame is going to raise proportionally. The five degree tilt angle you propose, will extend the outboard edge of the retract frame about .175 below the skin. How do you plan to compensate for this?
When you say that a offset yolk can not be used without cutting a slot in the wheel liner, are you referring to the bottom of the liner, or where the side wall and the strut cutout meet? [/QUOTE]
Yes, the retract rails will need to be excavated with a dremel to be at 5 deg. relative to the wing bottom. I will also add some hardwood under the existing rails to beef it up a bit to compensate for the lost material. The outboard edge of the retract will not protrude below the bottom of the wing. Rather, the inboard portion of the retract will be submerged into the wing.
The slot for the offset yolk will be on the "bottom" of the liner, and it will extend from the outboard side of the liner to the middle of the round wheel section.
Again, if you look at my drawing in post #111, you can see how the retract is rotated and how the strut penetrates the existing liner geometry. I didn't mention it, but obviously I will have to make a cut-out for the spring hinge of the oleo as well.
- George
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