Originally Posted by
Ascend Charlie
Hey John, the older models had that limit on nose wheel turning angle (shown by the red line on the gear door) but the E model doesn't have it? or is it that teensy red mark ahead of the pitot tube?
Well spotted! From my fading brain cells that 'teensy' red line on the nose is the limit mark for the tow bar; the Agusta tow bar comes with a frangible bolt plus a few spares to break at the folding point of the tow bar rather than damage the limit stops. When there were no spare frangible bolts left a spare would be found which never broke, but the tow bar would then bend in a spectacular manner.
I have a small collection of the remains of frangible bolts, alongside the broken tail wheel lock from a Sea King and a few other souvenirs
