The bungee cords have to be replaced at regular intervals, or they do break. Even later Pipers, like the Comanche, used bungee cords.
On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 3:05 AM, arche...@embarqmail.com < arche...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > Pitts, Aeronca, and Piper of that era used bungee cords in their landing > gears IIRC, and there was one plane that would easily break something in > the landing gear if you landed too hard. I was thinking it had something > to do with bungee cords but maybe not. Ercoupe sticks in my mind. > Gerry > > -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listons to US citizens! "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.