[Roger Gaemperle]

Hi Bill,

Thanks a lot for the detailed explanations. I think I have a much better picture now of all the different types that were possible.

I have read about a nose landing gear with scissor links but with internal damper (i.e. insice the cylinders). I could make out small springs at the scissor link collar and I guess that the springs just kept it in the straight direction (under normal conditions; i.e. small amplitude and not at the natural frequencies) and that the inner shimmy damper was the one to prevent shimmy in critical cases.

Hi Tony,

Thanks for the link and the explanation. That's very interesting. I have visited the NASM museum (downtown) about 3 times and the new one at the airport 1 time and it was each time an exciting experience!

All the best
Roger