X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:30:29 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: <5zq@cox.net> Received: from eastrmmtao05.cox.net ([68.230.240.34] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.4) with ESMTP id 883131 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 08:02:08 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.240.34; envelope-from=5zq@cox.net Received: from OFFICE ([68.110.252.196]) by eastrmmtao05.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with SMTP id <20051215130107.IVBF14098.eastrmmtao05.cox.net@OFFICE> for ; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 08:01:07 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <008f01c60177$a0e53630$6501a8c0@OFFICE> From: "Bill&Sue" <5zq@cox.net> X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Ongs Debongers X-Original-Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 08:01:13 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_008C_01C6014D.B7B94600" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_008C_01C6014D.B7B94600 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ongs DebongersHi Phil, Ong's Debongers are shock absorbers designed for the 235/320/360 = Lancairs by Tim Ong. They replace the rubber doughnuts that came with = the kit. The rubber doughnuts provided almost no shock absorption, while = the Debongers (I think that their official name is TK2) do a superb job = of cushioning the ground ride. =20 On the 4 place Lancairs the shock absorption is provided by gear leg = flexing, much like the single engine Cessna's. Bill Harrelson 5zq@cox.net N5ZQ 320 1,100+ hrs N6ZQ IV 4.078% and back working on it! I am not familiar with Ongs Debongers. Is it something that may work with a IVP on grass? Anyone got photos? We live next to a grass 3600ft runway but choose to keep our machine = an hour away where there is a tarmac runway. Our few excursions into the grass produce some uncomfortable fore aft = pitching due to unevenness along with shaking due to roughness. They regularly operate Chieftains and Bonanzas out of the grass field = but we concluded that all the shaking would eventually start shaking = loose connections etc Phil Sexton VH-LLW (IVP) Melbourne Australia ------=_NextPart_000_008C_01C6014D.B7B94600 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ongs Debongers
Hi Phil,
 
Ong's Debongers are shock absorbers = designed for=20 the 235/320/360 Lancairs by Tim Ong. They replace the rubber doughnuts = that came=20 with the kit. The rubber doughnuts provided almost no shock absorption, = while=20 the Debongers (I think that their official name is TK2) do a superb job = of=20 cushioning the ground ride.  
 
On the 4 place Lancairs the shock = absorption is=20 provided by gear leg flexing, much like the single engine = Cessna's.
 
Bill Harrelson
5zq@cox.net
N5ZQ 320 1,100+ hrs
N6ZQ  IV  4.078% and back = working on=20 it!
 
 
 


I am = not familiar=20 with Ongs Debongers.
Is it something that may work with a IVP on = grass?=20 Anyone got photos?
We live next to a grass 3600ft runway but choose = to keep=20 our machine an hour away where there is a tarmac runway.
Our few = excursions=20 into the grass produce some uncomfortable fore aft pitching due to = unevenness=20 along with shaking due to roughness.
They regularly operate = Chieftains and=20 Bonanzas out of the grass field but we concluded that all the shaking = would=20 eventually start shaking loose connections etc
Phil = Sexton
VH-LLW=20 (IVP)
Melbourne = Australia
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