It could have been a design attitude, stronger = better, which isn't always the case. Its nice that the Beech ones won't stress anything but I will say it stinks when you break one off trying to hop a door track.

Gary Martin wrote: ↑Wed May 07, 2025 11:55 pm I need an O ring for the top of an Aro-tek hydraulic cylinder for a 360 nose gear. Any ideas?

I sell a convenient kit for these, has been very popular:

https://odaydesign.com/product/700-0072/

It is a misconception that mogas contains ethanol, Mogas from the airport actualy does not, nor does any fuel labeled ethanol free at your local automobile gas station. Getting the right octane for your engine is a whole other consideration, you can get auto fuel in much lower octanes which may or m...

Its a great idea and something like that is really needed. I know the admin is working on a way for us to list new parts on this site as vendors, that's probably the most desirable solution for now as it can be updated by eneryone making the parts. Long term an illustrated parts catalog would be ide...

I've had a number of owners ask for me to overhaul or upgrade their nose strut or for me to instruct them what they need to do themselves. The nose struts require a number of tools and fixtures in addition to the seals. These really require machine shop equipment to produce so its not something the ...

To give a better idea of how the esco strut self-centers near the full extended position:

For those that don't know, the early Esco nose struts vary widely in configuration. One big change Lancair made was the introduction of a self-centering feature in the mid 90's. Early struts without this feature use a hoop attached to the fork to ensure that the wheel doesn't jack-knife against the ...

Thank you Pat! While I enjoy working on my plane I also enjoy this. I made some more progress, the GM26 parts are completely done, ready for anodize but my anodizer is on vacation so we see when those go out. 20250429_002646.jpg I also got a start on the GM27 parts. 20250429_002930.jpg All of the tu...

Beautiful pictures!

Tom, at least what you have there is 1/3 the price. Somehow the price skyrocketed for the compact valves, when I purchased mine a few years ago I paid only $40. . . Now they are well over $150. . .