This project took far longer then I had ever anticipated. . . Some History Lancair went through numerous designs for the nose forks on early 235 and then 320/360 airframes. The first, and I believe all, 235 model kits initially left Lancair without a nose strut, these had a castering fork similar to Lance’s original […]
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The GM4 bracket attaches the forward half of the main gear truss to the wing spar on the Lancair 235, 320, and 360. It also serves as a mounting point for the over-center linkage and for the microswitches used to detect the gear down position. This bracket is therefore one of the most critical structural
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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
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
