REFLECTOR: Nose door cylinder repair kit

[Tom Martino]

I'll do it later this week.

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Scott Derrick
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 8:31 AM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Nose door cylinder repair kit

Ah.... Yes I can visualize that.

Would be nice to see a movie of it in action from the top and the bottom

view.

Tom, got a phone with a built in camera?

Scott

Al Gietzen wrote:
>
> 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
>
> Scott;
>
> Perhaps you have to visualize that the eyelet on the gear leg travels 
> in an arc; forward and then up. As it comes forward there would still 
> be a downward component on the doors, which isn't released until the 
> eyelet on the leg passes 'over center' of the eyelets on the door 
> hinge. Presumably by that time the wheel is sufficiently in the door.
>
> At least that's my take.
>
> Al
>
>
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