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Re: Full Swivel Tailwheel

Postby mike.smith » Sun Feb 22, 2015 3:37 pm

Fastcapy wrote:I am not trying to start an argument with you. You just posted that and made it sound in another post that you were not sure how you would handle a crosswind with a tailwheel that can break free to swivel.


No argument taken :D I was just curious how the that particular tailwheel physically worked (the engineering).
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Re: Full Swivel Tailwheel

Postby Jim1342 » Sun Feb 22, 2015 4:06 pm

How are you mounting the Matco tail wheel? The setup in the Matco online catalog shows a full swivel set-up attached to a std. flat tail spring.
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Re: Full Swivel Tailwheel

Postby Fastcapy » Sun Feb 22, 2015 4:51 pm

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Re: Full Swivel Tailwheel

Postby vfrazier » Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:47 am

Here's the link to the Sonex differential brake set up that Todd Reifers put on his Onex.
https://flyboyaccessories.wordpress.com ... ake-setup/
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Re: Full Swivel Tailwheel

Postby vfrazier » Wed Apr 01, 2015 3:01 pm

I have several of the forks completed now. Contact me at vincefrazier@gmail.com if you want more info.
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