Instinct Windsports
Train d'atterrissage tandem, paire (Castering)
Les roues tandem d'Instinct !
Améliorations 2022 !
- Fourches noires plates avec revêtement en poudre
- Bague en laiton pour un roulement de roue plus fluide et plus durable
- Blocs de base CNC avec tous les coins arrondis... un look beaucoup plus élégant !
Lorsque nous n'aimons pas ce que nous voyons sur le marché, nous les améliorons pour nous-mêmes... et nous en fabriquons ensuite d'autres à vendre ! Ces roues coûtent des centaines de dollars de moins que les roues tandem WW/LMFP et représentent plus de la moitié du prix (et du poids) des roues Rascal (qui présentent un risque d'accrochage si vous les remorquez à pas et qui sont trop absorbantes si vous les remorquez par avion et atterrissez sur une piste en herbe)
- Conception légère (7,5 lb chacune)
- Fourches en aluminium, revêtement par poudre noir mat
- Blocs de tubes de base en nylon massif, usinés CNC avec tous les coins arrondis
- montant unique, droit et incliné, pour reposer directement sur le tube diagonal au lieu d'un montant en aluminium courbé
- Roues pneumatiques à moyeu plein de 10 pouces
- notre support de caméra selfie peut être monté directement sur le bloc en nylon
Non inclus:
- cordons élastiques pour fixer le montant aux tubes inférieurs
- barre de direction - peut facilement être ajoutée à la fourche si vous le souhaitez
- nous utilisons des colliers d'arbre de 1,25" sur le tube de base pour maintenir les blocs en place, en particulier lors du démontage du planeur
Les roues PEUVENT pivoter. Nous avions l'habitude d'utiliser des roulettes industrielles du commerce et de souder un montant plié. Nous avons constaté qu'avec les roulements de ces roulettes, elles pivotaient TROP en vol et finissaient souvent par être inclinées ou même latéralement à l'atterrissage - pas en douceur ! Les nôtres n'ont donc pas de roulements mais pivotent facilement au décollage en raison de l'angle que nous leur avons fixé, se redressent au décollage et restent droites pendant le vol en préparation de l'atterrissage.
Le prix est pour une PAIRE de roues
Current Inventory Levels
**if stock of zero is shown and you can still add the item to you cart, you can place the order and we will advise on a delivery time
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Ask a Question-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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!
