Just to add a comment about fuel in the wings, and one of the reasons I don't have it. The Tailwind wing is pretty thin and, as designed, has no dihedral. This...
I put fuel in my wings and added a little dihedral to make most of it usable. It worked just fine. Callbie Wood jncwood@... ... From: William Bernard To:...
Would the folks out there who have tried this to seal air leakage around the control surfaces please comment on whether any difference was noticed in...
Bill, Check out Earl's article in issue #4 of the TT. In it he comments on getting fuel out of the wings. Seems just about all of it is available. Jerry...
If you are cutting it that close, one can always fly with one or the other wings low. I flew an empty Cessna 140 tank for nearly 50 miles just messing around....
May I jump in here and answer some questions about wet wings? Some people do not like wet wings. Maybe it is because they do not understand the mechanics of...
Here is the article for those who didn't get it. http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=629a229b-7c43-4969-9fb9-6842600d5195 ... What are the most...
Get a big heating tip on your Oxy Accetylene torch and heat the leg at the bend (after removing tire/wheel, etc) to get the axle to line up the way you want....
A friend here in an rv6 ran out on one of his tanks accidently on base and couldn't restart his engine in time and crash landed in the desert, wiped out his...
Anchor the Tailwind down on a tie down front and rear. Remove the wheel and put a block under the axle. Take a 10 or 12' piece of heavy pipe and slide over the...
Pledge furniture polish seems to work ok. ... From: tailwind222 To: TailwindForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 6:36 PM Subject:...
Plexus.... Available at good auto stores and Motorcycle shops. ... From: tailwind222 To: TailwindForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 4:36...
Jim's right.... Pledge is available all over the place and it's CHEAP too... Weav ... From: tailwind222 To: TailwindForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday,...
Very nicely written Earl. I am not using wet wings but you wrote an interesting response. Thanks, Dave Conrad ... Very nicely written Earl. I am not using wet...
I slotted the holes in my gear leg sockets, and then put some 4130 washers on each end of the bolt. Then I could twist the gear leg to proper alignment, then I...
Thomas, I had mentioned to some of the guys a while back about using a gap seal that we use on the sailplanes. Don't know if anyone tried them or not, but what...
Thanks George. I'll give it a try. Gary ... http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=MIME&btnG=Google+Search ... __________________________________________________...
In the yellow pages under "Springs". Call and determine if they do their own heat treating of springs. Dave ... Where do you find truck spring shops? ... ...
Bob: Did you slot thegearleg socket or elongate them? Thanks for the reply. ... From: Bob Conner To: TailwindForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February...
Jerry, I have, and I admit I don't understand how it could. Adding some dihedral, like Calbie did, would move more fuel to the root of the wing. But unless the...
Cy, I wasn't looking at that particularly when I made my decision. I guesstimated that one might have a problem getting 15-20% of the fuel out of the tank by...
Thanks Earl! Just what we wanted to hear. Bill ... From: NorthernTailwind@... To: TailwindForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 9:05 AM ...
George, Pledge furniture polish seems to work pretty well and doesn't seem to bother the plexiglass. Bill ... From: "tailwind222" <tailwind222@...> To:...
Hey Alex - was thinking someone out there has tried this and could give the rest of us some insight on the experiment. One website that sells this tape for...
I slotted them. Whenever I bought mine someone had put the RV gear legs in and didn't do any wheel alignment. There were two sets of holes in the sockets and...
He must have elongateed the slot. Bob: Did you slot thegearleg socket or elongate them? Thanks for the reply. I slotted the holes in my gear leg sockets, and...
