Steerable Nosewheel (Vixen & Bushbaby)

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Re: Bushbaby Owners
by Karamba on Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:57 pm

Sorry for the hijack but please show certain "builders" what a nosewheel looks like and how it should work

Karamba

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by BRIAN on Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:52 pm

More spec on the steerable nosewheel will be much apreciated.

Brian

Not wanting to hijack the thread, I have started a new one to cover the aspects of the steerable nosewheel....

As mentioned in that thread, the steerabel nosewheel is a factory standard feature in the Vixen Borienne, but a few bushbaby owners have included it in their build too.

Below is a picture of my Vixen shortly after it was completely stripped down - you can see the nosewheel tot he side as well as the airframe mounting points for the nosewheel....

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Once the restoration was under way, the next two pictures show the nosewheel in place with the engine also mounted.

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The next picture shows the wheel mount from the rear of the firewall....

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I found these two pictures of a steerable nosewheel bushbaby that I think "Boet" did the conversion on.... (ZU-ARP)

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My Vixen back in the air once the refurb was completed...

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Refer to Bushbaby in Richards Bay thread.