Nose gear suspension ideas!

[Ultralights]

I am planning on building a savannah shortly, and plan on using it on a few unprepared strips at friends properties. so Tundra tyres will be a certainty, but i am always weary of the nosewheel on rough surfaces...

 

so with this in mind, i have come across a few strange setups....

 

 

Ultralights

 

 

[Ultralights]

i have even thought about replacing the spring steel UC structure with a lot lighter Alloy variety, but modified with a lever type shock system, with the spring and dampner inside the fusealage or other setups even with Bungee cord... maybe this will be a project for my engineering degree i plan on starting soon...

 

any other thoughs on suspension setups? especially now with such lightweight materials available and in use on light weight motorbikes and racing quad bikes.

 

 

[Guest P.A.]

Leading Link suspension as pictured is often used on Sidecars.

 

 

[Ultralights]

but would it be possible to build a leading link setup for an aircraft nosewheel?

 

 

[Guest micgrace]

Hi

 

thought a bit about that one. Possibly use a coil over schock for the leg of the nosewheel. With some sort of top bearing plate/retainer at the top instead of the usual mount aka "mcpherson strut".

 

And for the mains, why not a fixed top out at angle from longeron with intregral axle. Some fancy machining required for that.

 

Might actually work too.

 

Micgrace