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From: gerardoconnell@optusnet.com.au
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Outback Gear

Bryan,

sorry the sequencing comment may have been a red herring in your case.

The main difference in my set up is that the inner gear door was extended slightly with glass so that it now has a lip which overlaps the outer door when closed and thus holds everything tight. The inner door no longer flexes at the back (causing it to flutter in flight). If the door was strengthened /stiffened this would also help but wasn't necessary in my case.

As Ian suggested you could also remove the door entirely. I removed my nose gear door with no appreciable difference. Again less to go wrong.

Hope this helps

Gerard 


> Bryan Wullner <vonjet@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Gerard,
> Im not sure Im understanding this.......We have tracked down the problem 
> to
> the inner gear door as well.  But I do not understand how you fixed it.  
> You
> said to adjust the sequenciing as to get the outboard door to shut
> first.....but isn't this the only way the system works anyway?
> 
> The outboard door is attached to the gear leg so when the gear goes up 
> the
> outboard door goes with it.. then the inner door shuts.
> 
> How does your fix work differently?
> 
> Bryan
> 
> On Jan 28, 2008 12:42 PM, <gerardoconnell@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> 
> > Bryan I had the outback gear retro fitted and it seemed to work well 
> for a
> > while but then I had  an unexplained noise coming from the "somewhere
> > outside".
> >
> > It took months to figure out exactly where from and it wasnt until 
> Dominic
> > (another lister) flew underneath that we tracked it to the left main 
> gear
> > door slightly cracked open. The problem is that the rear of the door 
> does
> > not close properly.
> >
> > The easiest fix was to extend the inner gear door such that it 
> overlaps
> > the outboard door and  gets some "purchase" to stay closed. The 
> sequencing
> > must be adjusted such that the outboard door closes first.
> >
> > Hope this helps
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Gerard
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Bryan Wullner <vonjet@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Is anyone out there that has the Outback landing gear and 
> re-designed
> > > the
> > > Bracket that goes on the Inner Gear door?  The problem some friends 
> are
> > > experiencing, and I expect the same, is that the Inner Gear door 
> opens
> > > up in
> > > flight at high airspeeds.  We heard someone out there re-designed 
> the
> > > bracket that the Hyd. Actuator attaches to and it pulls the gear 
> closed.
> > >  He
> > > re-designed the arm on the bracket in such a way that it is able to 
> keep
> > > the
> > > door closed because he was able to get greater pulling strength than 
> the
> > > original lancair design.
> > >
> > > Anyone know of this?
> > >
> > > Bryan
> >
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