[F500] Puck vs Shocks ad nauseam

[Jay Novak]

The original Minis had rubber springs but no shocks (I had one) they then
added shocks about 2 years later & then always had shocks after that.

Thanks ... Jay Novak


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From: f500-bounces+jnovak6=wideopenwest.com at f500.org
[mailto:f500-bounces+jnovak6=wideopenwest.com at f500.org]On Behalf Of Jan
Schmidt
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 11:17 AM
To: f500 at f500.org
Subject: Re: [F500] Puck vs Shocks ad nauseam


Some of the original Mini Coopers had rubber doughnuts for suspension,
also. I dont know if that was their dampeners, too? I have a friend that
autocrossed a Mini Cooper back in the mid-60's so I could find out from
him.
Bill Schmidt 88 Red Devil Kawi

>>> Gene Bennett <mlinkesq at impala-ss.com> 10/30/06 9:22 PM >>>
You know, that comment about aircraft triggered something in what
little brain I have left.  The Mooney M20E I got my commercial license
and a lot of my instrument time in had (and still has) - are you ready?
- RUBBER PUCKS for main gear suspension.  But it uses four of them
stacked up.  You can see a photo of the set up here:
http://www.aopa.org/images/pilot/mooney/0003_10.jpg .  But my F500 is a
heck of a lot easier to slow down, come in a bit hot and that Mooney
would float for what seemed to be forever; considering the strip I flew
out of was only 2460 feet long...

Gene near Seattle

On Oct 30, 2006, at 5:25 PM, edward capullo wrote:

> Bruce
> My F33A Beech Bonanza could land at 52mph (good for those slow
> corners) and had a straight line speed of 170KTs (195.5mph) which is a

> hell of a lot faster than any F500 or S2000 I've ever driven.
> What's wrong with wings..as a matter of fact we can now buy those soon

> to be worthless F1000
> homebuilts (read non-Stohr) put our 494/493 Rotaxes in them and be
> ................F500!!!!
> Captain Eddie

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