X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 01:28:20 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m27.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.8] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.3) with ESMTP id 873221 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:49:52 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.8; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m27.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r6.3.) id q.1c4.3651dcd8 (2519) for ; Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:49:03 -0500 (EST) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <1c4.3651dcd8.30cf909f@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:49:03 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1134442143" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5300 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1134442143 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 12/12/2005 7:13:36 P.M. Central Standard Time, marv@lancaironline.net writes: I guess my main concern is the gear hanging up on extension. The nose gear is no problem as the doors are linked to the nose gear. The mains drag on the doors as they open. With no hydaulic pressure, the doors slam down. Would increasing the low pressure help? Bill, You said : With no hydaulic pressure, the doors slam down Does that mean that the dump valve was opened with the pump motor breaker pulled? If so, it is easy to see that the door springs had enough strength so that the actuators were not starved for fluid even though the nose gear was pushed out by its gas spring. When the pump is powered, it is trying to deliver juice to all the gear actuators and the door actuators are delayed (deprived). This may be inherent in the way the gear system is plumbed. Perhaps stronger springs in the door actuators could overcome this problem. Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR) Merry Christmas to all! -------------------------------1134442143 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 12/12/2005 7:13:36 P.M. Central Standard Time,=20 marv@lancaironline.net writes:

<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>I guess=20 my main concern is the gear hanging up on extension. The nose gear=20
is
no problem as the doors are linked to the nose gear. The mains d= rag=20 on the
doors as they open. With no hydaulic pressure, the doors slam do= wn.=20 Would
increasing the low pressure help?

Bill,

You said : With no hydaulic pressure, the doors slam down

Does that mean that the dump valve was opened with the pump motor break= er=20 pulled? If so, it is easy to see that the door springs had enough stre= ngth=20 so that the actuators were not starved for fluid even though the nose gear w= as=20 pushed out by its gas spring. When the pump is powered, it is trying t= o=20 deliver juice to all the gear actuators and the door actuators are dela= yed=20 (deprived). This may be inherent in the way the gear system is=20 plumbed. Perhaps stronger springs in the door actuators could overcome= =20 this problem.

Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL (KARR)

Mer= ry=20 Christmas to all!

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