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Cessna Centurion Landing Gear Enhancements
Main Landing Gear — No Doors Kit
All Cessna 210’s produced between 1970 and 1978 are virtually identical in structure with only minor differences in the hydraulic system. In 1979, Cessna removed the hydraulic gear door system from production aircraft because of continuing problems. The SIERRA MODIFICATION does for your aircraft what Cessna did to theirs in 1979. The actual conversion consists in removing the four main gear doors, three hydraulic actuating cylinders, plus unnecessary excess sheet metal, fairings and tubing, resulting in a 19 pound gain in useful load. Prefabricated metal fairings are then attached to the fuselage using blind structural rivets, to cover the large “holes” left by the door removal. The “door open” and “door close” lines from the hydraulic powerpack are capped off, without any rework on the powerpack itself. The Modification Kit and procedures are fully FAA STC approved. The complete modification can be accomplished on your aircraft by SIERRA’s skilled craftsmen.
- Current production appearance — like all or at your own facility. production aircraft since 1979.
- Cleaner look — no more “droopy doors”
- Enhanced resale value— an industry-recognized
- Reduce retraction/extension time — gear value modification actuation time cut by up to 50%
- Fast installation — kits always in stock — full
- Reduced system complexity — 32 moving parts installation instructions and photos for easy eliminated installation
- Reduced maintenance — fewer operating elements to cause problems.
Nose Gear Door — Hydraulic to Mechanical Conversion
The SIERRA modification for the Cessna 210 Nose Gear Door completes the conversion of your Cessna 210 to post-1979 appearance and operation. The elimination of a hydraulic cylinder and conversion of the Nose Gear doors to mechanical operation shortens operating time, decreases wear on the system and reduces the chance of a hydraulic system-related failure. |