REFLECTOR: Nose door cylinder repair kit

Scott Derrick scott at tnstaafl.net
Mon Jul 31 08:28:42 CDT 2006


Maybe I'm missing something but I still don't see what holds the doors 
open until the gear is clear of them?  Are there other springs some 
where that are not visible in the picture?

Scott

Tom Martino wrote:
> DAVE,
>
> It is all in the adjustment.  The doors do no "spring" closed until the
> gear is inside the compartment.  To adjust it, simply slide the bracket
> on the strut up or down.
>
> Every part needed was purchased at Home Depot (except the eyelet bolts,
> which I got at Aircraft Spruce).
>
> Tom
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> Behalf Of Dave Black
> Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 8:23 PM
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Nose door cylinder repair kit
>
>
> On Jul 30, 2006, at 10:14 PM, Scott Derrick wrote:
>
>   
>> Tom,
>>
>> what holds the doors open until the gear clears them when retracting?
>>     
>
> Looks to me as though the biasing springs on the side hold the doors  
> open until they are forced shut by the mechanism.
>
>
> Dave Black
> Shortwing RG
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