Interesting how the engineers can manage to fit a 9 foot strut in a
three foot space!

John

John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com

On 3/26/2011 12:50 AM, Alistair Bell wrote:
> Aircraft landing gear is fascinating, well for me anyway.
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> The unexpected folds and bends that maybe hint at some important
> technical reason why, but are satisfying by themselves.
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> alistair
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> On 25-Mar-11, at 10:42 PM, John Rodgers wrote:
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>> Interesting difference between the landing gear operation of  the
>> Grumman Mallard, vs the Grumman Widgeon, the Grumman Goose,  and the
>> PBY. The mallard gear strut is attached to the wing, yet the gear
>> strut breaks over and the wheels fold into the side of the fuselage.
>> The Widgeon, the Goose and the PBY landing gear tucks into the
>> fuselage, but no part of the gear strut is attached to the wing.
>>
>> BTW, the Widgeon is one sweet little airplane. But you do have to
>> pay attention. It's a tricky little beast to get onto and off of the
>> water. It's short coupled and can begin to porpoise on you,
>> eventually dunking the airplane nose first!
>>
>> John
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