Lynn,
I have one of these on the nose strut of my IV-P… as a taxi light.
It’s bolted to the stainless “closeout plate” that separates
the engine compartment from the nose gear well when the gear is retracted.
Works well. You’ll need to check clearances in the retracted position,
but you can get just a bit more retraction, if needed, by cutting off the
bumper block so the gear will retract just a bit more. …This requires
resetting the gear door linkage; perhaps other things??? DO NOT TRY THIS unless
you can also do a good retraction test.
I did replace the bulb last week…it burned out after 18
months/360 hours on the airplane…probably not more than a couple of hours
of “on” operation. I suspect a couple of firm touchdowns of the
nose wheel when I landed “on speed” with it on contributed to a
shorter than normal life span for this bulb. I can’t hold the nose off
the ground if I touch down below 90 kts..which I do for short field
landings…
Bob
From: Lancair Mailing
List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of farnsworth
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 9:19 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] FW: Taxi Lights
Has anyone installed a “Tim Ong” landing light on the
nose strut of a Legacy? I would like to know if there is an interference
problem. If you have any information, I would appreciate hearing about it.
Has anyone put any kind of taxi light on the nose strut?
Thanks,
Lynn Farnsworth
Super Legacy #235
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