Tri-Gear Conversion

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Tri-Gear Conversion

After being blown off the runway on takeoff and into a ground loop at 40 kts, it has been decided to convert the aircraft from Monowheel to Tri-gear. This album documents this conversion and repair work. The album is not comprehensive as I often was up to my elbows in epoxy, fiberglas, Araldite and other nasty things when I would have wanted a picture or two. Still, you should be able to get an idea of what was involved. Work has almost been completed. The aircraft is flying again. Remaining work is to make interference fairings for the landing gear leg fairings to the wheel pants and body. I'll put the wheel pants on tomorrow and see how it goes. Without any go-fast fairings it does 110 KTS at 5000 RPM, 28 in MP & 3.6 gph.

Date: 10/02/2010

Owner: rlborger

Size: 345 items

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	IMG_1422 Brake plumbing pretty well done. Working on the brake bleed. Date: 05/31/2011 Views: 6101
	IMG_1444p Completed the brake plumbing, filling and bleeding. Cockpit pretty much back together. Date: 06/04/2011 Views: 4468
	IMG_1446ann Final brake plumbing and other stuff installed below the tunnel. Date: 06/04/2011 Views: 4705
	IMG_1449p Greatly simplified fuel plumbing, all cleaned up and tied down. Not a particularly good pic. I'll see if I can get a better one. Date: 06/04/2011 Views: 4504
	IMG_1459p Work continued on the priming/sanding of the repaired areas like the port wing outer flap bracket Date: 06/05/2011 Views: 4462
	IMG_1460p Starboard wing tip Date: 06/05/2011 Views: 5017
	IMG_1461p Starboard wing outer flap bracket Date: 06/05/2011 Views: 4937
	IMG_1462p and port wing root repairs. Date: 06/05/2011 Views: 4014
	IMG_1466p A better picture of the simplified fuel plumbing under the baggage bay. Fuel into gascolator, thence to parallel electric pump and anti-back flow valve and on out to the engine driven fuel pump. Date: 06/05/2011 Views: 4364
	IMG_1469p Cleaned up the tunnel area. Date: 06/05/2011 Views: 4803

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