---------------------------------------------------------- RV9-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 03/29/04: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:10 AM - Re: Fuselage Steps (Terry Hobert) 2. 07:01 PM - Re: Fuselage Steps (Andy Karmy) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:10:16 AM PST US From: "Terry Hobert" Subject: Re: RV9-List: Fuselage Steps --> RV9-List message posted by: "Terry Hobert" 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/ ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:01:16 PM PST US From: Andy Karmy Subject: Re: RV9-List: Fuselage Steps --> RV9-List message posted by: Andy Karmy 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" > > 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/ > > > _- > ======================================================================= > _- > ======================================================================= > _- > ======================================================================= > _- > ======================================================================= > > > > - Andy Karmy andy@karmy.com