REFLECTOR: Speed Brake

[Lynn Gallup]

Now having over 300 hours on my Velocity LWRG, I can say that I rather like
the speed brake. I always extend it just before the turn to base because I
find that the additional drag helps a little to make the airplane more
responsive to engine power as I adjust speed and altitude for the landing.
Having said that, I certainly do not think it is an essential or even
necessary feature on the RG.
Lynn
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Fast" <onefastvelocity at yahoo.com>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Speed Brake


> Hi Randy and Becky....congratulations and welcome...To
> answer your question, you don't need the speed break
> on the RG, it is primarily for the fixed gear version,
> however, their may be some benefit to protecting the
> prop from gravel or stones that maybe thrown back by
> the nose wheel...personally I wouldn't waste building
> time for that reason, because I rather be flying then
> building LOL....Dan--- Randy Wharton
> <rwharton at buckeye-express.com> wrote:
> > I'm new to the Reflector, so I hope this works!
> >
> > I have an XL-RG and I'm curious about the speed
> > brake. It's marked on
> > the fuselage as "optional", and there is nothing in
> > my manual about it.
> > I checked out the online manuals and found that the
> > speed brake is only
> > addressed in the fixed gear models. I know that with
> > retractable gear,
> > the gear down will act as a brake to some extent,
> > but does anyone know
> > of a compelling reason why I should or should not
> > install the speed
> > brake?
> >
> > Randy and Becky Wharton
> > N248RB - Velocity XL-RG
> > http://clik.to/velocity
> >
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