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Old 10-03-2010, 09:44 PM
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Default RE: Lt-40 as taildragger


ORIGINAL: RussianFlyer

When I converted my LT-40 to a taildragger, I basically mounted a dubro plastic bracket with its hole directly in-line with the rudder hinge line. then I drilled a hole vertically through the fuse all the way to the rudder. I believe I bent a new tail wheel wire out of some music wire and made it long enough to go through the fuse and up to the rudder. At the rudder end I simply made a 90 degree bend and used the rudder control horn backplate to retain it against the rudder. It sounds a bit complicated, but i think this is probably the easiest way to make a steerable tail wheel for the LT-40. So in summary, drill hole in fuse, bend your own tail gear wire, make it extend to the rudder control horn, sandwhich top of wire against rudder. All in all its a 15 minute affair
That's the way I did it