Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 00:18:20 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from pony2pub.arc.nasa.gov ([128.102.31.42] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b8) with ESMTP id 320264 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 13 Jul 2004 16:45:28 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=128.102.31.42; envelope-from=Michael.S.Reinath@nasa.gov Received: from [143.232.160.68] ([143.232.160.68] verified) by pony2pub.arc.nasa.gov (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 12103016 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 13 Jul 2004 13:44:55 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: mreinath@mail.arc.nasa.gov X-Original-Message-Id: X-Original-Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 13:44:51 -0700 X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net From: "Mike S. Reinath" Subject: Re: LNC2 nose gear door scraping Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Dan, I tried to slow my nose gear down by putting in an orifice in the down hydraulic line going to the nose gear cylinder. I tried sizes down to 0.040 in. I didn't try anything smaller, because I was worried about a potential clog developing, since the system is unfiltered. But with 0.040, the gear still hits the door on my plane. To prevent the scratches, I made a stainless plate -- scraps from the firewall material -- which attaches at the hinge screw line and is just big enough to cover the area where the scraping occurs. (Both sides of my door cylinder are connected. The door opens faster this way, but still not fast enough.) Mike Reinath N3602M at 380 hrs.