ASW20 or LS6

On Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:04:31 +0000, David Salmon wrote:

I haven't read all 42 postings so perhaps someone has already said this,
but my understanding is that the 20 is very reluctant to spin, except in
landing configuration, ie flaps and wheel down.

Look at what Andras Maurer has to say - he thinks '20 are very sensitive
to small changes in wing profile to the extent that almost every '20 has
different handling. Mine would sometimes spin without warning while
thermalling at 45 kts in a 40-45 degree bank and zero flap (did it twice)
but this was probably related to micro-turbulence in the thermal since I
was unable to reproduce that departure in still air later in the day, and
usually it was perfectly happy to thermal at that airspeed and bank
angle. OTOH mine was a perfect lady in zero and thermal flap at speeds
where others have said their '20 would certainly have spun.


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