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Old 05-19-2011, 06:11 PM
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The Cessna Skycatcher was unrecoverable from spins before the aero department resized it. I might dig up a picture of the earlier (crashed) airplane with the small tail and post it. Two of the S/C protos crashed, although if memory serves only the first because of the tail. I know the test pilots, they came out fine although I am sure it was a hell of a day for each of them. Beyond that I can't think of anything else right offhand. Like I said, it is easy to design a big enough tail and what is surprising is when it is not big enough. It usually turns up during spin testing.
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Old 05-19-2011, 06:39 PM
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Notice the addition of a single ventral strake in the second photo.

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Old 05-19-2011, 07:03 PM
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I was thinking about this and remembered the North American P-51 Mustang had control issues on takeoff due to insufficient rudder after the upgrade to the larger Merlin powerplant in later models. The issue concerned torque-roll during the takeoff run, which was an issue for new pilots who did not know there was a nasty roll coming during spool-up. They lost a few airframes and I do not think the problem was ever solved. This illustrates the relationship between rudder in the yaw and roll axes. It affects both.
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Originally Posted by Mason32 View Post
Vmc requires an airplane with more than one engine, not centerline thrust. In layman terms, it's the slowest speed where the flight controls can still maintain directional control under the worst conditions (critical engine, worst CG, max power....) The airplane is not stalled, it's directional control is lost.

Big enormous difference than Vs in a single. It also does not correlate at all with p-factor taking a powerful single off the taxiway due to poor technique.
Totally disagree with you here... fly a Mustang and appreciate the low airspeed, high power setting directional control issues.

The bottom line is that at low airspeed (above the power on stall speed) there are directional control issues with the rudder.... just like Vmc in a twin... whether it's from torque, p-factor, whatever.
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Originally Posted by Cubdriver View Post
I was thinking about this and remembered the North American P-51 Mustang had control issues on takeoff due to insufficient rudder after the upgrade to the larger Merlin powerplant in later models. The issue concerned torque-roll during the takeoff run, which was an issue for new pilots who did not know there was a nasty roll coming during spool-up. They lost a few airframes and I do not think the problem was ever solved. This illustrates the relationship between rudder in the yaw and roll axes. It affects both.
You could think about it OR you could merely go to post number 3 and read my response..
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Credit where due Hoss, you were first.
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Originally Posted by Airhoss View Post
You could think about it OR you could merely go to post number 3 and read my response..
Speaking of which.... had a pretty sweet ride into Andrews this past weekend... so naturally the thread caught my attention:

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Credit where due Hoss, you were first.
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I was just busting your chops a little no harm no foul...

ryan,

You're killing me dude!

Is that yours and what model is it? The reason I ask is that my dad used to work for Cavalier when I was kid. He did a lot of post mod test flying on the Cavalier birds.

Have you ever seen a RR Dart powered P-51?

Check it out. Here a couple photos from the good old days at the Cavalier factory in SRQ.

A heavily modified version of the P-51 which was being marketed as a light attack aircraft to third world countries.


A standard export version Cavalier mod with optional tip tanks. Check the additional hard points under the wings.
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Originally Posted by Airhoss View Post
Cub,

I was just busting your chops a little no harm no foul...

ryan,

You're killing me dude!

Is that yours and what model is it? The reason I ask is that my dad used to work for Cavalier when I was kid. He did a lot of post mod test flying on the Cavalier birds.

Have you ever seen a RR Dart powered P-51?

Check it out. Here a couple photos from the good old days at the Cavalier factory in SRQ.

A heavily modified version of the P-51 which was being marketed as a light attack aircraft to third world countries.


A standard export version Cavalier mod with optional tip tanks. Check the additional hard points under the wings.
That is really awesome and I'm sure you have a lot of cool pictures from the Cavalier days! We need to talk some more...

The Mustang (a P-51D) is absolutely not mine (I wish!!), it belongs to a friend of mine who is an all around awesome guy.... so far no jet (I've flown) can compare to the smell of fuel during the start and the vibrating raw power of a take off!
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That is really awesome and I'm sure you have a lot of cool pictures from the Cavalier days! We need to talk some more...

The Mustang (a P-51D) is absolutely not mine (I wish!!), it belongs to a friend of mine who is an all around awesome guy.... so far no jet (I've flown) can compare to the smell of fuel during the start and the vibrating raw power of a take off!
Jets are for kids. These are real airplanes....
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