Mooney Acclaim vs. Columbia 350/400 (which has fixed landing gear??)

buttman wrote in news:1181702893.605390.37080
@d30g2000prg.googlegroups.com:

On Jun 12, 4:14 pm, Justin Gombos
wrote:
Doesn't it bother you Columbia fanatics that the manufacturer designed
the landing gear to be fixed?

I bet if you were to remove the gear from that plane, it'd only add a
few knots to the speed. Unlike a Cessna, where you can get probably 10
to 15 knots increase, the ~240 knotters have by design slicker gear so
they lose less.

Wow, you're really not vbery bright at all , are you?

Bertie