Do-It-Yourself Tailwheel - KITPLANES I used these plans to build a tailwheel for my Legal Eagle ultralight I absolutely love it, and it’s lighter than what’s called for in the original plans I think the only thing I changed was the mounting bolt
Fiberglass tail wheel spring - XL - Eaglers Nest The Flit Plane uses solid round fiberglass rod for the tail wheel spring The call out in the plans is for 3 4 inch rod It is available at Max Gain Systems as Ham radio mast material
Tail Wheel Installations - EAA | Experimental Aircraft Association The steerable tail wheel is often a homemade or a custom-built rig Most commercially sold aircraft tail wheels are of the full swiveling variety and are, of course, quite expensive A full-swivel tail wheel is interconnected to and is controlled by the rudder pedals
Step by step video instructions for building the Affordaplane Ultralight The Affordaplane is the only plans-built ultralight available that does not require special skills (no welding) and only standard shop tools (drill, saw, rivet gun, etc) The materials needed for assembly are all readily available from local suppliers (aluminum tubing, hardware, etc)
Kits Plans - Aircraft Index, Descriptions - Homebuilt This section lists Kits and Plans currently available in alphabetical order by Aircraft Name To add or update a listing in this section go to the Kits Plans Addition Page The terms used to describe the aircraft are listed and defined on the Description Terms Page
Tail wheel for original cast - Homebuilt Aircraft Kit Plane Forum The 4" "Home Builder Special" tailwheel for the 3 8" axle bolt (4 X 1 5 X 3 8) on Aircraft Spruce is the correct tailwheel for the cast TW assembly You need a common AN Bolt and a washer stack up to snug the axle and fork just enough that the wheel turns on the axle (and not the bolt) without side loading the forks
Building the Affordaplane, Part 2 - KITPLANES To review, this is the plans-only project I demonstrated on YouTube for building an ultralight from raw materials (You’ll find this free 50-part series here ) My objective was to build an “FAA-legal” ultralight using approved aircraft materials and techniques
Construction - Simplex Aeroplanes It is very easy to build one of our ultralights from plans, and even easier to build using one of our kits A plans built or kit built wood and fabric ultralight offers you numerous benefits over other options available
Ultralight swivel tailwheel for ultralights | Homebuilt Aircraft Kit . . . Has anybody seen, or does anybody make, a detented full swivel tailwheel suitable for ultralights? The tailwheel on my Kolb Ultrastar is steerable, of course, and I have differential brakes, but the field I fly from requires some tight maneuvering on the ground