Graham, wrote,
The important point is that rubber has a damping effect but steel doe
s not. This is why rubber, (elastic) is better than steel (springs) for
undercarriages. Think about it, a spring goes "boingyoingoing" but a rub
ber band goes "thwack."
I would normally agree with your statement related to the damping effect
of a bungee, however, in the application of the undercarriage (mono) th
e bungee is to assist with the retraction of the landing gear not to pro
vide dampening. Dampening is performed with the rubber block and shock
absorbers.
Erich Trombley
N28ET Classic Mono 914
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