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Re: Mono overcenter landing gear position

Subject: Re: Mono overcenter landing gear position
From: Graham Singleton <grasingleton@avnet.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 00:03:55
 ght.ge.com>

>Cleve,
>I asked exactly the same question a while ago - the factory answer, if I
>recall correctly, was 1.5mm overcentre when locked - not a lot, but
>definitely positive overcentre.  When the rubber spring is compressed, the
>effective overcentre increases.
>regards,
>Dave #340.

And when it relaxes after a bounce it will flick out of overcenter and 
unlock, unless restrained adequately by the down lock.
Graham



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