[OT] lsa license and experimental classified aircraft
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"Brake Dive, Acceleration Squat and Body Roll Bros Suspension Works"
wrote:
On 11/9/12 11:50 PM, Roberto Waltman wrote:
Orval Fairbairn wrote:
No -- LSA is limited to:
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4. gross weight 1350 lb.
Close. 1320 lb. (600Kg x 2.2 lb/Kg)
why did germans switch to the wooden blades on Focke Wulf Fw 190 A-8???
surely not to save the weight?
The British used wooden blades on their Spitfires an Hurricanes, also.
Wood is a good material (a naturally-occurring composite) and is easy to
fabricate. In addition, it will shatter when it strikes solid objects
(such as the ground in a gear-up) and will not damage engine components
when it does.
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