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Van's Type Tailwheel Tapered Rod Spring
Van's Type Tailwheel Tapered Rod Spring
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$125.00 USD
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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
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