REFLECTOR: Main Gear Doors

[Don Johnston]

Neither the main gear doors or the smaller doors (if you go that route) are
watertight. It's purely aesthetic.

http://www.velocity-xl.com/blog/2009/11/23/7-7-3-main-gear-doors/

-Don

From: Tom Falls <tomfalls6 at gmail.com>
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:23:31 -0400
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Main Gear Doors
Thanks Alex. What about rain when flying or water when washing the plane.
Isn't the bottom of the gear opening in the fuselage likely to let water
into the back of the plane? Perhaps the small door may help when flying if
used with the gear leg doors, but certainly not while hosing the plane off
on the ground.

What are others seeing in terms of water in the plane that can be traced to
the gear opening in the fuselage? Is it not an issue or is there some other
way besides the gear doors to prevent this?

Thanks,
Tom
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