"Roger" wrote in message
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On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 08:41:10 -0400, "Peter Dohm"
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"Roger" wrote in message
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On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:32:22 -0500, "Montblack"
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I have never previously found any use for this knowledge
^h^h^h^h^h^h
opinion.
Hope it is right and helps out.


http://www.familycar.com/Alignment.htm
Had to make sure I had the terms right.

Disclaimer (Don't try this at home)

You could always set about 2 or 3 degrees toe out with a bit of
negative caster. That way the results will be predictable to an almost
certainty and he'll never have a case of bordome on any landing.

As to the toe in, I thought that really was about 2 degrees.

BTW the nose gear on the Deb and Bonanzas has a negative caster. Your
feet are always moving if you plan on even trying to simulate a
straight taxi. That wheel wants to go any where but straight ahead.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com


Montblack

Roger, I think you mean negative camber. Hilarious nonetheless!

My Bo book calls it caster and it's like trying to push the wheels on
a shopping cart backwards. If you took the linkage off I think it'd
turn right around backwards.

The nose gear strut it tilted forward and a bit to the pilot's side as
well.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com
Peter


I mistakenly thought you were talking about having the main wheels tilted in
at the top--which would have the effect of changing the "effective" toe-in
or toe-out as the aircraft rotates for take-off or "derotates" after
landing.

Peter