Not sure which plane you are referring to. On the IV, the nose is the last of the 3 to retract anyway.

Dr Doug,

 

The Lancair 200/300 series and the Legacy RG have main gears that retract at 90 degrees to the roll of the airplane.  The IV, IVP, IVPJ all have mains that flop backwards and inwards somewhat, with little resistance to the retraction during a takeoff roll.  On all RG Lancairs, the nose wheel offers no ground contact resistance to retraction because the wheel is running in line with the roll and the retraction.  I believe there are pictures of a IVx where the engine test run up overcame the main gear down locks and collapsed the mains quite easily - a situation unlikely to occur in the other Lancair RGs.  Any way, it is quite possible that the IVx mains would open the down locks and collapse first, although it seems likely that the whole undercarriage contraption would fold like a bad poker hand.

 

In order to utilize this possible emergency procedure in an aborted takeoff, one also needs a pilot accessible switch to override the "squat" switch, if any. 

 

ES and Legacy FG pilots will have to use something else, a boat anchor perhaps.

 

Note: Each person will have to test this procedure in their own aircraft.  Results are not guaranteed.  The effectiveness of its use in an emergency is up to the pilot's instantaneous determination and reaction to a memorized checklist whilst having decided the craft should not leave the ground, fall off a cliff, enter sea water or a traffic intersection with the dangerous end of the runway fast approaching, say at Sedona (KSEZ), Chicago's Midway or Logan in Boston.

 

This was merely food for thought and I accept no liability for those that attempt it and find the results are not what was expected or desired.

 

PS to the Doctor - I almost always sign my messages with the aircraft type I fly.  During my declining years it has been a wee Lancair 320.