Favorite panel gadget?

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On May 18, 12:52*am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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On May 17, 11:37*pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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On May 17, 10:52*pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
"Ken S. Tucker" wrote
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On May 16, 12:14 pm, Dudley Henriques
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HARRY POTTER wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote:

Dudley Henriques writes:

Not a moment's hesitation.......An angle of attack
indicator.
I can understand that. *Why are angle-of-attack
indicators so rare

in aircraft? *Is it something that is difficult to
measure? *
I
should think it would be far more useful than trying to
figure out what combination of speed, weight, pitch
angle, etc., is likely to produce a stall.

It's my understanding that AOA indicators are not on most
singles because there is no place to put it. The prop
creates circling air currents all through the fuselage,
making any kind of AOA indication incorrect. You can't put
it on the wing, because whenever you banked the aircraft,
the AOA would move.

This makes me wonder, do high performance aerobatic
singles, like the Extra 300 have AOA's? If so, how?

It's true the port should be placed in an area of
undisturbed airflow. This is usually out on the wing upper
surface somewhere near the leading edge but will vary from
type to type. Thus placed, prop circulation shouldn't be an
issue.

Can't say I've seen an Extra with an AOA system, but there's
no reason at all the aircraft shouldn't have one if the
owner so desired as far as I can see.
Dudley Henriques

What an SOB like myself would do flying a low wing
monoplane is tape fluff on the the upper surface to
observe turbulence variation over wing's lifting surface.
Maybe not the AoA you want, but it's a proportional
effect, and easy to see at a glance.

That's SOP filmed using X-craft during maneuvers.

You've just been demoted from half wit to 3/8 wit.

My you're in a good mood. His fluff as an AOA indicator
suggestion is so moronic I was sure he would be rated as a
complete twit. Anyway, first aero. lesson completed and enjoyed
immensly!

Good man. Didn't get sick obviously!

No way, was way too engaged for that. Found the barrel roll pretty
disorienting, I sort of had no idea where where we going... Stall
turn was a complete blast -better than a loop. Manouvers were less
than 3.5g *I did a bunch of wingovers quite smoothly *(but not very
air/ land coverage precise) and started to get my feet working...
Nice plane, seems sensitive to rudder and stick compared to a
172(!) but a certain smoothness to it.

Ooop, disregard the other.

Everyhting is more sensitve than a 172. You can take a nap in those
things!
Is it a new or old Citabria? Nice that you got so much covered in one
lesson, though!


6 years new..,


They're supossed to be a bit tighter than even a good old one. I like
the stain;ess panel on the belly as well. Makes cleaning up the burps a
bit easier! I believe spades are standard on them? We've got the STC for
our's. Never flown one with them. Be interesting to see how much they
help with stick pressures.