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From: "Rumburg, William" <wrumburg@cdicorp.com>
To: 'Lloyd A Dunlap' <Lloyd.A.Dunlap@jci.com>, "'lancair.list@olsusa.com'"
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Subject: RE: 360 shocks
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 07:54:43 -0500 
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>  Several months ago I too tried to contact Reiger Racing but with no luck.
> 
> Fortunately ( or unfortunately depending  on your view ! ) living in the 
> Detroit area there are other options.  I am currently working with the
> Monroe 
> Shock Absorber people and they seem quite receptive to the idea Stay tuned
> and 
> I'll keep you  posted.....<G>
> 
> 
	 Lloyd  - 
	   Thanks for taking the time and effort to pursue this! I began
construction of my 320 in April 1989 and first flight was October 1997.
During construction, it wasn't difficult to see that the "rubber doughnuts"
simply presented the appearance of shock absorbers, in reality they are so
stiff and over-compressed that they offer virtually no shock absorption. A
true shock absorber must consist of a coil spring-dampener assembly. I felt
that could be packaged in the same volume the rubber doughnuts now occupy,
but it would take the resources of Lancair to get that designed and produced
by a company such as Monroe. I don't understand why they haven't done that
up to now. Thanks from all Lancair builders and drivers for your efforts. 
	                                                     Bill Rumburg
	                                                     N403WR  (Sonic
BooM)