[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I'll throw this in here just to muddy up the water some more.... > > I was told years ago by someone who had actually done it and tested it that > SHORTENING the cable on an Alon resulted in a slightly higher cruise speed. > His theory was that shortening the cable prevented the nose wheel from > dropping down as far, therefore there was less moment arm from the drag on > the nosegear, resulting in less angle of attack required to maintain level > flight, and therfore less total drag, and higher speed. He said that > shortening the cable resulted in more speed improvement than adding wheel > pants did. > > I'm just offering this up for discussion - I'm not suggesting that it would > be a good (or legal) thing to try. > > Wayne DelRossi > Alon N5618F > Simpsonville SC
Here is nore mud for the water... I put limit cables on all three gears... and now they dont drop more than a few inches. It is definately one of the reasons my coupe is so fast !!! Don N-72DS......
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