All rear suspension items requiring adjustment accessible without removal of bodywork. Removable cover for access to front spring/damper and master cylinders removable covers for access to anti roll Belleville spring packs. All running gear components are non-handed.īodywork Glass reinforced polyester in 14 sections, lateral impact protection panels with Nomex honeycomb core and Kevlar side intrusion protection in cockpit area. Gun-drilled, heat treated 4340 steel driveshafts, low section CV-joints. Double row angular contact front wheel ball bearings, twin thin section, large diameter deep groove rear wheel ball bearings with CV joint imbedded in aluminium alloy hub. Gear machined aluminium alloy uprights and camber fittings. Running CNC machined aluminium alloy hubs (billeted from 682T6 Aircraft quality) with integral brake disk bells, CNC. Intrax 4-way adjustable external reservoir dampers developed specifically for the Aquila FD1. Non-handed lower wishbone comprises adjustable length trailing arm, fixed length diagonal link and adjustable length tie rod, all links being elliptical section tubular steel with pressed-in spherical joints at one end. Non-handed fixed length elliptical section tubular steel upper wishbones with pressed-in spherical joints. Turnbuckle adjustable bump-steer (caster) on trailing arm of lower wishbone. Camber adjustment by shims without affecting toe adjustment. Rear Corner weight adjustment on spring platforms. Suspension Rear Double wishbones with Pullrod and rocker operated spring/damper units located along lower edge of bellhousing. Non-handed fixed length elliptical section tubular wishbones with pressed-in spherical joints. Caster adjustment with shims on lower wishbone pickup Camber adjustment by shims witout affecting toe adjustment. Ride height adjustment on intermediate pushrod. Roll stiffness adjusted by Belleville spring packs.
Suspension Front Double wishbones with pullrod and shuttle operated single spring/damper unit located on Roll stiffness adjusted.įront Double wishbones with pullrod and shuttle operated single spring/damper unit located on floor. All steel chassis components are powder coated for durability. Aluminium alloy honeycomb panel protective nose box.
All front wishbone pickup points located out of the air stream. All suspension pick up points have detachable fittings, except upper forward wishbone, which picks up on integral reinforced anti intrusion “cups”. Fully stressed fabricated sheet steel (Docol 500 high strength micro-alloyed steel) bellhousing. Semi stressed engine installation with sump casing and bellhousing joined by CNC machined aluminium alloy fitting, engine located on sides and top by tubular steel “spiders”. Rear track 61.2″ (1554mm) Front and/or rear track may be increased with up to 2″ (50,8mm) with bolt-on spacersĬhassis Fully triangulated TIG-welded 4130-N tubular steel space frame with stressed floor pan and firewall bulk-head.