Originally Posted by
ShyTorque
There was a manufacturer's BT some years ago which required a modification to the nose gear doors of later models to avoid damage from contact with the nosewheel assembly. It involved cutting out a small section at the rear end of the doors.
Are you sure about that? IIRC the nose section redesign and the change of the NLG pivot required the doors to be modified to allow the tyre to remain partially 'out in the breeze' when retracted from the 109E onwards. This was done along with the main gear redesign.
Early model (109A, AII and C)
109E onwards:
