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Old 17th Dec 2022, 18:22
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Droop Snoot
 
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Originally Posted by gums
Salute!

We have seen at least two nose gear collapses with the 35, and maybe there's a design flaw that can be fixed.

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Gums...

Great to see you here!

The nose gear sees a big load a a fairly odd angle... perhaps 10 degrees nose down. Could it be that the component of that load is not within the design limits of the gear?

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