My own experience confirms this. A spring suspension on the mono would caus
e some very interesting landings. It's bad enough on a trike. Very similar
to : removing the shock absorbers from the front suspension of your car=2C
and driving it at 80 90 km/h along a bumpy grass field.
Karl
> Date: Wed=2C 15 Apr 2009 00:51:44 +0100
> From: grahamsingleton@btinternet.com
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: Mod 70
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> Robert Borger wrote:
> > Raimo=2C
> >
> > My understanding from discussions with Nev is that the spring reaction
> > of a metal spring is incorrect for this application.
> >
> > Bob B
> The important point is that rubber has a damping effect but steel does
> not. This is why rubber=2C (elastic) is better than steel (springs) for
> undercarriages.
> Think about it=2C a spring goes "boingyoingoing" but a rubber band goes
> "thwack"
> Graham
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