Hi All,
It's a bit of a teaser, this thread about collapsing gear. Let me try my view on
this. The gear is per desgn over-center. It's ever so little, and i did not
really believe it. I moved the crates which supported the fuselage in the
workshop
a bit aside, so that they were only balancing the act, and it was impossible
to raise the wheel. Support back in place and up she went. So i was happy
until this thread. Im my case there is no play on the lever in the down position
so far. So it can't get out of over center eh? The i remembered the demonstation
fligts, the gear comes up easy, almost jumps up, until halfway, when pressure
has to be applied. So it's the pressure on the flaps that will, on a bumpy
take off or landing, pull happely out-of-over-center. That is, if there is
any play in the system, more then the over center distance. Right?
Kind Regards,
Jos Okhuijsen
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