Instinct Windsports
Tren de aterrizaje en tándem, par (casting)
¡Las ruedas tándem del propio Instinct!
¡Mejoras 2022!
- Horquillas con revestimiento en polvo negro plano
- Buje de latón para un giro más suave de la rueda y mayor durabilidad.
- Bloques base mecanizados con todas las esquinas redondeadas... ¡una apariencia mucho más elegante!
Cuando no nos gusta lo que vemos en el mercado, lo mejoramos nosotros mismos... ¡y luego fabricamos más para vender! Son cientos de dólares más baratas que el juego de ruedas en tándem WW/LMFP y más de la mitad del precio (y peso) de las ruedas Rascal (que son un peligro de enganche si remolcas por pasos y exceden la capacidad de absorción de impactos si remolcas en aerodinámica y aterrizas en una pista de césped).
- Diseño liviano (7,5 libras cada uno)
- Horquillas de aluminio con recubrimiento en polvo negro mate
- Bloques de tubo base de nailon macizo, mecanizados en CNC con todas las esquinas redondeadas
- Único montante en ángulo recto que descansa directamente sobre el tubo inferior en lugar de un montante de aluminio doblado
- Ruedas neumáticas de 10", buje sólido
- Nuestro soporte para cámara Selfie se puede montar directamente en el bloque de nailon.
No incluido:
- Cuerdas elásticas para fijar el montante a los tubos inferiores
- Barra de dirección: se puede agregar fácilmente a la horquilla si lo desea.
- Usamos collares de eje de 1,25" en el tubo base para mantener los bloques en su lugar, especialmente al desarmar el planeador.
Las ruedas PUEDEN girar. Solíamos utilizar ruedas industriales estándar y soldar un montante doblado. Descubrimos que, con los cojinetes de estas ruedas, giraban DEMASIADO en vuelo y, a menudo, terminaban en ángulo o incluso de costado al aterrizar, ¡no era suave! Por eso, las nuestras no tienen cojinetes, pero giran fácilmente al despegar debido al ángulo en el que las hemos colocado, se enderezan al despegar y permanecen rectas durante el vuelo en preparación para el aterrizaje.
El precio es por un PAR de ruedas.
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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What is the ideal angle of the wheels?
It is a fine setting....one we think we have perfect for our tandem glider (Northwing Freedom 220) but you may need to play with your setup to get the sweet-spot.
The ideal position for effortless castoring is to have the vertical bolt absolutely vertical. However, if you have it perfectly vertical while the glider is stationary, your tail-wheel won't float up while you accelerate down the runway. This may restrict your glider from taking off. However, if you have your nose too high on take-off, your casters will be tilted too far back and would have the tendancey for them to rotate to the side while you are idle.
So work on setting them so they stay straight while idle but still allows your tailwheel to lift off the ground while still on the ground but approaching flying speeds. It may take some trial and error - a keen observer or a wing-tip camera will help you monitor this.
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Is the angle of the caster adjustable?
There are a couple of ways...
1) The length of your tail-boom and tail-boom wires can be adjusted to adjust your gliders angle-of-attack while on the ground...this would also adjust the set angle of the castering landing gear.
2) You can move your landing gear inboard or outboard slightly which would adjust the angle of the landing gear. The amount of adjustment is only a couple inches but can make a difference. The uprights are left rather long and once you get your desired position, they could be trimmed to your desired length. -
Are these certified landing gear?
We don't know of any landing gear in the world that are certified (DHV or HGMA) - this gear is no exception, they are NOT certified. Use at all your own risk. Inspect often. Don't use if at all concerned. We have used ours for many hundreds of tandem flights and they are showing ZERO wear. Sonora Wings in Utah have used two pairs of them for years and are happier with them than the other solutions out there on the market.
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Do you have tail booms to go with this landing gear?
We made our own...but don't offer it as a product. WillsWing does sell them as a finished product for their Falcon Tandems. NorthWing offers one as well. At first, we did opt for making a simple over-sleeve keel extension for our tandem but found it seemed to put a lot of strain on the keel. We switched to a 'proper' CoG mounted support and since it was shorter, it was lighter and didn't extend all that extra weight that is created by the keel-extension style aft of the glider. We found it to be a huge advantage in handling and did NOT interfere with the pilot's or passengers legs.
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Can they be used on a solo glider?
They are made for tandem gliders (all that we know have 1.25" basetubes). We do have aluminum sleeves that can adapt them for solo basetubes. Just place an order for them and ask us for the sleeves (no charge!).
They are a touch heavy for solo gliders but they would work great - ideal for flight park trainer gliders. -
What size basetubes can these go on?
They are made for tandem gliders...and all the tandem gliders we know of have 1.25" basetubes.
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What is the diameter for the basebar/stearingbar/basetube? i just got a new atos vx with aluminium basebar from icaro 2000 and it is 28,6 mm.
The basetube hole is 31.75mm (1.25") but we have aluminum sleeves that adapt it to the 28.6mm (1.125") that you need. No extra charge! Just note it on the order when you are placing the order!
