Karl.
I may be wrong on this as I am working from my memory which can be very
suspect.
My understanding of the Mono undercarriage is that the rubber bungee's
are there to assist with lifting the wheel assembly to the retracted
position. The suspension is managed by the "rubber" block between the
reaction plates. any damping is due to the "thwack" effect mentioned by
Graham, or by the optional , at least it was optional on the Classic,
twin shock absorbers fitted through the middle of the elastomer block.
Tim
Karl Heindl wrote:
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> My own experience confirms this. A spring suspension on the mono would
> cause 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, and driving it at 80 90 km/h along a bumpy grass field.
>
> Karl
>
> >
> <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
> >
> > Robert Borger wrote:
> > > Raimo,
> > >
> > > 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, (elastic) is better than steel (springs) for
> > undercarriages.
> > Think about it, a spring goes "boingyoingoing" but a rubber band goes
> > "thwack"
> > Graham
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