X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 23:57:03 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-mealy.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.69] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.2) with ESMTP id 1228418 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 07 Jul 2006 23:29:45 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.69; envelope-from=liegner@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=Cb9a8VsvQrD931B+/HvxIMe9EapI0QFQlP4IXl0gcjfI4MVO9QlCykk+sWlDUj66; h=Received:Mime-Version:X-Sender:Message-Id:Date:To:From:Subject:Content-Type:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [69.34.164.213] (helo=[172.16.1.5]) by elasmtp-mealy.atl.sa.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1Fz3V9-0003NT-4w for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 07 Jul 2006 23:29:03 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: liegner@earthlink.net@pop.earthlink.net X-Original-Message-Id: X-Original-Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 22:12:42 -0400 X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" From: "Jeffrey Liegner, MD" Subject: Hockey Pucks and Gear Up Landings Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="============_-1059793147==_ma============" X-ELNK-Trace: edc6c9c2805b57e3d780f4a490ca69563f9fea00a6dd62bc671c0cfff7190dfe0c35451ffeca831d350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 69.34.164.213 --============_-1059793147==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" I read this on a thread of the CPA forum. "That reminds me that with retract composite experimental aircraft it is not uncommon for home builders to bond three hockey pucks to the belly positioned so that the belly will not touch in a gear up landing. After you fair the pucks in with thick micro slurry you can hardly tell they are there." Has anyone actually done this? Jeff L --============_-1059793147==_ma============ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Hockey Pucks and Gear Up Landings
I read this on a thread of the CPA forum.
"That reminds me that with retract composite experimental aircraft it is not uncommon for home builders to bond three hockey pucks to the belly positioned so that the belly will not touch in a gear up landing.

After you fair the pucks in with thick micro slurry you can hardly tell they are there."
 
Has anyone actually done this?

Jeff L
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