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| 1464.1 | Haven't heard/seen the Albatross but... | HANNAH::REITH | Jim HANNAH:: Reith DSG1/2E6 235-8039 | Mon Oct 26 1992 07:45 | 6 |
| The Triplane flies fine
The wheel base is a bit small so it's interesting on the ground but once airborne
it flies fine. One of my club's instructors has one and I'm always trading
sticktime with him on something wierd I've brought along. Spins nice and flat
inverted 8^)
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| 1464.2 | Biplanes Don't Glide | DV780::BEATTY | | Mon Oct 26 1992 11:58 | 6 |
| I don't think biplanes are that much more difficult to fly, however,
they glide like a brick and dead stick landings take on a whole new
meaning!
Will
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| 1464.3 | can a rusty flier safely land a bi-plane? | SSDEVO::LUNT | HSC Engineering | Wed Oct 28 1992 15:15 | 5 |
| Thanks for the tip about dead stick landings - you care to elaborate on
that? (ie - so how do I land one when its out of petrol?) I'd kinda
like to hear that before I fly one.
Dave (whos last stick time was 7 years ago)
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| 1464.4 | Keep the speed up | HANNAH::REITH | Jim HANNAH:: Reith DSG1/2E6 235-8039 | Wed Oct 28 1992 15:35 | 13 |
| Well, the easiest thing is to keep the nose down and keep the speed up and
flair when you get close to the ground. The hardest thing to convince yourself
to do is to put in some down elevator to keep the plane moving. Elevator
becomes your throttle and down elevator makes you go faster. Most planes
fly more efficiently at higher speeds and a plane that gets going too slow may
snap and spin or it might just mush along and you get nowhere but down fast.
My Panic (bi-plane) reminds me of this each time I deadstick land. You also
should avoid tight turns since the added drag will slow you down more and get
you into trouble. Many times I've tried to haul the Panic around real tight
only to bleed off all my airspeed and start mushing in. You then need to trade
altitude for speed and this can be difficult if there isn't a lot left when you
finish the turn.
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| 1464.5 | Somthing to Compensate For | DV780::BEATTY | | Fri Oct 30 1992 13:00 | 11 |
| I had a marks funscale pitts with jedelsky style wings. It would
literally glide at about a 35 or 40 degree angle of descent. The previous
comment about turning was somthing I'd forgotten about. For example if
I was in the downwind leg of a landing and the power died I would have
to land straight on. A regular airfoil may not be quite as severe but
I remember a friend with an ACE 4-40 Biplane and it too came down fast
if the power died. Its just somthing to keep in mind. I eventually
changed my landing patterns to a high downwind and base and just cut
the power on final to drop it in.
Will
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| 1464.6 | thanks | SSDEVO::LUNT | HSC Engineering | Mon Nov 02 1992 15:27 | 3 |
| thanks for the tips.
dave
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