Dudley Henriques wrote in
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Larry Dighera wrote:
On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:14:35 -0400, Dudley Henriques
wrote in
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You could get a decent snap out of the 8A by breaking the stall ...

I don't recall the Luscomb nor the Taylorcraft being certified for
aerobatics. Did you two fellows have an FAA waiver for aerobatics in
the aircraft in question, or were they registered in the experimental
category?

The Luscombe 8A (I don't believe the 8 ) had a letter of limited
aerobatic capability from the CAA dated 1947 included in the
aircraft's operating manual. This letter listed specific aerobatic
maneuvers approved for the 8A after joint tests between Luscombe and
the CAA were performed.
The limit load factors both ways if I remember right were -2.2 to +
4.5. The airplane was never certified in the aerobatic category
however, and even the limited aerobatics approved for the airplane
were approved suggesting a high degree of skill if these maneuvers
were to be attempted. That's all I remember about the airplane.
Perhaps Bertie, having owned them has more detailed data for you.


They were good for considerably more than that on paper, but the CAA didn't
realy have an aerobatic category back then, so almost everything was legal.
The handbook did indeed have a list of entry speeds and some have competed
(not very well) in the sportsman class. Unlike the T-Cart, of course, one
of which won the '66 (?) world championship.
As you said, the t-craft would still be competitive today if vertical stuff
didn't get as many points as the did.. Now where are those Swick plans...


Bertie