A lot has been said about gas strut mounting, and I'm sure it's mostly true,
at least for the struts described. I mounted my "Life-o-mat" struts "upside
down" for some reason that was way too along ago to remember, and I must say
they are as smooth as I could ever hope for, and I've had zero
Many of you will remember Ray Goree. He made several of the Gatherings, and
was a quiet but thoughtful guy, always having something positive to say. See
below...
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Mark: You may be aware that Ray Goree passed away on Feb 13.
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> It is nice to have someone share a passion, . Some people
> just have a different attitude about life I guess
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A very pertinent email as I have almost finished watching Black Sky: The
Race for Space, the story of Burt Rutan's quest to be the first private
company to enter
It is nice to have someone share a passion, but from personal experience the
sharing part is rare (maybe it is just me). I have run hot motorcycles
(KZ750 very hot; 0 - 60 in 2.7 secs, Harleys and so on), cars ('69 Camaro
[big Block 11 second 1/4's], 69 GTX [very street in the 12's], currently '96
Here is a gas strut company that says you can store or install their struts in
any position. This page shows a diagram of how their struts are constructed. It
seems that things continually change and get better, like KR2s. : )
Larry H.
http://www.easylift.com/
The big end of the gas strut (spring) has to be up so the oil will be
metered through a small internal orifice to get a smooth steady damped
movement. The seals do not have any tendency to dry out. If you put the
rod end upper-most, you will not get the damped action on extension, and
then
Tim wrote:
Aircar suggested at a 5000 hr build...Coot a lot of dihedral & slow for
180hp
What about George Periera's Osprey?
http://www.ospreyaircraft.com/
he is a good friend of mine and this a beautiful airplane.
Fred Johnson
Reno, NV
Aircar suggested at a 5000 hr build...Coot a lot of dihedral & slow for
180hp
look here at picture here good all round proven simple build/Amphib
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VJ22/
Checkout Ken Welters Coot Rotary/Rotax (coupled) glass hull/wings/spar.
Hi Robin
I took mine to a strut regasser to decompress them. It only took a minute
with the right gear and cost nothing. You can't go too far or the seals will
start to fail and before you know it they have to be pumped up again.
John Martindale
29 Jane Circuit
Toormina NSW 2452
AUSTRALIA
ph:
That one was out there over a year ago. I just clicked on the link and it
worked.
See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics
See you at the 2009 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Ill
There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for Flying
has begun.
Daniel R.
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