FIRST AIR B-737 "Snowy Owl"

[Canuck[_10_]]

[J.B. Mentzer]

What's affixed to the nose gear's hub?

Thanks,

* JB *

On 8/4/11 23:55 , Canuck wrote:

[Bob (not my real pseudonym)]

On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:23:21 -0400, "J.B. Mentzer"
> wrote:

>What's affixed to the nose gear's hub?

That's a gravel suppression kit. They help keep the nosewheel from
kicking up too much FOD on unimproved runways; saves wear and tear on
the fuselage undersides as well as diminishing the engines'
opportunity to ingest stuff more chewy than air...

Bob ^,,^

[Dave Kearton[_3_]]

"Bob (not my real pseudonym)" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:23:21 -0400, "J.B. Mentzer"
> > wrote:
>
>>What's affixed to the nose gear's hub?
>
> That's a gravel suppression kit. They help keep the nosewheel from
> kicking up too much FOD on unimproved runways; saves wear and tear on
> the fuselage undersides as well as diminishing the engines'
> opportunity to ingest stuff more chewy than air...
>
> Bob ^,,^





You'd think they'd have the optional goose deflector as well.




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Cheers

Dave Kearton