REFLECTOR: Gear doors

[Peter Braswell]

Scott,
Interesting.  Do you happen to have pics showing exactly what you removed?
 Also, if you use 150Kts now as your Vlo / Vle what did you use before you
made the gear door mod?

Best,
Peter

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2011/11/29 Scott Derrick <scott at tnstaafl.net>

> **
> I removed 90% of my main gear doors, beefed up the nose gear door hinge.
> No noticeable reduction in speed, and I now use 150 kias as my extension
> speed! A much more useful gear extension speed considering our cruising
> speed.
>
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Gear doors
> From: Andrew Ellzey <ajlz72756 at yahoo.com> <ajlz72756 at yahoo.com>
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org><reflector at tvbf.org>
> Date: 11/29/2011 07:38 AM
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> I'm sure it won't add any speed, but I added a hinge and spring to allow
> the very bottom of my gear doors to completely close. Pictures attached.
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