X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:28:59 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m28.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.9] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.0) with ESMTP id 2775765 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:20:45 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.9; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m28.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.cac.2a4dd1b0 (14501) for ; Mon, 3 Mar 2008 21:20:02 -0500 (EST) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 21:20:01 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Clean Anti-Shimmy Test for Legacy X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1204597201" X-Mailer: Unknown sub 34 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1204597201 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Art, Most nose gear struts contain a self centering function such that when the weight is taken off the gear, the wheel is centered to make sure that the nose wheel is straight when it goes into the well. You would not be able to test the damping effect whilst on jacks because the the nose gear would be extended, centered and locked there. Grayhawk In a message dated 3/3/2008 7:40:33 P.M. Central Standard Time, flycassutts@yahoo.com writes: Does anyone know if the plane needs weight on the nose gear to complete this test? If not it can be done while doing a gear retraction test while on the jacks. It only requires that you twist the gear left and right then see if it self centers. Or, am I missing something here? **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) -------------------------------1204597201 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Art,
 
Most nose gear struts contain a self centering function such that when=20= the=20 weight is taken off the gear, the wheel is centered to make sure that the no= se=20 wheel is straight when it goes into the well.  You would not be able to= =20 test the damping effect whilst on jacks because the the nose gear would be=20 extended, centered and locked there.
 
Grayhawk
 
In a message dated 3/3/2008 7:40:33 P.M. Central Standard Time,=20 flycassutts@yahoo.com writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>Does=20 anyone know if the plane needs weight on the nose
gear to complete this= =20 test?  If not it can be done
while doing a gear retraction test wh= ile=20 on the jacks.
It only requires that you twist the gear left and
righ= t=20 then see if it self centers.  Or, am I missing
something=20 here?



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