New bushings arrived to improve the movement of the nose gear.
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Category: Landing gear
Main wheels installed and first touch down
A big milestone, after installing the axles and wheel the airplane touched down on the mains for the first time.
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Axle spacer / toe alignment 3
During test-fitting one of the axles, a not so nice discovery was made.
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Balance main wheels
Like the nose wheel the main wheels were balanced.
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Main gear toe alignment 2
Re-measuring the toe-in/out after final installation of the main gear with shims.
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Main wheels
Disassembling the wheels and installing the inner tubes and tires.
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Main gear installation
Now that the shims are ready the main gear can be installed.
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Main landing gear shims
Because the steel brackets in the fuselage are wider than the main landing gear, shims were needed.
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Main gear sanding and painting
The main landing gear had some minor issues that were fixed.
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Balancing nose wheel
There are many opinions about if balancing the wheels of an small aircraft is required. I decided that it can’t hurt as long as it is guaranteed that they don’t come loose.
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