REFLECTOR: Velocity Pictures

[bulsr at bellsouth.net]

 When I was at the factory in '06, I heard that the speed difference sans gear doors (any or all) was negligible. The noise, and airish nature of the cockpit would be considerable unless you did a whale of a closeout above the canard. You would, of course, remove (or not install) the main gear doors as well, if you did plan to be lowering the gear at speed.
Bob
just my view

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I noticed on the flyoverpicture of N2059U,that there’s no nose gear door in place.  I have often wondered what would bethe downside of removing those doors, as the upside to me would be gaining theability to drop the gear at a normal cruise speed instead of having to getbelow 120 kts.
 
Has anyone tried that or have any results from doing awaywith the nose gear doors on a retractable?
 

Rodney Brim, 
Blog -  www.ManagePro.com/Blog
 


From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org[mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Brett Ferrell
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 6:44 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Velocity Pictures
 
Not of the Velocity, it's still registered to Proxy, so I'mguessing they still use it as a testbed, I found a couple of more pictures,pretty interesting stuff.  I also noticed that the one that looks like theKARA Firefly (Skyraider) is registered as a Firefly, does anyone know if this are-badged N2059U,or if it's just a copy?  Looks like a copy to me, the nose is slightlythinner, and the doors are short.

B

Stockman, Bill wrote: 
Great work.   Any idea what happened with the UAVs?
 
Bill Stockman, Senior Associate
Dayton Aerospace
 
(937) 369-4799 cell
(937) 426-4300 work
bill.stockman at daytonaero.com
 
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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Brett Ferrell
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 9:02 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: REFLECTOR: Velocity Pictures
 
Folks,
 
I'm going to put another plug in for the Wiki and our Pictures page.  
After another big push, I now have pictures of over 180 unique paint 
schemes/flying (or flown) Velocity aircraft.  I'd love to get a picture 
of everyone, and I know I've heard the figure "over 400" floating 
about.  So how about it?  If you're proud of your plane, won't you send 
in a picture, or post it yourself on the Wiki?
 
http://wiki.velocityxl.com/index.php?title=Pictures#Paint_Jobs.2FFlying_
Aircraft
 
Brett
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