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ASW 20 SPIN CHARACTERISTICS
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July 13th 04, 10:33 PM
Andy Durbin
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(Ventus B) wrote in message . com...
I have been considering buying an ASW20, ASW20B, or ASW20C. I knew
they were champions in their day and still have a lot of admirers.
However a few folks from my club say they have some nasty spin
characteristics. Specifically, that they have a tendancy to not only
immediately spin when stalled, but will go inverted as they spin. Can
anyone eloborate or corroborate? I normally only hear good things
about the 20.
Respectfully,
Just catching up with this thread and no-one seems to have mentioned
the effect of the flexible wings. I don't have experience in the 20
but I do have a series of photos of a fatal accident that started
with a contest finish pull-up and quickly ended up in a spinning
impact with the ground. I believe that the increased angle attack
caused by the wings returning to normal deflection contributed to the
accident.
Andy
Andy Durbin