Re: [DML] Doors Up Storage/Torsion life

["therealdmcvegas" <DMCVegas@xxxx>]

I'm not a military person, but I would imagine that the reason the canopy on 
fighter planes are left up all the time would have more to do with easier 
ingress in an emergency situation, rather than the life of the bars. The same 
way that fire trucks are parked in their garage spaces with their doors left 
open all the time.

Besides that, I believe a past post here on the list stated that parking with the 
doors open would do more damage to the door seal pushing against the T 
panel, than any benefits that the torsion bar, or the gas struts may recieve.

Besides that, if a torsion bar is unavailable for the application, perhaps a 
torsion spring could possibly replace it. Matter of fact, I'd bet on it!

-Robert
vin 6585 "X"



--- In dmcnews@xxxx, john fredt <hecklerkochgmbh@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Yes the temperature changes in normal weather are enough to affect the life 
of these bars.Simply because they were once cryogenically frozen doesnt 
exempt them from the normal contracting and expanding with summer heat 
and winter cold.Ever notice that fighter jets are stored with the canopy open 
most of the time?
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