Hi Peter,
During the initial flight testing I performed only one to two turn spins
to the left and right. These only required opposite rudder to break the
spin. My build parter, Dave DeFord, tried some multi-turn spins more
recently, and found the plane would not break out with rudder only,
requiring opposite rudder PLUS a momentary application of forward stick
(to NEUTRAL, lets not get carried away and push it into an inverted
spin) to break the spin. The rotation rate in a spin is definitely
faster than a Citabria, and a little faster than a Great Lakes biplane,
as I recall.
regards,
Terry Seaver
Peter Zutrauen wrote:
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>Hi Terry,
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>Just curious how she spins.... as per the factory results?
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>Cheers & thanks,
>Pete
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Terry Seaver [mailto:terrys@cisco.com]
>To: europa-list@matronics.com
>Subject: Re: Europa-List: Aerobatics
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>Here in the US we were told by the FAA inspector that aerobatics would
>be allowed in our plane if they were flown (demonstrated) during the 40
>hour restriction fly-off, and list the maneuvers flown (with the
>associated entry speeds) in the aircraft log book. XS monowheel N135TD
>is therefore legal for spins, loops, rolls, and wing-overs. In the
>absense of inverted oil and fuel systems, we chose not to fly hammer
>heads with our Europa, due to the possibility of tail slides if the
>engine quit near the top (too bad, hammer heads are one of my
>favorites).
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>regards,
>Terry Seaver
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>>That may be true in Karl's parish, but does not apply in other
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>>qualified inspector. Some are content to watch from the ground.
>>Ferg
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