Kevin, There is of course very little to stop you doing aerobatics in
the privacy of your own back yard! The original stress testing of the
structure suggested ample reserve strength. However two points worth
mentioning:
1. The vagaries of amateur/non certified composite work led the PFA/LAA
to include a number of safety factors (just in case you didn't get it
absolutely right) which took it out of normal aerobatic range. The
wisdom of this approach was demonstrated when William Mills' plane broke
up in mid air whilst (probably) pulling out from his VNE MAUW dive, most
likely pulling fewer g than you might experience in many aerobatic
manoeuvres. AAIB probable cause - the plates that the front lift pin
screw into had been poorly located in the (Classic) wing.
2. Although no bar to loops, Rotax engines do not like being more than
45 degrees from upright.
Regards, David Joyce, GXSDJ
On 2016-04-12 16:35, Kevin Challis wrote:
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> Rowland
>
> Thank you for that information. I agree it would be nice to be able to do
> basic
aerobatics.
>
> Kevin
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