X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:46:37 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from snt0-omc3-s19.snt0.hotmail.com ([65.55.90.158] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4367218 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:25:50 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.55.90.158; envelope-from=gary21sn@hotmail.com Received: from SNT112-DS23 ([65.55.90.135]) by snt0-omc3-s19.snt0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:25:16 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [24.216.229.86] X-Originating-Email: [gary21sn@hotmail.com] X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: gary21sn@hotmail.com From: "Gary Edwards" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: LNC2 nose gear spacer X-Original-Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:25:14 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_008C_01CB122F.E0AD7CA0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 In-Reply-To: Seal-Send-Time: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:25:14 -0700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V10.00.0070.1500 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 23 Jun 2010 00:25:16.0141 (UTC) FILETIME=[8D9581D0:01CB126A] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_008C_01CB122F.E0AD7CA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Chuck Werner has a spacer on his 360 since day one and I have never = heard of any issues with it. I have been in the plane several times and = have not experienced any issues. I think it is a matter of what the = pilot gets use to. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Sky2high@aol.com=20 To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 12:43 PM Subject: [LML] Re: LNC2 nose gear spacer Tom, One more problem - If you boost the length of the front end, your = landing attitude is rather nose high and, if the speed is not carefully = controlled you will go flying again. Scott Krueger Lancair 320 Tom, Might work BUT, this will aggravate nosewheel shimmy and give you a = nose high taxi attitude. Even when the plane is level, you can't see what is right in front = of you. Maybe you could start at 1/2" and try that. Mark Ravinski 360 1484 hrs ----- Original Message -----=20 From: TOM GARDINER=20 To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 7:39 AM Subject: [LML] LNC2 nose gear spacer Folks, I am considering adding a aluminium spacer/doughnut/ring to the = bottom of the LNC2 nosegear fork to give me some more prop clearance. I = am running a long prop and need all the clearance I can get. I have the = available space in the gear well to extend the strut at least 1 inch. I = would love to hear from anyone who has taken this approach, materials = dimensions etc =20 Thanks=20 Tom=20 n20087@yahoo,com ------=_NextPart_000_008C_01CB122F.E0AD7CA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Chuck Werner has a spacer on his 360 since day one and I have = never=20 heard of any issues with it.  I have been in the plane several = times=20 and have not experienced any issues.  I think it is a matter of = what the=20 pilot gets use to.
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Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 = 12:43=20 PM
Subject: [LML] Re: LNC2 nose = gear=20 spacer

Tom,
 
One more problem - If you boost the length of the front end, your = landing=20 attitude is rather nose high and, if the speed is not carefully = controlled you=20 will go flying again.
 
Scott Krueger
Lancair 320
 
Tom,
Might work BUT,  this will = aggravate=20 nosewheel shimmy and give you a nose high taxi = attitude.
Even when the plane is level, you = can't see=20 what is right in front of you.
 
Maybe you could start at 1/2" and = try=20 that.
 
Mark Ravinski
360  1484 hrs
----- Original Message ----- =
From:=20 TOM=20 GARDINER
To: lml@lancaironline.net =
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, = 2010 7:39=20 AM
Subject: [LML] LNC2 nose = gear=20 spacer

Folks,
 
I am considering adding a aluminium = spacer/doughnut/ring to the=20 bottom of the LNC2 nosegear fork to give me some more prop=20 clearance.  I am running a long prop and need all the = clearance I can=20 get.  I have the available space in the gear well to extend = the strut=20 at least 1 inch.  I would love to hear from anyone who has = taken this=20 approach, materials dimensions etc 
 
Thanks
 
Tom
 
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