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Old September 23rd 11, 01:20 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default HP series landing gear info needed

On Sep 22, 6:29*pm, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
It's easy to know when its set up right;
when the system is assembled sans O-rings the pistons slide in and out
of the cylinders with no appreciable drag.


My ship would have failed that test. By the time I'd noticed this (I
was the third owner), the damage to the oleo cylinder was done and I
didn't really have a clue as to how about putting it right. It's
awfully hard to make holes that are in the wrong place go away so you
can start over.

-Evan Ludeman / T8