Author Topic: My new wheel pants (Read 3969 times)

RC Storick · « **on:** June 01, 2013, 10:00:34 PM »

A little large?

It for a plane something like this one. I am repairing it for a guy at the airport.

Paul Taylor · « **Reply #1 on:** June 01, 2013, 10:11:45 PM »

A gas tank for a motor cycle?

RC Storick · « **Reply #2 on:** June 01, 2013, 10:15:27 PM »

Quote from: Paul Taylor on June 01, 2013, 10:11:45 PM

A gas tank for a motor cycle?

Front wheel pant off a cessna

FLOYD CARTER · « **Reply #3 on:** June 02, 2013, 10:51:49 AM »

The Cessna is in an unusual attitude. Apparently level. Flaps will cause a nose-down pitching moment, countered with up trim on the elevator. This one has flaps and down elevator.

Will Hinton · « **Reply #4 on:** June 02, 2013, 11:43:40 AM »

Actually, when actuating flaps on a Cessna you will need to run in rather extreme down elevator trim. I used to have to help my students push at first when they were starting fresh until they learned to really get on the beast.
The ship wants to both balloon upward and pitch up.

RandySmith · « **Reply #5 on:** June 02, 2013, 11:57:50 AM »

Quote from: FLOYD CARTER on June 02, 2013, 10:51:49 AM

The Cessna is in an unusual attitude. Apparently level. Flaps will cause a nose-down pitching moment, countered with up trim on the elevator. This one has flaps and down elevator.

When you drop Cessna flaps the nose goes up.
Went thru this with Ted, and I confirmed this on over a dozen planes
Randy

Randy Powell · « **Reply #6 on:** June 02, 2013, 12:11:40 PM »

What's the notch out of the top of the motorcycle gas tank?

RandySmith · « **Reply #7 on:** June 02, 2013, 12:44:35 PM »

Quote from: Randy Powell on June 02, 2013, 12:11:40 PM

What's the notch out of the top of the motorcycle gas tank?

LOL !!

Bob Whitely · « **Reply #8 on:** June 02, 2013, 07:58:32 PM »

Pretty sure that is a front wheel pant for a Cherokee 180. RJ

Matt Colan · « **Reply #9 on:** June 02, 2013, 08:24:57 PM »

Quote from: RandySmith on June 02, 2013, 11:57:50 AM

When you drop Cessna flaps the nose goes up.
Went thru this with Ted, and I confirmed this on over a dozen planes
Randy

What I felt when I was flying the Cessna at Riddle, I noticed that when I went flaps 10, the nose went up. When I went flaps 20 and 30, I felt the nose go down, plane go up.

Just my observation of what I felt during the flight training I got at the school this year.

RandySmith · « **Reply #10 on:** June 02, 2013, 08:48:37 PM »

Quote from: Matt Colan on June 02, 2013, 08:24:57 PM

What I felt when I was flying the Cessna at Riddle, I noticed that when I went flaps 10, the nose went up. When I went flaps 20 and 30, I felt the nose go down, plane go up.

Just my observation of what I felt during the flight training I got at the school this year.

I took my planes and many others out, if you have for example a C172, and you are straight level and in trim, you can drop 10 20 or 30 degrees in at once, the nose will go UP , and it will always go up, and you will have to Push the yoke toward the front of the plane (for down) to keep it level, now once the speed bleeds off and you retrim the plane it can have a nose up or nose down attitude depending on what your doing and power settings

Randy

wwwarbird · « **Reply #11 on:** June 02, 2013, 09:23:51 PM »

Quote from: Robert Storick on June 01, 2013, 10:00:34 PM

It for a plane something like this one. I am repairing it for a guy at the airport.

Which airport? FBO?

Steve Helmick · « **Reply #12 on:** June 02, 2013, 10:31:45 PM »

Let's hope Robert is an FAA approved painter and using FAA approved paint, sandpaper and spray equipment.

Steve

RC Storick · « **Reply #13 on:** June 02, 2013, 10:33:30 PM »

I was a AMS and I have all the spec paints and glass. It will be signed off by a A and P AM inspector.

Will Hinton · « **Reply #14 on:** June 03, 2013, 08:54:29 AM »

Randy is spot on about the Cessna flaps. If you put the 30 degrees in, have your arms in shape if you haven't anticipated with some down trim first, it requires a really good push.

Tom Niebuhr · « **Reply #15 on:** June 03, 2013, 09:30:18 AM »

Amen to that!

Randy Ryan · « **Reply #16 on:** June 03, 2013, 09:56:59 AM »

Quote from: Bob Whitely on June 02, 2013, 07:58:32 PM

Pretty sure that is a front wheel pant for a Cherokee 180. RJ

Yeah, I was gonna mention that it looks like a Piper nose wheel pant.

steven yampolsky · « **Reply #17 on:** June 03, 2013, 10:23:09 AM »

Quote from: Randy Ryan on June 03, 2013, 09:56:59 AM

Yeah, I was gonna mention that it looks like a Piper nose wheel pant.

My Cherokee has a stock wheel pant and it looks different. Besides, this looks like a wheelpant for a free castering nosewheel. The area of attachment is too far in the front AND it's flat. I'd say, this is a Tiger or Cheetah. Diamonds also use free castering nose wheel but their wheelpants are very slick looking.

RC Storick · « **Reply #18 on:** June 03, 2013, 12:40:42 PM »

I don't know I never saw the plane and didn't ask

Will Hinton · « **Reply #19 on:** June 04, 2013, 09:07:22 AM »

I think Steven is on to something, the attachment point is really too far forward for a Piper or Cessna product IMHO

RandySmith · « **Reply #20 on:** June 04, 2013, 08:00:57 PM »

Quote from: Will Hinton on June 04, 2013, 09:07:22 AM

I think Steven is on to something, the attachment point is really too far forward for a Piper or Cessna product IMHO

It does not look like any wheel pant my Pipers ever used.

Randy

Randy Ryan · « **Reply #21 on:** June 04, 2013, 08:50:14 PM »

You're right, I stand corrected, I wish I could identify the aircraft I have pictured in my mind, castor nose wheel.

RC Storick · « **Reply #22 on:** June 05, 2013, 11:54:32 AM »

Glass work done and ready for primer.

Joe Gilbert · « **Reply #23 on:** June 05, 2013, 09:23:59 PM »

Looks like a non steerable noise wheel maybe one of the new low wing cessna's

RC Storick · « **Reply #24 on:** June 06, 2013, 08:58:01 AM »

this wheel pant fits a Canadian made Symphony and some Grumman airplanes.

Will Hinton · « **Reply #25 on:** June 06, 2013, 06:08:29 PM »

Steven gets the free pizza!

Author Topic: My new wheel pants (Read 3969 times)

steven yampolsky