For those of you that are new to the retract conversation. Back in late 80's yearly 90's this was discussed in the news letters (no Internet) Most all KR's that were converted to fixed gear picked up speed. Mine picked up about 10 mph. I had over 150 hrs on mine before I changed and put about 600 hrs when I sold it. There were a few that were able to make the gear lock well, but not that many. To this day I still like the way the KR looks with retracts.
--- Rich Seifert <[email protected]> wrote: > Often stated,, but documented... Hardly; > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephen Teate" <[email protected]> > To: "KRnet" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 11:34 AM > Subject: RE: KR> Re: retracts > > > > "I don't see how Diehl's gear, or any gear, hanging > in the wind can make > a > plane faster than one with nothing hanging down at > all." > > The "stock" RR retractable landing gear does not > retract flush with the > bottom of the wing. It rotates straight back until > the tire almost > touches the top surface of the wing. This leaves a > substantial portion > of the tire and stubby gear leg exposed as well as a > large opening for > the tire to reside in. All of this adds up to a very > dragy situation. A > properly faired Diehl gear with wheel pants will > actually produce a > slight increase in speed over the stock KR retracts. > In addition, the > overall ruggedness of the Diehl gear has been well > documented on this > site. > > Stephen Teate > Paradise, Texas > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > [email protected] > please see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
