Dbro172
Well Known Member
I am thinking of converting my trike to a taildragger.
1. Do you think I will need to re-do the wheel pants and main landing gear fairings?
2. Is their any risk or concern that the engine is no longer perfectly mated to the cowling?
Other than that I think it is pretty simple, perhaps the most time consuming will be disconnecting the engine, exhaust, controls, wiring, tie wraps, etc. involved with changing out the engine mount. I see that I will need to remove my tail tie down ring and bracket and install a WD-409 tail spring holder. I will leave my main landing gear brackets in place and just remove the gear legs. Probably need to reconfigure the brake lines. Should I start at the tail, or the engine?
1. Do you think I will need to re-do the wheel pants and main landing gear fairings?
2. Is their any risk or concern that the engine is no longer perfectly mated to the cowling?
Other than that I think it is pretty simple, perhaps the most time consuming will be disconnecting the engine, exhaust, controls, wiring, tie wraps, etc. involved with changing out the engine mount. I see that I will need to remove my tail tie down ring and bracket and install a WD-409 tail spring holder. I will leave my main landing gear brackets in place and just remove the gear legs. Probably need to reconfigure the brake lines. Should I start at the tail, or the engine?