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Side view of shock mount
There's a thrust bearing at the lower end to allow the shock to turn without any friction in regards to the spring. See disassembly pics...
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Location: Front of the airplane?
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Comment by Taylor Ogden on April 3, 2012 at 5:29pm
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Yes, it's an AFCO shock. We opted for the steel one for cost, weight would be slightly lighter with an aluminimum bodied shock. We're about 6 pounds on the conversion, but need to subtract the weight of the bungee cord...
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Comment by Scott Ehni on March 26, 2012 at 8:25am
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looks like an AFCO shock.
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Comment by Victor Menkal on March 24, 2012 at 6:35pm
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Awesome cool, nice engineering!
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