Re-tensioning undercarriage bungees, monowheel.

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Subject:		Re-tensioning undercarriage bungees, monowheel.
From:		Richard Lamprey (lamprey@infocom.co.ug)
Date:		Fri Nov 20 - 2:50 AM

Greetings to all from Kenya.

Kenya Europa classic monowheel 5Y-LRY has been flying 10 years now (550 
hours), and the retract bungee is getting tired.  After takeoff and 
climbout at 70 knots the pressure on the flaps helps the retract 
process, but the retract lever needs a good shove into the forward 
recess.  It would seem that changing the bungee is really quite a 
nightmare, and perhaps I can stave this off for a year or two by 
retensioning them (I have never done this before).  Has anyone tried 
this?  How much life can I expect on retensioning?

All the best

Richard
Classic 168
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