X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 07:50:45 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from qmta05.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.48] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.5) with ESMTP id 6397811 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 31 Jul 2013 07:46:49 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.62.48; envelope-from=rob@robmurawski.com Received: from omta19.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.98]) by qmta05.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 6z9X1m00527AodY55zmDda; Wed, 31 Jul 2013 11:46:13 +0000 Received: from wintermute.rob-home.local ([76.120.173.140]) by omta19.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 6zmD1m00V326lCk3fzmDol; Wed, 31 Jul 2013 11:46:13 +0000 Received: from [128.2.243.11] (sit11.sstn.cc.cmu.edu [128.2.243.11]) (authenticated bits=0) by wintermute.rob-home.local (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id r6VBk1Yh019209 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 31 Jul 2013 07:46:05 -0400 User-Agent: Microsoft-MacOutlook/14.3.6.130613 X-Original-Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 07:46:00 -0400 Subject: Re: [LML] 320 / 360 Nose Gear Question From: Rob Murawski X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List X-Original-Message-ID: Thread-Topic: [LML] 320 / 360 Nose Gear Question In-Reply-To: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="B_3458101565_142210" X-boxedgarlic-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner-ID: r6VBk1Yh019209 X-boxedgarlic-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-boxedgarlic-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-0.998, required 6, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.00, HTML_MESSAGE 0.00, MIME_QP_LONG_LINE 0.00) X-boxedgarlic-MailScanner-From: rob@robmurawski.com MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1375875968.24496@aG88Lft3EfGNQFnVSrw1ag > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3458101565_142210 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Tom, The nose gear tunnel should be sealed off from the engine compartment when the nose gear is retracted. Mine is still under construction, so I don't have pictures of the entire flapper mechanism, but I do have the nose gear "boot" that attaches to the firewall. There should be a flapper that seals this off when the nose gear is retracted. See Chapter 21 of the build manual, Section D, pages 21-13 through 21-16: http://www.lancair.com/media/builderupdates/235-320-360/320-360Manual/CHPT21 .pdf -Rob From: Reply-To: Lancair Mailing List Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 7:29 AM To: Subject: [LML] 320 / 360 Nose Gear Question Mail Listers, I have a problem of my nose gear door blowing open in flight. Mainly the trailing edge, so I'm told. I assume the cowling exit air is pressurizing the nose gear well, then escaping out the back. At one point saw pictures of a part attached to the nose gear strut that closes out the firewall from the nose gear well, but can't seem to find them now. An odd shaped little thing. Does anybody have a picture of their part? I have an idea what it would look like in my head, but I didn't want to start working on it as that would violate my #1 rule: cheat first. Thanks, Tom McNerney www.N54SG.com --B_3458101565_142210 Content-type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable
Tom,

The nose gear tunnel should be sealed off from the engine compartment when= the nose gear is retracted.  Mine is still under construction, so I do= n't have pictures of the entire flapper mechanism, but I do have the nose ge= ar "boot" that attaches to the firewall.  There should be a flapper tha= t seals this off when the nose gear is retracted.

S= ee Chapter 21 of the build manual, Section D, pages 21-13 through 21-16:



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-Rob

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Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 7:29 AMTo: <lml@lancaironline.net>
= Subject: [LML] 320 / 360 Nose Gear Question

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Mail Listers,

I have= a problem of my nose gear door blowing open in flight.  Mainly the tra= iling edge, so I'm told.  I assume the cowling exit air is pressurizing= the nose gear well, then escaping out the back.  At one point saw pict= ures of a part attached to the nose gear strut that closes out the firewall = from the nose gear well, but can't seem to find them now.  An odd shape= d little thing.  Does anybody have a picture of their part?

I have an idea what it would look like in my head, but = I didn't want to start working on it as that would violate my #1 rule: cheat= first.

Thanks,
Tom McNerney
www.N54SG.com 
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