REFLECTOR: Nose gear tube boot

[cgputney at peoplepc.com]

MessageChuck,   My son Brandon took on this challenge and sewed up a zippered boot made from some 1000denier Nylon.   It wraps around the gear leg of course with an ample "skirt" to fasten to the adjacent walls.   I placed carpet tape on the adjacent walls to fix the boot during installation, the pop riveted it down using "fender washers" under the 1/8" rivets.   Works well so far.   good luck.  
Gordon Putney
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Chuck Jensen 
  To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list 
  Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 6:25 PM
  Subject: REFLECTOR: Nose gear tube boot


  A year ago, or so, there was a discussion on the Reflector about a couple people that had made boots that fit over the nose gear tube and fastens to the canard bulkhead and underlying areas.  The purpose was to provide a seal against air intrusions from the nose area of RGs.  This is a chronic air infiltration area with cold air passing up through the nose gear tube opening and into the keel, where it likes to come into the cabin in the top of the keel where it is difficult to seal because the elevator actuating rod passing through that area.

  I searched through my archives but didn't find the postings in the area where I would normally squirrel them away.  Anybody try this trick or know anyone that did...successfully?

  Chuck Jensen 
    


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