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NOSEGEAR DAMPING RATIO?? (Read 100 times)

Sep 28^th, 2003 at 5:52pm

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??? ??? I feel the compression on my nose gear strut is too much. When I taxi (under 5 kts) and "tap" the brakes, the nose gear strut fully compresses and I do a 'nose dive' on the taxiway/ramp. Shocked

I know there are variables in the contact_point section in the cfg. There are two variables (#9 M/S CR) (#10 DR) Which one do I adjust and do I increase or decrease the value. Could someone explain this to me? ??? ??? ???

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Reply #1 - Sep 28^th, 2003 at 7:08pm

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#9, or the Max/Static Compression Ratio is used in figuring the compression ratio when the aircraft lands, i.e.--how far the gear compresses on landing. #10 (Damping Ratio) is what you want to adjust. 0.0=Undamped and 1.0=Critically Damped. This means the lower the number, the less compression. The typical numbers range from about 0.6 to 0.95. Just play with it a little and see what you get.

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