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Old 25th April 2003 | 03:24
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Tinstaafl
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The support arm isn't structural. It's a mechanism to hold the window open on the ground/low speed, and stop the window opening all the way at higher speed.

Check the manual for the a/c. You'll find most Cessna singles specify the max window opening speed to be Vne (possibly Vno for the very fast types eg C210. Can't remember).

As I mentioned before, the most awkward part is making sure you don't detach the end of support arm that connects to the spring. A real b@stard to attach again because the spring disappears into the window's frame. The design must have been outsourced to B@stard's Inc.
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