Why are gear legs so long?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU2elPTJyqA

Apparently they can be a lot shorter and still work: -)

From:-
http://www.rudigreyling.com/rv7.html
Presumably in South Africa.

[Bertie the Bunyip[_19_]]

So they can reach the runway when the airplane isn't flying


Bertie

[Matt Whiting]

wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU2elPTJyqA
>
> Apparently they can be a lot shorter and still work: -)
>
> From:-
> http://www.rudigreyling.com/rv7.html
> Presumably in South Africa.
>

That was a stupid video.