Garrett SpeeterApollo Monsoon, Airborne Edge X Classic

25AA, 95z, 2AK2, 2ak1, PANN, KCXP

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New forks made to replace front forks on Airborne Edge X Classic

By Garrett Speeter

Home made. Way better. 

Comments

  • cburg

    Looks nice…

    Note: to determine your new rake angle to go through your pivot down to the axle center-line.  I don’t recall the original rake angle, but I think this will result in less rake angle.  It may or may not have a negative effect on directional stability.  It resembles the Antares front fork suspension which has a net zero forward rake angle and exhibits poor directional stability.   Hope it works great for you, but I’d ease into hard surface runways until you are sure it behaves like you want.

    Like every other time front fork comes up, I recommend a steering damper.  Not every trike needs them but some really do need them...and you might.

  • Garrett Speeter

    Actually it will result in stock rake angle (measured between steering axis and axle) Just wider and  to match the fatter and taller tires I have on the back of the trike (now using all same diameters) and with suspension because our LZ's are terrible. It will actually have two steering dampeners. I don't fly at any paved airstrips :-)

     

  • cburg

    Great...it should work fine.

    I like wider peg spacing anyway, they feel more controllable.

  • cburg

    I had a KR2 airplane with a cramped bench seat for two and a right stick.  I decided to try to fly it with the stick in the center and me using the left and right pedals from both sides of the controls.  Actually felt better.  Had more headroom under the bubble canopy and the wide foot positioning felt fine.

    Also used wide pegs on a side-by-side two-place trike I built.

    Here's a KR1 & KR2:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rand_Robinson_KR-1

  • cburg

    Also note that a PPC's wide foot steering is quite comfortable.  To me, some trikes have pegs that are too close together.

  • Tussock

    Nice job!