Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 01:30:44 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mta-out-1.udlp.com ([207.109.1.8] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 576349 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 22 Dec 2004 00:34:21 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.109.1.8; envelope-from=Christopher.Zavatson@udlp.com Received: from asdmngwia.mpls.udlp.com (asdmngwia.mpls.udlp.com [10.1.62.22]) by mta-out-1.udlp.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id iBM3Yju2024933 for ; Tue, 21 Dec 2004 21:34:45 -0600 Received: from DM-MN-06-MTA by asdmngwia.mpls.udlp.com with Novell_GroupWise; Tue, 21 Dec 2004 23:33:44 -0600 X-Original-Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.0.2 X-Original-Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 23:33:35 -0600 From: "Christopher Zavatson" X-Original-To: Subject: [LML] Re: 320/360 gear extension failure - a theory Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Bill, << Is it worth the risk to remove the nose gear extention 'spring' to see if it solves the problem?>> That spring(gas strut) is absolutely essential to push the nose gear out against the air stream during an emergency extension. It should not be removed, even just to experiment. Anyway, you would still have gravity to contend with. Actually if the gear were retracted while flying inverted, hmmmm. The proper way to test this is in a test fixture with a big spring putting a load on the retracted cylinders prior to extension. If I get really bored after the holidays, perhaps I will try this. Chris Zavatson N91CZ 360 std