For what it's worth, the other ES at my field has never had any of the shimmy problems, about 200 hours now. Remember the discussion we had a while back ...
I noticed an exhibitor at Oshkosh is displaying a tire pressure monitor for aircraft. You insert the little transmitters into your valve stems and a remote...
Another concern about the weight in the front. Be sure it is secured in place. You would never know if it had broken loose during the takeoff roll. You...
Thanks very much for the posting. I hadn't thought much about the CG being a problem with shimmey, but it makes sense for exactly the same reason balancing...
Having been the unfortunate one to get this topic a top priority. I can tell you that the shimmy gets severe enough to make the internal strut 40 degree stops...
Lord makes a rubber-based damper (by the way, it's "damper", not "dampener" as there is no water involved) that is available for Cessnas. It uses friction as...
I am far from being a mechanical engineer, but I did build an airplane! One thing to think about is the outside forces on our control surfaces are linear...
Gary, Your comment about tire pressure is interesting. I know Bryan had a higher pressure in his nose wheel than what was recommended. It seemed to help...
The LORD Corp. already has a similar system STC'd and available for replacement shimmy dampeners on C172, C182 and some Bonanza's. They are available through...
That EBay auction is only for the old "A" kit, which is the wings and tail. I don't think Lancair even sells the B kit (fuselage) anymore. Skip Slater...
Sure they do. You can buy the single door B kit or the 2 door B kit or the carbon single door B kit. Check out their web site under "news" and split kit...
Bryan, I added a "debris dam" to the front of my nosewheel pant as well. The only shimmy I've experienced is the one associated with my brakes. I had the...
Thanks Skip. I want everyone to know that the braking that I applied was not anything more than normal. The tower controller had asked me to make the...
Mike, Byran and all, My nose wheel pant is made of carbon fiber, the factory made it for me after my off runway excursion over four years ago. I still...
ES Groupies: I took my own advice and wrote to Brent Regan for his take on the strut and wheel pant issue. Here is his response and my original e-mail to him....
From what Brent said, the harmonics have to be right for the shimmy to amplify like Bryan's did. So that would mean that changing anything would help. So...
The whole subject of nosewheel shimmy is not new to either Cessna or Piper (the two brands I have owned) and I'm sure others have a problem as well. I've read...
"I've watched planes from the side during shimmy events and it is obvious that the wheel is turning through significant angles. The report that the steering...
In light of all of this, I feel that something must be incorporated into all ES nose gear assemblies that eliminates the wheel shimmy. Even if you don't think...
So, what is the value of a new nose strut and wheel pant? Looking at these brand new parts which cost $$$$ does make that wife convincing part harder if with...
We installed a forward and aft debris panel in our nose wheel pant. Who else did this? Have you had any shimmy probems? Mike, your analysis made Brent's...
John, All I can say is the other ES at my field, with over 200 hours has zero nose wheel shimmy problems. I haven't had any either, smooth as silk on...
Mike, What is the angle of your strut to the horizon? Steve Richard ... From: Lancair_ES@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Lancair_ES@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of...
Steve - Ours was installed on the engine mount when we picked up the kit at Sun N Fun. It was the display ES fuselage four years ago. When we checked the angle...
Steve, I'm not sure. I remember posting it to this list. I checked back through the archive and couldn't find it. My plane is in the paint shop right now....
