Ditch the retracts and you will not wonder any longer. There have been many collapses of retracts and also many which were pushed up through the stub wings on a hard landing. The Diehl main gear actually increases your speed in the conventional configuration.
Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI Visit my web site: www.flykr2s.com E-mail: flyk...@wi.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <airb...@comcast.net> To: <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 8:42 PM Subject: KR> retracts > can someone please give me some info regarding, retractible > configuration..how sturdy is that landing gear???. I am just wondering if > it's a forgivin on hard landings and the possibility of callapse. I > sometimes get lucky on landings and make some real nice ones,,but in off > days bad. > > also if I decide to turn it into fixed gear, how difficult is it to do ??? > do you recommend the change ?? > thank you GUS > > airb...@comcast.net > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
