REFLECTOR: Landing Gear Retract Prevention

[Richard J. Gentil]

Hal,

I am not that far along either, just working on the electrical system 
and instrument panel at the moment. I hope to be able to fly by the 
beginning of next year. (Right now I only get to work on the Velo one 
day a week.)

Richard

Hal Smith wrote:
> Richard,
>
> I am working on some nose gear modifications.  My plane isn't completed yet 
> but I would like to know what your nose gear weight was when you weighed 
> your plane.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Hal Smith
> h.smith61 at verizon.net
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard J. Gentil" <richard at naples-air-center.com>
> To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 10:28 AM
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Landing Gear Retract Prevention
>
>
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>> Does anyone have a solution to keep the landing gear from retracting on
>> the ground should someone accidentally select the up position on while
>> the aircraft is on the ground.
>>
>> Without drag braces, etc. I did not see an easy way to wire in a circuit
>> interruption short of something tied to airspeed. (Sort of like what the
>> old Piper Arrows used to do.)
>>
>> Richard
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