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Old 03-10-2009 | 09:49 AM
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Sorry for this one, but on the struts when mounting them, does the torque link go pointed forward or rearward? What about on a trike gear setup? Which way does the nose gear torque link go? Does it matter?

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It doesn't matter unless you want it to look like the full-scale version of whatever plane it is - Some full-scale planes have them in the front and some have them in the rear. So really, you can put them either way
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Thanks Minn,
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Plane-3.jpg an example of a link forward nose strut. Or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ce...al_Airport.jpg
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Default RE: Question about robart oleo struts

example P-47 thunderbolt the scissor links face forward.

on the P-51 they point towards the rear its really about how scale you want your plane to look.

first pic is the Jug, second is the P-51,3rd is a P-40 I also have a spitfire that has them on backwards[sm=spinnyeyes.gif] oops
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Old 03-10-2009 | 06:49 PM
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Good examples, thanks Tim.

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