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Old July 26th 05, 06:27 PM
ShawnD2112
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Just as a comparison, for what it's worth, the B52 doesn't have ailerons but
relies on spoilers for it's roll control.

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There are two old Senecas at my airport with the Robertson STOL mod -
full span flaps w/spoilers in place of conventional ailerons. I've seen
one of them take off with a brutally short roll, and it went up as if
on an escalator. My question is, how would one of these land in a stiff
x-wind? Is the pilot limited to crabbing approaches with a kick-out in
the flare just above the runway? Or is there no appreciable difference
with ailerons?

I'm hoping Mike R. will weigh in with his Shmoo experience. IIRC the
MU-2 has the same configuration.

Will