REFLECTOR: Accident/Incident

Robin Ream robinream at earthlink.net
Tue Aug 15 10:14:28 CDT 2006


Maybe the factory will just come out with a modification kit to change the
retracts back to fixed gear models :-)   ----------  There, the problem's
solved.  So easy wasn't it?  :-)

Robin
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Gietzen" <ALVentures at cox.net>
To: "'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Accident/Incident


>
> By the way, I don't think the tension on the washer has much to do
> with it -- other than maybe making it LESS likely the gear could
> castor in flight. I suppose if you retract the gear while the
> nosewheel is still shimmying, that increases the chance of the gear
> getting cocked and stuck. In any case, the guides should do the trick.
>
>
> dave black
>
> Dave;
>
> The issue may be that with high pivot drag the gear leg may bend sideways
> just a bit as the wheel is forced in through the door; then forces it
> against the guide - you think?
>
> Al
>
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