X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 23:38:55 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao08.cox.net ([68.230.241.31] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.3) with ESMTP id 1371026 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 09 Sep 2006 00:41:00 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.31; envelope-from=warbirdaeropress@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo01.cox.net ([70.169.32.71]) by fed1rmmtao08.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.06.01 201-2131-130-101-20060113) with ESMTP id <20060909044017.IXFY27846.fed1rmmtao08.cox.net@fed1rmimpo01.cox.net> for ; Sat, 9 Sep 2006 00:40:17 -0400 Received: from DellXPS ([24.251.75.43]) by fed1rmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id L4g61V00F0w2xio0000000 Sat, 09 Sep 2006 00:40:09 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <01bf01c6d3ca$03c25600$6401a8c0@DellXPS> From: "Scotty G" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: 360 short mount needed Yesterday X-Original-Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 21:40:01 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01BC_01C6D38F.56D45D60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01BC_01C6D38F.56D45D60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Grayhawk, If it had to happen, it did so at the best possible time. We didn't eat = the engine and prop. We don't know why it shimmied yet. It happened during a normal landing; = no cruncher or side loads. The mechanic that did the work and saw a = photo of the broken part said something that agreed with what I = thought... Part of the break looked old (a crack) and part was new... I = think a previous owner(s) had some hard landings and so began a = crack/failure. After all those years, I was the poor s.o.b. that paid = that debt. It just was time for it to break all the way through. I have a hard time believing the an engine install that is only 35 lbs = heavier caused this. It may be the strut pressure was too low, or that = there was a failure within the strut. I've never had a nose strut = vibration or shimmy problem before...=20 More will be known later. Thrash is on for Reno. EVERYBODY has been SO GREAT with this. Joe Bartels at Lancair got a = loaner strut out to me today and probably spent a lot of time looking = for a new mount. No dice on that until Will called up from Ky. His short = mount will be on the way soon. We'll weld up this one as a temporary fix = to get me to Reno. Then we'll put the new mount on as soon as we can. This is a great community. Thanks to everybody. Scotty G UnleashedAirRacing.com SeptemberPops.com WarbirdAeroPress.com ------=_NextPart_000_01BC_01C6D38F.56D45D60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Grayhawk,
 
If it had to happen, it did so at the = best=20 possible time. We didn't eat the engine and prop.
 
We don't know why it shimmied yet. It = happened=20 during a normal landing; no cruncher or side loads. The mechanic that = did the=20 work and saw a photo of the broken part said something that agreed with = what I=20 thought... Part of the break looked old (a crack) and part was new... I = think a=20 previous owner(s) had some hard landings and so began a crack/failure. = After all=20 those years, I was the poor s.o.b. that paid that debt. It just was time = for it=20 to break all the way through.
 
I have a hard time believing the an = engine install=20 that is only 35 lbs heavier caused this. It may be the strut pressure = was too=20 low, or that there was a failure within the strut. I've never had a nose = strut=20 vibration or shimmy problem before...
 
More will be known later. Thrash is on = for=20 Reno.
 
EVERYBODY has been SO GREAT with this. = Joe Bartels=20 at Lancair got a loaner strut out to me today and probably spent a lot = of time=20 looking for a new mount. No dice on that until Will called up from Ky. = His short=20 mount will be on the way soon. We'll weld up this one as a temporary fix = to get=20 me to Reno. Then we'll put the new mount on as soon as we = can.
 
This is a great community. Thanks to=20 everybody.
 
 
Scotty=20 G
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