REFLECTOR: Mechanical Nose Door

[John Dibble]

I have another reason favoring the mechanical assembly.  It is a
considerable job to replace the seals when they start leaking.  I
replaced mine last year so I should be good for a while.

John

KMis178813 at aol.com wrote:

>        Those that were interested in the video of the Mechanical Nose
> Door assembly can now find it on Brett's Wiki site
> http://wiki.velocityxl.com/index.php?title=Mishler_nose_gear
> Thanks to Brett.   I would much rather work on airplanes than try to
> figure out how to send pictures on a computer. I wrote that I have 2
> ready to ship but I must explain that these 2 are just prototypes and
> will not be the final production part. I would like to install 1 or 2
> more so as to get the variables ironed out before putting them into
> production. Some day soon this would be an afternoon retrofit but not
> yet. I would really like the next install to be local (FL) if
> possible, so I could oversee any imperfections in my instructions or
> product.     Just a note about the closing mechanism. The hydraulic
> system that comes with a Velocity kit works really well and has for
> years. The only reason for the Mechanical system was to eliminate the
> need for the extra plumbing, the door closing cylinder and the
> sequence valve.        Ken Mishler
>
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