Housing the pneumatic
actuating cylinder within the integrated mold-locating ring greatly reduces stack height and eases installation and mold maintenance.
The left nosewheel
actuating cylinder had cracked through, leaking lubricant until the gearing inside created enough friction to move the casing apart.
The current AD's require modification of the rear spar web of the wing and cold expansion of certain attachment holes for the forward pintle fitting as well as certain holes at the
actuating cylinder anchorage of the main landing gear.
Here the head is mounted to the
actuating cylinder by an adaptor plate, and is locked in place by a detented pin.
Its Single Valve III series has a concentric
actuating cylinder that surrounds the valve body rather than sitting behind it, thereby reducing mold height.
Instead, the Mono-Toggle's
actuating cylinder is positioned so that it projects down, beneath the links.