Return-Path: Received: from mail2.wwisp.com ([207.98.230.22]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-70783U4500L450S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Mon, 5 Feb 2001 06:41:43 -0500 Received: from svr (bh-p3-1-ppp43.wwisp.com [207.98.233.43]) by mail2.wwisp.com (8.9.3/8.9.0) with SMTP id FAA20061; Mon, 5 Feb 2001 05:50:17 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <002401c08f6a$387e4ac0$026f9384@svr> From: "Merrill or Karen Smith" To: Cc: "Lanacair List" Subject: Re: IV-P Landing Gear Problem Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 05:53:09 -0600 X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Dave, The same symptoms occurred in my IV-P. In my case it was the door hanging against one of the axle attach bolts. The door did not show any damage. It was possible to get the gear up by slowing the airplane down to about 85 kias, cycle the gear and complete a normal retraction. It would seem that this is not all that uncommon a problem. Charlie Kohler knew just what to do to correct it. He advised me to add a 6 bid carbon lay-up to the entire length of each main gear door. I found that it was further necessary to cut a new set of sliders with a ramp high enough to bring the doors into firm contact when fully open. The airload is such that the doors never contact in flight. I've been flying with the doors in this configuration for more than 100 hours and there is no evidence that the doors ever touch each other. As a precaution I try to hold the airspeed at 110 kias until retraction is complete. Hope this helps. Merrill Smith >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>