Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 18:59:27 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from rwcrmhc11.comcast.net ([204.127.198.35] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 819951 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 25 Mar 2005 06:10:32 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.198.35; envelope-from=mjrav@comcast.net Received: from mark1 (h000094c615c2.ne.client2.attbi.com[65.96.140.242]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc11) with SMTP id <2005032511094601300dv7tle>; Fri, 25 Mar 2005 11:09:46 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <004201c5312b$c6ac69f0$f28c6041@mark1> From: "Mark Ravinski" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Re: removing gear doors X-Original-Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 06:14:12 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003F_01C53101.DD579500" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1478 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1478 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01C53101.DD579500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Gerard, In the 2003 airventure cup race, one of the racers ( a white lightning ) = had a linkage failure and couldn't close his nose gear door. This cost him a bunch of top speed compared to other planes and his own = performance on previous years. Between 5 and 10 kts from memory. In the class of 360 engine, retractable planes, this put him behind the = field. Mark Ravinski N360KB 1319 hrs 6 time Airventure racer. ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01C53101.DD579500 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Gerard,
In the 2003 airventure cup race, one of = the racers=20 ( a white lightning ) had a linkage failure and couldn't close his nose = gear=20 door.
This cost him a bunch of top = speed=20 compared to other planes and his own performance on previous = years. =20 Between 5 and 10 kts from memory.
In the class of 360 engine, retractable = planes,=20 this put him behind the field.
 
Mark Ravinski
N360KB  1319 hrs
6 time=20 Airventure racer.
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