MoneySink Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Does anyone know if the AeroCanard main gear strut is identical to the Cozy IV strut? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argoldman Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Does anyone know if the AeroCanard main gear strut is identical to the Cozy IV strut? TIA Same animal (vegetable or mineral) may even be made by the same people. Quote I Canardly contain myself! Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cozy Girrrl Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Once upon a time Jeff at Aerocad made some main gear struts and a few people installed them. They had issues where they would sag and spread, more so than the Featherlite ones would. ...Chrissi Quote CG Products www.CozyGirrrl.com Cozy Mk-IV RG 13B Turbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spodman Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 They had issues where they would sag and spread, more so than the Featherlite ones would.Not sure that's fair. I have no first hand knowledge, and have seen an email from Nat claim that it is so, but also understand Marc Z has an Aerocad strut and reports no problems, and John Slade has reported sagging on his Featherlite. Quote Mark Spedding - SpodmanDarraweit Guim - AustraliaCozy IV #1331 - Chapter 09www.mykitlog.com/Spodmanwww.sites.google.com/site/thespodplane/the-spodplane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Heath Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Not sure that's fair. I have no first hand knowledge, and have seen an email from Nat claim that it is so, but also understand Marc Z has an Aerocad strut and reports no problems, and John Slade has reported sagging on his Featherlite.Not sure THAT's fair either, You'll find discussions regarding the subject in the Cozy Builders archives and both have had issues. Rich, The Featherlite strut is not the same, it is reportedly made using a proprietary process (per Burt Rutan), weather or not that process differs from the AeroCanard strut I don't know, but definitely not the same people. There was no resolution to either issues AFAIK (spread, shimmy) other than a possible flaw in the design and/or builder error in the torsional layups etc. Quote Regards, Jason T Heath MarkIV #1418 heathjasont@yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMann Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Does anyone know if the AeroCanard main gear strut is identical to the Cozy IV strut? TIA From the posts I believe the answer is yes. I am assuming that you are asking if (for example) Featherlite has a different spec for the Cozy vs. the AeroCanard. The folks at Featherlite could provide the definitive answer. Quote T Mann - Loooong-EZ/20B Infinity R/G Chpts 18 Velocity/RG N951TM Mann's Airplane Factory We add rocket's to everything! 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 9, 10, 14, 19, 20 Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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