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More to door seals.

The nose gear door is weak aft of the hinge and should be examined for stiffening by building up carbon cloth ridges in that area if it does not interfere with the wheel.

Also, a custom seal can be made by 1st taping off the well area and fuselage, applying RTV silicon to the opening joggle, covering with saran wrap and closing the gear door for a day. After the saran wrap and tape are removed, you will have a matching silicon seal for the nose door.

Scott Krueger

In a message dated 7/31/2013 6:29:48 A.M. Central Daylight Time, dudewanarace@yahoo.com writes:

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