Originally Posted by
Boeing Skunk Works
I've pushed quite a few automotive lift-struts. All lengths and diameters. I'm here to tell you most won't even compress with all of my body weight on them at 180 Lbs.
I'm looking at some struts from McMaster-Carr that are lightweight compression and also some that are adjustable, once. Meaning after you let the air out of them they're set and cannot be re-inflated.
I'm thinking of replacing the heavy springs for my yoke with struts. If my math is correct, I need about a 17-20 Lb strut to get a force of about five pounds at the yoke.