REFLECTOR: NO DOORS

[John Dibble]

Dave,
Did you build it according to the posts on the gallery or is your design different?

John

David Scharfenberg wrote:

>     I just converted to a mechanical nose door system and flight tested
> it today.  Everything worked great, including a free fall extension.  I
> used the stock door opening springs and linkages, with an extra set of
> springs added to allow the nose wheel to move up and down a little in
> turbulence without opening the doors.  The springs also make fine
> tuning the linkage lengths unnecessary, as the spring pressure holds
> the doors in the closed position.  I have some crude pictures and a
> movie of the prototype.  If anyone is interested, please let me know.
>     I have had to rebuild the sequence valve twice and the nose door
> cylinder once, so I am looking forward to more dependable operation.
> The pile of removed parts is impressive (sequence valve, cylinder, AL
> lines and fittings, flow restricter, slider rails and brackets).
>
> Dave Scharfenberg
> std/rg
> dave at winco.net