Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 00:04:29 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from rwcrmhc52.attbi.com ([216.148.227.88] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.6) with ESMTP id 2037338 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 22:09:01 -0500 Received: from attbi.com (12-233-4-187.client.attbi.com[12.233.4.187]) by rwcrmhc52.attbi.com (rwcrmhc52) with SMTP id <200302260309000520095cq2e>; Wed, 26 Feb 2003 03:09:00 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <3E5C2FAA.F4995A15@attbi.com> X-Original-Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 19:08:26 -0800 From: Bob X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: [LML] Re: IVP Gear Doors References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Fred Egli and I recently replaced the gear door sliders on his IV because the tires were contacting the doors as they moved into the gear wells. We used the thicker material now available from Vern. To really see the action of the door sliders, you have to be inside the plane watching as the gear goes up and down. We added a secondary slider about 4" long which is at about 60 degrees to the main slider and an inch or so aft. This piece takes the load only during the first few inches of deployment. It opens the door slightly sooner when the wheel is coming out and avoids having a side load on the main slider. We found that the main slider height could not be set to both open the door soon enough and allow the door to close completely. Bob Belshe LNC2 N19BJ