"Andrew Gideon" wrote in message
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On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:26:45 +0000, john hawkins wrote:

don't know anything about the cited incident but. Ever watch an older
mooney doing the gearup dip on takeoff? pulling that johnson bar takes
your attention off the flight attitude.

Cessna gear (ie. an R182) folds under in such a way that drag is
increased during the retraction (or extension) beyond the level of drag
with the gear extended (or retracted, of course {8^). I've never thought
it that much that it would cause an altitude loss, but perhaps under the
right circumstances...?

- Andrew


The old 210's and skymasters were the same way. Once all of those doors
start opening, there is
a slew of new drag. An Ex-Boss of mine was demonstrating the squat switch
to a prospective buyer, when he retracted the 210 nose gear while sitting
firmly on the ground.

Al G