Originally Posted by
BigJoeRice
The tops of the wing gear and adjacent body gear struts were inter-connected with a two inch(ish) diameter pressure balance line so that excess pressure buildup in one gear on one side during landing and taxi, could be "shared" with the other gear on that side.
Never heard of it myself and I flew the -100s for about 20 years - but it sounds to me suspiciously like the Hydrolastic suspension found on the ADO16 and the later ADO15 ...
JD
