Oh, and here I thought I was very lucid, Karel!
And yes, there are several more factors than the flexibility of the outrigg
ers, but I am still of the opinion, that this an important part.
Of course, if the legs couldn't flex under load, they would break instead.
Niels
----- Original Message -----
From: karelvranken
To: europa-list@matronics.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 11:42 PM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: builder test flying his own creation=3F
Niels,
Maybe you are wright. I have to read your explanation five times more try
ing to understand what you realy mean. I also think there is more than the
outriggers in question with a groundloop.
Karel Vranken # 447 F-PKRL (I forgot to mention that I also have some 250
0 hours of gliding experience)
----- Original Message -----
From: Niels Kock
To: europa-list@matronics.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 6:30 PM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: builder test flying his own creation=3F
Karel,
I may be wrong, but one reason might be the elasticity of the outrigger
legs.
A standard 2-wheeler taildragger need not be more direction-stable than
the
monowheel, but the slightest turn of the latter will flex the outer out
rigger, thereby, I think,
increasing the force of the turn, making it more difficult to correct
it.
And the way to correct a such a turn, as we all know, is by short, rapi
d taps on the
opposite rudder pedal, and not, as may be the natural reflex, keeping y
our foot down on
the pedal, until the whole contraption enters a turn in the opposite di
rection which you will never
get out of, until the lowered wing-tip scrapes the surface and the prec
ious propeller
blades emit sounds of destruction.
Niels ----- Original Message -----
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