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Old September 23rd 19, 09:48 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
john firth
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Default Kawa rough landing?

On Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 3:31:32 PM UTC-4, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
Not sure how accurate FB translate is, but it appear as if Mr. Kawa had some sort of incident with an electric motor not working and a rough uphill landing. Gas, electric or jet be careful guys!


Re prop drag;
At the end of towing in the Citabria, I would cut the engine and then stall
it to stop the wind-milling. This reduced the for a reasonable L/D.
However, a wind-milling prop running free probably has much less drag than
stationary prop.
Who will perform a test?

John F