Gear door hinges
 

Who makes gear door hinges that are spring loaded so they spring open. or any suggestions how to make doors spring open.

Frank

RE: Gear door hinges
 

Frank,

I used some torsion springs I got from McMaster Carr. In my case, I sprung the doors so that they close by themselves because in a Panther, landing with the main gears open would be a disaster. As the saying goes, they worked a trick!

Bob

http://www.mcmaster.com/asp/DisplCtl...MainWidth=1122

RE: Gear door hinges
 

Thank you Bob

Frank