REFLECTOR: Speedbrake, descents, and shock cooling.

steve korney s_korney at hotmail.com
Fri Mar 16 21:57:05 CDT 2007


Hi Scott...

They have been off ever since...  No need to put them back on... I have a 
bulkhead behind the rear seat that seals the cabin from the aux gas tank and 
the gear stuff... So, air doesn't leak into the cabin...

Best... Steve



----Original Message Follows----
From: Scott Derrick <scott at tnstaafl.net>
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 18:14:49 -0600

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...
 >
 > Best... Steve
 >
 >
 >
 > ----Original Message Follows----
 > 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
 >
 > Scott,
 >
 >
 >
 > 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.
 >
 >
 >
 > But even with a five knot loss ... I am still truing at 200+ knots.
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >
 > ________________________________
 >
 > 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.
 >
 >
 >
 > Tom,
 >
 > 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
 >
 > Tom Martino wrote:
 >
 > 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.
 >
 >
 >
 > ________________________________
 >
 > 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.
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >
 > Scott Derrick wrote:
 >
 >
 >
 > 	  I could never get good info on what would be needed to raise
 > the
 > 	extension speed.
 >
 >
 >
 > Duane once told me that the gear doors are the only thing that limit the
 > extension speed.
 >
 > John
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