Nov 12, 2022     Are tri-star azusa wheels inspired by the Spitfire ? - (3 hours)       Category: Landing Gear

Are tri-star azusa wheels inspired by the Spitfire ?
A family outing to the Paris' Musee de l'Air et Espace, and I'm of course looking at the airframes construction. This spitfire wheel looks so much like the tri-star Azusa wheel. No wonder this design is so popular.

  Mar 20, 2022     Rounding the cam of azusa brakes - (0.5 hour)       Category: Landing Gear

Following the instructions of the Sonex, I've rounded the actuating cam of the Azusa brakes. I'm really not sure that is effective, but I wanted to open the brakes anyway to slightly grease the mechanical parts.

  Mar 14, 2022     Wheels assembly - (0.5 hour)       Category: Landing Gear

Assembly of the 2 wheels, with left over talc. It was fun!

  Mar 10, 2022     Press bearing cage in Azusa wheel - (0.5 hour)       Category: Landing Gear

I was not happy with the position of the bearing in the wheels rim. The Azusa tri-star wheels came with the pressed bearing cage. Checking the look of the bearing seating in the wheel there was a gap. I pressed the cage until possible and the protective washer looks much better.

  Feb 27, 2022     Azusa tri-star aluminum wheels - (1 hour)       Category: Landing Gear

I have the beautiful Azusa 5" wheels. The rims were not fitting well together. I have sanded lightly the surface and drilled a little (~1mm depth) the locator holes (2 on each rims, about 5.5 mm). Now when I put the 2 rims together it has a better fit. There is still a small gap but it's much better than before.