On 4/13/05 1:46 PM, "Jack Beale" <jackbeale@direcpc.com> wrote:

All,
 
    I've tried to post this to the COZY BUILDER'S list without success (no attachments allowed...??!!).  I know many of them also read this list and have been discussing crunched noses when landing with the gear up.  I hope the message will get thru to those that care - please pass on.  Sorry for any inconvenience.
 
    I've been thinking about the dreaded gear-up landing scenario for some time.  
 
    The idea that the "hockey-puck" could prevent damage seemed just a bit too good to be true; and, after, reading about several "skinned noses" recently, I decided to research an item that I saw in industry many years ago that may solve the problem.
 
    Then item I'm thinking of looks something like this...
 
 

 
 
 
    This particular unit is just the first one I found on The Net, but hey come in many sizes and configurations.  
 
    What I'm suggesting is a Nylon ball, about 2" in diameter.  It would be mounted on the nose of the Cozy in place of the "hockey-puck".  Should the gear fail (or, fail to be lowered) the Nylon ball would allow the nose to "roll" rather than "scrape" down the runway until the A/C could be stopped.
 
    I think this would prevent any real damage to the glass....  Whaddayathink...?

Jack Beale
jack.beale@att.net
 
 
 

Many years ago I suggested couple of roller scate wheels. They could be glassed in under single layer of bid. In an emergency the bid goes away and you roll down the runway.

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