IS-29

On May 18, 11:32*am, BobW wrote:

If you haven't already searched for such, I seem to remember at least one RAS
thread involving some 1st-hand feedback about IS-29 flying traits,
specifically a quirk involving the all-flying tail (which my Zuni also exhibited).


Regards,
Bob W.

Not all IS-29s have the all flying tail. The IS-29d2 version has a
conventional stabilizer/elevator setup. The access to inspect wing
connections (similar style to the Foka 4, by the way, complete with
the adjustable width drag fitting connection at the front, at least on
the IS-29) is much improved on the d2 version with the large,
removable over-wing fairing. On the 29d2, they fittings were out in
the open and easy to see. On the 29, the spars slip into boxes and
your only view is straight down into the hole.

There have been both variants at Sunflower, and I have flown neither.
So, I can't give a first hand account of either. Other than to say
that the pilots of both have landed with smiles.

Steve Leonard