Mosquito undercarriage question.

[boguing]

What did the bent pipe/rod wrapping closely round the tyres do? To show what a numpty I am, I'm guessing that it was either a device to mitigate punctures, or a really odd way to transfer brake fluid from one side to tother?

[sycamore]

Think you`ll find they are deflectors for the u/c doors as they retract/open.Think the Mossie had pneumatic brakes,and the pipes run down the back of the u/c legs.

[forget]

Sycamore's got it in one. From 'Mosquito' by Bill Sweetman, illustrated by Rikyu Watanabe. ISBN 0 7106 0131 X


http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/cumpas/mosquitogear.jpg

[boguing]

Brilliantly simple, just like the rest of my favourite aircraft.

Thanks chaps.