Author name: Shane O'Day

An Engineer, committed and enthusiastic about aviation and propulsion, with the drive to advance the technology and safety of the aviation industry.

Shane O'Day

Tubeless Wheels

There are a few wheel options for the 320 and 360 Lancairs. The original design used Matco wheels and brakes but Grove and Beringer also make their own unique replacements. I had considered purchasing Beringer’s product, since it eliminated the tube, but with a cost well over $3000 at the time, and more today, I

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Nose Drag Brace

I manufactured a new GM026 drag brace for N320ED and have gotten many questions about both the existing design and the changes that I made.  Basically, this linkage shares the same geometry as the original but has been improved in the following ways: To understand more specifically how these changes improved the assembly I need

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