What kind of plane is that on their home page?

Montblack,

In addition to what Kees said: The Robins can be recognized easily by
the upward canted outer wing section, quite pronounced. Other features:
canopy sliding back and fabric-covered wings.

Same company builds the CAP aerobatic planes. See
http://www.apex-aircraft.com/

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

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Montblack,

In addition to what Kees said: The Robins can be recognized easily by
the upward canted outer wing section, quite pronounced. Other features:
canopy sliding back and fabric-covered wings.




Other features not advertised :
Wooden structure that has a habit of snapping in midair
Company in receivership (related to above)


Same company builds the CAP aerobatic planes.

CAP entered liquidation this year.


G Faris

Ahum Thomas,

The canopy is sliding forward on Robins.

-Kees.

Greg,

Wooden structure that has a habit of snapping in midair


BS. But you're right on the other points.

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Oops! You're right!

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

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Greg,

Wooden structure that has a habit of snapping in midair


BS. But you're right on the other points.

http://jeunes-ailes.forumactif.com/f...ans-l-Oise.htm

The problem exists - or existed, and is responsible for at least one crash.
Others are disputed. An emergency AD was issued and IIRC all of these planes were grounded until they could be returned for
inspection. In the end, only a small percentage needed to be "re-glued".


G Faris

Greg,

and is responsible for at least one crash.


that's what you call "a habit"? Aah, the number habits Cessnas, Pipers
and Bonanzas have by that count...

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Greg,

and is responsible for at least one crash.


that's what you call "a habit"? Aah, the number habits Cessnas, Pipers
and Bonanzas have by that count...


One confirmed fatal crash. Unconfirmed suspicion for others. Emergency
AD. Undisclosed number "fixed" (the post AD inspections did reveal
others in danger of breaking). If it looks like a habit, feels like a
habit, acts like a habit . . .

GF

wrote)
The canopy is sliding forward on Robins.


In (slow) flight? Is that possible with a forward sliding canopy?


Montblack

Greg Farris wrote:

http://jeunes-ailes.forumactif.com/f...ans-l-Oise.htm

Oh how I *love* those references to second hand chit chat when there's
authoritative first hand info available:
http://www.bea-fr.org/docspa/1997/f-...f-qf970622.pdf

I'm not aware of any other accidents of Robins which may be related to a
problem of glue voids. There were two accidents with CAP 10, but at that
time, they were still built by an unrelated company (and it wasn't a
glue problem).

As to your claim that there's no info about that accident on the Robin
web site: There is, in the FAQs. And Robin denies that the glue problem
was the cause of the accident. (I can't judge this myself, but of
course, glue voids in the main spar are uncomforting.)

Stefan