>best I can tell the split flaps increase
>the sink rate at 80 mph by a factor of about 2.5x what you get without flaps
>at the same speed. Do any of you belly board guys know how yours stack up?
>Mark Langford
I went for a short
Larry Flesner wrote:
> I went for a short flight after work today and was going to check my speed
> brake for you...
I did that test for real today, since it was a calm day and I had lots of
time. Reality is closer to a 50% faster descent rate with flaps than
without, if you can believe what I
-Original Message-
From: Mark Langford
Sent: Saturday, 11 March 2006 2:33 PM
One thing I did test pretty carefully was glide ratio. Bottom line from
8000' to 6000' is that I got 16.0:1 at 97 mph, which makes me feel pretty
good, considering how draggy my plane is at this point. That's an
OK guys. I wasn't talking about doing a 180 degree turn 200' off the ground
to make it back to the airport. I didn't realize y'all thought I was that
stupid. I was talking about being able to make it back to an airport that I
left 3 miles behind me because the engine crapped out, and I'm not
Mark,
If you are doing landings from abreast the numbers with a big slip,
you might make it with a dead engine. Did my landings the same way in
the Mustang. When the engine quit for real, it amazed me how fast it
came down with a prop stopped. Bobby
> Larry Flesner wrote:
>
>> I went fo
Glide should be better with the prop stopped rather than
windmilling, Virg
On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 05:44:26 -0800 (PST) bo...@hatconversions.com writes:
> Mark,
> If you are doing landings from abreast the numbers with a big
> slip,
> you might make it with a dead engine. Did my landings
Hell Mark anyone with a small amount of intelligence could figure
that one out and those that can't should be put on ignore. That said you
would be surprised at how many experienced pilots that know better =
actually
try it. We recently lost a beautiful half scale Spitfire up at Brantford
Mark with all the problems the GRT unit has given you I'm surprised you
haven't changed over to the Dynon unit. I've decided to go completely =
Dynon
D100/120 series since some of us old farts need magnifying glasses to =
see
the D10 series instruments. Really impressed with the units =
capabili
NetHeads,
I flew again today, and did a little flap testing. Although I didn't have
the laptop gathering information, best I can tell the split flaps increase
the sink rate at 80 mph by a factor of about 2.5x what you get without flaps
at the same speed. Do any of you belly board guys know ho
Mark, There were two prop hubs on e-bay...What are you using as a primer
on your bird that is oil resistant? Like I said, I don't want to do any
paint work until I'm sure I'm finished with the chain saw. Bobby
> NetHeads,
>
> I flew again today, and did a little flap testing. Although I didn'
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