Dgamble
Well Known Member
This gives me pause...
"Testing has shown that the aircraft structure will begin to yield before the new strut design fails."
Does "yield" mean a slight bend and a return to normal once the pressure is off? Or does it mean permanent distortion? Am I trading one problem for a more expensive one?
Depending on the long-term consequences of the "yield," I'm not sure that I wouldn't be better off buying replacement plastic-tipped struts now and then.
In almost 200 hours I've had exactly one break, and I suspect that was my own fault.
Will the original style still be available? Or is the transfer of forces to the airframe itself benign?
"Testing has shown that the aircraft structure will begin to yield before the new strut design fails."
Does "yield" mean a slight bend and a return to normal once the pressure is off? Or does it mean permanent distortion? Am I trading one problem for a more expensive one?
Depending on the long-term consequences of the "yield," I'm not sure that I wouldn't be better off buying replacement plastic-tipped struts now and then.
In almost 200 hours I've had exactly one break, and I suspect that was my own fault.
Will the original style still be available? Or is the transfer of forces to the airframe itself benign?