I would guess "Linear proportional to the distance." The fluid has to pass through an orifice in order for the strut to shorten. This begins to happen as soon as the nose tire even lightly touches the ground.
Syd On Aug 20, 2010, at 8:03 PM, Ed Burkhead wrote: > On 2010-08-20 4:17 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> You mentioned: >> the attendant loss of much of the shock absorption of that nose gear (with >> the cable attached). >> Is this fact or an opinion? My opinion is that it wouldn't affect the shock >> absorption potential of the strut that much. The initial part of the stroke >> is usually pretty "soft". >> Bart > > > Question for the experts: > > How much shock absorption is lost from tying up the nose gear with a snubber > cable? > > Wild A.. Guesses accepted > Educated guesses - way better > Actual knowledge and facts - Golden > > 5% > 10% > 25% > 50% > Linear proportional to the distance by which the strut is shortened? > ??? > > > Ed > >
