Van's Type Tailwheel Tapered Rod Spring

Tapered rod spring for Van’s type aircraft. This item does not come pre-drilled; you will need to match drill to fit your parts. See our document on Drilling the Tail Spring for more information.

Features:

• Direct replacement for Van’s tailwheel springs
• 0.875″ (7/8″) forward end to match Van’s type fuselage weldments
• Now available with two different aft mounting diameters: 
• 0.635″ aft end to match Van’s (pre-2017) and our original Screaming Eagle tailwheel mounting sockets
• 0.644" aft end to match Van's (2017-present) mounting socket and JDAir yoke
• Fully heat-treated
• Precision ground
• Approximately 21″ long, same as the original
• Weight 2lbs.10oz.
• NOTE: This is not a replacement for the RV-14 tail spring

Intended uses:

• Direct replacement for Van’s type springs that are bent or incorrectly drilled
• Use to replace old-style bent tailwheel springs when upgrading to a Screaming Eagle tailwheel
• Use to custom fabricate your own tailwheel system on Tailwinds, T-18’s, Cubs, and many other taildraggers of 2000# gross weight or less.

Also useful as:

• Club
• Paperweight