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1. 08:10 AM - Re: Fuselage Steps (Terry Hobert)
2. 07:01 PM - Re: Fuselage Steps (Andy Karmy)
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| Subject: | Re: Fuselage Steps |
--> RV9-List message posted by: "Terry Hobert" <terhobey@hotmail.com>
Good point Tad. I took a look atr the retractables, only the unsightly part
still shows. The RV is such a nice clean aircraft and these type steps are
a lot of parasitic drag. Just wondering.
Terry Hobert 9A, fuselage
>From: Sargentclt@cs.com
>Reply-To: rv9-list@matronics.com
>To: rv9-list@matronics.com
>Subject: Re: RV9-List: Fuselage Steps
>Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 13:50:29 EST
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>--> RV9-List message posted by: Sargentclt@cs.com
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> Beauty is in the eye. They are a functional necessity. I have a
>friend with a Cirrus 22 and they have these steps. Anyway if you have a
>trigear
>configuration and you install them they tend to dissapear when it is
>finished.
>My .02 worth.
>Tad
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>
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| Subject: | Re: Fuselage Steps |
--> RV9-List message posted by: Andy Karmy <andy@karmy.com>
Hum, drag? They are in the wash of the wing and fuselage. I think Van
once said they "might" make 1kt difference.
- Andy (with 2 steps and using them every time I go flying!)
On Mar 29, 2004, at 8:09 AM, Terry Hobert wrote:
> --> RV9-List message posted by: "Terry Hobert" <terhobey@hotmail.com>
>
> Good point Tad. I took a look atr the retractables, only the
> unsightly part
> still shows. The RV is such a nice clean aircraft and these type
> steps are
> a lot of parasitic drag. Just wondering.
>
> Terry Hobert 9A, fuselage
>
>
>> From: Sargentclt@cs.com
>> Reply-To: rv9-list@matronics.com
>> To: rv9-list@matronics.com
>> Subject: Re: RV9-List: Fuselage Steps
>> Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 13:50:29 EST
>>
>> --> RV9-List message posted by: Sargentclt@cs.com
>>
>> Beauty is in the eye. They are a functional necessity. I
>> have a
>> friend with a Cirrus 22 and they have these steps. Anyway if you
>> have a
>> trigear
>> configuration and you install them they tend to dissapear when it is
>> finished.
>> My .02 worth.
>> Tad
>>
>>
>
> download! http://toolbar.msn.com/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/
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andy@karmy.com
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