REFLECTOR: Speedbrake, descents, and shock cooling.

[Scott Derrick]

Steve,

are you running with them off or was that temporary?  Reason I ask is 
I'm debating a couple of different ways to seal the opening for the 
mains, but if you've  already invented th wheel?

Scott

steve korney wrote:
> I lost about 3 kts on my std. rg. 200 hp. when I took my gear doors off... 
> That was at 170 kts...
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> Best... Steve
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> From: "Tom Martino" <tmartino at troubleshooter.com>
> Reply-To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
> To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Speedbrake, descents, and shock cooling.
> Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:20:16 -0600
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> Scott,
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> I said 5 knots to be conservative ... but lately my plane has been going
> faster.  I have checked the static-pitot and it is the same as before
> ... but my speeds have increased overall.  For some reason the plane and
> engine are screaming better than ever.  I think it has a lot to do with
> fine tuning the rigging and flight surfaces.
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> But even with a five knot loss ... I am still truing at 200+ knots.
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> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> Behalf Of Scott Derrick
> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 3:12 PM
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Speedbrake, descents, and shock cooling.
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> Tom,
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> You've flown with and with out main gear doors?   Lost 5 knots with out
> the main doors?    I thought somebody posted a long time ago that the
> speed penalty was less than that?
>
> Man, I hate to lose 5 knots!!! :-)
>
> Scott
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> Tom Martino wrote:
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> I do not have gear doors (becasue I have found through testing that they
> only accounted for 5 knots).  My brake has been extended my gear at
> around 140 mph.  No problems.  I have imbedded brake lines.  Please
> don;t take this as a recommendation for anyone else ... just sharing
> information.
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> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org on behalf of John Dibble
> Sent: Fri 3/16/2007 11:16 AM
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Speedbrake, descents, and shock cooling.
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> Scott Derrick wrote:
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> 	  I could never get good info on what would be needed to raise
> the
> 	extension speed.
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> Duane once told me that the gear doors are the only thing that limit the
> extension speed.
>
> John
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