REFLECTOR: Re: nose gear door option

Greg Poole gpoole at zeta.org.au
Thu Jun 2 19:31:08 CDT 2005


Sure Stevo - but the focus did not necessarily appear so and ...knowing just 
how easily email communications can be missinterpreted.....!
(...better include some body language next time!)

Cheers!

Greg

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "steve korney" <s_korney at hotmail.com>
To: <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 10:22 AM
Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: Re: nose gear door option


> My comment was only aimed at the note...   "Bad humor, Jim. SB " ...Not 
> the post...
>
>
>
> Best... Steve
>
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Greg Poole" <gpoole at zeta.org.au>
> Reply-To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
> To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Re: nose gear door option
> Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 09:03:06 +1000
>
> Woh!, have to disagree here Steve - & I'm not one to defend the factory...
>
> To be fair, as the  factory rep Scott has not poo poo'd the new option but 
> is taking an appropriately cautious line. I for one had not even thought 
> about the potential effects of turbulence, be it on the required spring 
> pressure to keep the doors open against air pressure whilst the gear is 
> down/moving, or potential movement of the gear in turbulence whilst it is 
> stowed.
>
> Raising these as potential issues is all good stuff in my book and I 
> wouldn't like Scott to disappear off the list just because someone decides 
> that credibility should be an issue - it isn't and simply can't be at this 
> stage. I got quite a laugh from Jim's comment and Scott's reply - with the 
> added benefit that it reaffirmed the long held veiw that the ever present 
> need in aviation should be to determine all potential  effects of any 
> change (many not often that apparent) before committing to it.
>
> It appears to "work" and work well and may end up a major improvement in 
> many ways, but until fully tested in the field (just like all those new 
> aviation powerplants!), "let's not jump the gun"
>
> Getting cooler down here!
>
> Greg in Sydney.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "steve korney" <s_korney at hotmail.com>
> To: <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 3:01 AM
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Video of NOSE GEAR DOOR DO-HICKEY
>
>
>>Your credibility is at stake here Scott.....Not Jim's...
>>
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>>
>>Best... Steve
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>>
>>
>>----Original Message Follows----
>>From: "Scott Baker" <sbakr at comcast.net>
>>Reply-To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
>>To: <Jim_Agnew_2 at yahoo.com>,        "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders 
>>list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
>>Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Video of NOSE GEAR DOOR DO-HICKEY
>>Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 06:14:18 -0400
>>
>>Lot's of things 'work' on the ground.  How will it work in actual 
>>practice? Doug K's aircraft is the only Velocity flying with this setup. 
>>My impression is that that there are very, very few flight hours - and 
>>fewer still actual in-flight cycles of the system.  We like the idea and 
>>think that it has merit.  We will be watching and evaluating how well the 
>>system works in Dan Smalley's aircraft before we make any decisions 
>>regarding a kit plans change.
>>
>>Bad humor, Jim.
>>SB
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Agnew" <jim_agnew_2 at yahoo.com>
>>To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
>>Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 6:58 PM
>>Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Video of NOSE GEAR DOOR DO-HICKEY
>>
>>
>>>Greg,
>>>
>>>Nope, you missed that it WORKS!
>>>
>>>Jim
>>>
>>>--- Greg Poole <gpoole at zeta.org.au> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Thanks for your thoughts on this Dave!  ...am left wondering what the
>>>>factory "take" would be on this as it certainly embodies the KISS 
>>>>(...keep
>>>>it simple...) principle and in doing so would appear to reduce parts 
>>>>count,
>>>>kit cost, wieght, potential failure points, build time, and areas 
>>>>requiring
>>>>adjustment. There...did  I cover em all?
>>>>
>>>>What does the factory say Scott Baker?
>>>>
>>>>Greg in Sydney.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Black" <dvblack at comcast.net>
>>>>To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
>>>>Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 9:03 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Video of NOSE GEAR DOOR DO-HICKEY
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> > Scott,
>>>> >
>>>> >> Here's Tom & Mo Falls video of the Nose Gear Mechanism.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> http://www.tnstaafl.net/canards/ng_mech.avi
>>>> >
>>>> > Now, THAT's the way to do it!!
>>>> > No sequence valve, no hydraulic cylinder, and no slamming doors!
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Dave Black
>>>> > Shortwing RG
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