Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2002 22:22:33 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from pop3.olsusa.com ([209.26.218.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0) with ESMTP id 1853732 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 05 Nov 2002 19:27:01 -0500 Received: from hall.mail.mindspring.net ([207.69.200.60]) by pop3.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-71866U8000L800S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Tue, 5 Nov 2002 19:16:58 -0500 Received: from sdn-ap-029caburbp0132.dialsprint.net ([65.177.232.132] helo=rossann) by hall.mail.mindspring.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 189E1f-0004Jz-00 for lancair.list@olsusa.com; Tue, 05 Nov 2002 19:26:32 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <006801c2852b$4e091060$84e8b141@olympus.net> From: "Ross W. Colebrook" X-Original-To: "Lancair List" Subject: gas struts X-Original-Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 17:27:33 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0065_01C284F0.A06B4FC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0065_01C284F0.A06B4FC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It is failure to extend the gear we are interested in rather than = failure of the gas struts. If a two struts are installed and it takes = both to extend the gear then failure of either strut is a system = failure. Ergo, failure rate with of a two strut system is twice the = failure rate of a one strut system.=20 This was Lindbergh's logic when he chose a single engine plane when = several previous attempts to cross the Atlantic in multi engine planes = ended up in the water. For what it is worth, my 235 nose strut is Motomite part number 95051. = It is the hood raiser for a 79 Elderado Cadillac. It is directly = interchangeable and after 5 years still gives me a snappy emergency = extension at 120 mph Ross W, Colebrook=20 235 N7828 ------=_NextPart_000_0065_01C284F0.A06B4FC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

It is failure to extend the gear we are = interested in=20 rather than failure of the gas struts. If a two struts are = installed and=20 it takes both to extend the gear then failure of either strut is a = system=20 failure. Ergo, failure rate with of a two strut system is = twice the=20 failure rate of a one strut system.

This was Lindbergh's logic when he = chose a=20 single engine plane when several previous attempts to cross the Atlantic = in=20 multi engine planes ended up in the water.

For what it is worth, my 235 nose strut is = Motomite part=20 number 95051. It is the hood raiser for a 79 Elderado = Cadillac. It=20 is directly interchangeable and after 5 years still gives me a snappy = emergency=20 extension at 120 mph

Ross W, Colebrook

235 N7828

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