News Flash: You don't need elevator control !

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Yes, according to Peter Garrison's 'Aftermath' column
in the November 7issue of 'Flying' you don't need to connect your elevator
control! I quote: 'the NTSB report does not comment on the fact
that a disconnected elevator does not make an ASW-20, or
for that matter any other airplane, unflyable.

This is correct. I personally know of Several -20's and even a PIK-20
(no spoiers) that were flown and successfully landed without elevator
control. I tested this mode in a -20C by "locking" the pitch at the
stick with tape (that would break should I need it to). It was not
pretty, but I towed to 2K ft, released and landed with flaps and
spoilers only. Not a huge deal.

Keep your wits about you, practice, and you needn't die because of a
disabled/disconnected control!

Earlier, (Mark Grubb) wrote:

...I tested this mode in a -20C
by "locking" the pitch at the
stick with tape (that would
break should I need it to)...

Um, I believe that they're not the same modes. The one is called
"stick-fixed stability" and the other is called "stick-free
stability."

My HP-18, for example, seems to have plenty of the first, and very
little of the second. In the spring I'm going to try building cambered
ruddervators to improve the situation.

Thanks, and best regards to all

Bob K.
http://www.hpaircraft.com