I have a hard time believing that the entire wing stalls at the same
time. That would be a serious design flaw. This is what the wash-out is
for, a small twist in the wing that gives a higher angle of attack at
the root compared to the tip.
--- Karl Heindl <kheindl@msn.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> Apart from being extremely saddened by Cliff's death I guess we are
> all also
> very puzzled by the whole accident sequence. We may never know the
> causes
> leading up to the stall unless something entirely new comes to light
> from
> the autopsy or the aircraft wreck.
> I always thought that wings were designed to stall first at the root
> in
> order to maintain aileron control a little bit longer. It seems that
> some
> Europa wings stall completely at the same instance.
> I am sure that Don Dykens or Andy would be able to elaborate, but
> they are
> not speaking to us.
> Now, Cliff had stall strips fitted, but were they actually in place
> on the
> wreck ? Maybe Cliff had removed them again.
> Graham S. had a similar accident but survived it fortunately. What
> were his
> symptoms ?
> I stalled once in a level climb in zero horizontal visibility. I
> remember a
> slight shaking of the stick and put the nose down a bit. But it was
> already
> too late, as I was now vertical in an incipient spin. I could make
> out the
> farm fields in front of my nose. Luckily, I was at 4000 feet and
> recovered
> very swiftly. I did not have a stall warner, but have now installed
> the
> Europa kit, and am still calibrating it.
> I put the buzzer on the 'shelf' between the camel humps and find it
> clearly
> audible through my ANR headset. Also, it is powered by a 9V battery.
> I am
> going to put another probe into the starboard wing, as wings don't
> always
> stall at the same time.
>
> Karl
>
>
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