Bobby: Many have reported that the fixed conv. gear configurations are slightly faster than the retract version. They speculate that it is because the wheel do not fully retract therefore making the airflow more disrupted than the fixed cov. geared version.
This has bee n talked about at length. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "bobby burington" <bobbycrea...@yahoo.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 1:35 PM Subject: KR> Landing Gear > Hello, > > I see from the construction photos that it looks like most builders are > using the fixed tri gear up front and not the retractable . Wouldn't the > retractable gear increase the speed of the aircraft ?. > > Since I haven't quite made a choice yet, can you guys give me some feed > back on the different types of landing gear ?, pros and cons and why you > picked the gear type you did ?. > > Thanks, Bobby > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > It's here! Your new message! > Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items to > http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
