Fixed gear vs. retracts

[Brian Young]

I'll second that. I had fixed gear in the wing on a 60
size pattern plane. Flew it into 16" high fescue and
didnt hurt a thing, but sounded like a ball bat hit
it.

--- Jeff Hughes <jhughes at hsonline.net> wrote:
> 
> The thing all you guys assume is that the only way
> to have fixed gear 
> is in the fuselage. I've got a Jupiter with torsion
> bar wire gear in 
> the wing, and you can't hurt it, no matter what kind
> of landing you 
> make!. It's tough, lite and maintance free.
> Jeff
> 
> > I have two identical Hydeouts. Same CG everything,
> except the U/C.
> >  
> > The retract version needs 30% more rudder to KE
> and struggles over a
> > KE-loop. The fixed gear version requires less
> rudder for all of the
> > aforementioned. 
> >  
> > I love the way the fixed gear flies but hat dead
> stick landings off-
> field
> > and have delaminated my share of legs... Retracts
> soak up the 
> punishment and
> > bounce much much less. However they bend, they
> break the retract 
> plate etc.
> > so you carry the out to runway, and back again.
> >  
> > Bottom line - fly fixed gear - get good engine -
> land slow..
> >  
> > Eric.
> >  
> >  
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gray E Fowler [mailto:gfowler at raytheon.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 10:38 AM
> > To: discussion at nsrca.org
> > Subject: Re: Fixed gear vs. retracts
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > The faster you go the more impact a gear door can
> have. I would guess 
> that
> > at the slower speeds that everyone is attempting,
> gear door effect is
> > negligible at best.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Gray Fowler
> > Principal Chemical Engineer
> > Composites Engineering
> > 
> 
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