Re: Europa-List: Monowheel landing gear dampers

[Bud Yerly <budyerly@msn.com>]

It bounces like a bunny on rough strips.
Leave them on.

Bud
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Guerner Remi<mailto:air.guerner@orange.fr> 
  To: Europa-List Digest Server<mailto:europa-list@matronics.com> 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 10:52 AM
  Subject: Europa-List: Monowheel landing gear dampers 


<air.guerner@orange.fr<mailto:air.guerner@orange.fr>>

  Hi all,

  I have been following the thread on the monowheel landing gear strut  
  (Mod 51) with great interest and I am planning to perform a full check 

  and refurbishment of the landing gear this winter. I need to replace  
  the rubber block as the airplane is now sitting significantly lower  
  than before. A the same time I would love to save some weight with  
  getting rid of the hydraulic dampers.  I noticed that among aircraft  
  using rubber blocks such as Lancairs, Jodels, Mooneys, none is using  
  hydraulic dampers, so I am questioning the usefulness of the dampers  
  on the Europa.

  Has anyone experienced flying the Monowheel without the dampers ?

  Regards

  Remi Guerner

  F-PGKL
  XS Monowheel, 780 hours 


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