X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 1 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:30:32 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [70.62.14.124] (HELO server1.USTEK) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.4) with ESMTP id 1733343 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 03 Jan 2007 13:06:42 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=70.62.14.124; envelope-from=rsimon@ustek.com Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C72F62.1204148A" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Nose strut inspections - all models X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 X-Original-Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 13:07:31 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [LML] Re: Nose strut inspections - all models thread-index: AccvSeijeOICOipOQ6+vTSXag53ZLAAFyS5Q From: "Lancair" X-Original-Sender: "Robert Simon" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C72F62.1204148A Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of MikeEasley@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 10:13 AM Chris, . . . The ES seems to be more susceptible to shimmy, maybe due to the mass of the wheelpant or possibly the hot cowl air flowing down the strut fairing, heating the damping oil and lowering its viscosity. Mike Easley Colorado Springs =20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =20 I had the wheel pant on my GlaStar's castering nosewheel vibrate so badly on landing that it broke off. The fix was to stiffen it with layers of glass. I took the belt and suspenders method with my ES-P by adding layers of carbon to stiffen the pant and I installed the Ong super dampened nosegear. Result is no shimmy whether greased on fast or dropped in short. =20 =20 Robert M. Simon ES-P N301ES =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C72F62.1204148A Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

From: Lancair = Mailing List=20 [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of=20 MikeEasley@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 10:13 = AM
Chris, . . . The ES = seems to be=20 more susceptible to shimmy, maybe due to the mass of the wheelpant or = possibly=20 the hot cowl air flowing down the strut fairing, heating the damping oil = and=20 lowering its viscosity. = Mike=20 Easley Colorado = Springs

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D

I had = the wheel=20 pant on my GlaStar's castering nosewheel vibrate so badly on = landing that=20 it broke off. The fix was to stiffen it with layers of = glass. I took=20 the belt and suspenders method with my ES-P by adding layers of carbon = to=20 stiffen the pant and I installed the Ong super=20 dampened nosegear. Result is no shimmy whether greased on = fast or=20 dropped in short.

Robert M.=20 Simon

ES-P=20 N301ES

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