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Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 11:24:03 -0800
To: lancair.list@olsusa.com
From: John Poco <poco1@llnl.gov>
Subject: RE: LNC2 nose gear door material.
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I constructed my nose gear door per the plans with the addition of 
some carbon fiber for extra strength.  The nose gear door has been 
trouble free for over eight years.  The only other change was the 
addition of a thin .015 thick piece of stainless (from the firewall) 
to cut down on minor scratching from the nose gear during those times 
when the nose gear was slightly askew.  The stainless sheet is 
approx. 2 in wide and runs in an arc on the inside of the door.  As 
an aside; the door even withstood a direct hit from the nose gear 
when the shuttle valve on the nose gear failed to shut and let the 
gear close on the door as they were both retracting.  You can ask 
Mike Dehate about that one!  That obviously is not supposed to 
happen!  I tried to guarantee that would never happen again with the 
addition of a small spring on the shuttle valve shaft.
My 2 cents worth			John Poco
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