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Old 04-25-2007, 07:45 AM
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The 200 has a seperate hydraulic actuator for the nose doors, not sure why. Maybe to keep slush from getting sprayed up there and refreezing?

On the 700/900 the nose doors are mechanically linked to the nose gear, so they just follow the gear position. Obviously cheaper and simpler, but again not sure why they changed the design.
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