REFLECTOR: Main Gear Access Dimensions

Tue Feb 22 04:33:13 CST 2005

To close out this thread, I talked to Brendan at Velocity to get the scoop
on the access cover. The cover is to allow access to the main gear hydraulic
cylinder. It's construction is the same as the nose gear access cover, and
it starts about 26" from the back of the keel and extends 18" forward from
that point. Yes, removing the cover from the keel lessens the strength, but
reinforcing the cover and reinstalling it will add strength back.

Thanks for everyone's comments!

Randy Wharton 
N248RB XL-RG
http://occeng.org/velocity