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Decathlon for towplane??
Anyone out there have any experience with using a Decathlon for a tug?
I have towed with Citabria 7GCBC and wonder how it would compare since it has symetrical (sp?) airfoil vs. the flat bottom of the Citabria. Got a buddy considering both. -Deputy Dog |
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Having also towed with the 150 hp Citabria, and having flown the 180
hp Decatholon, I would think the Decathalon would make a good towplane for a small club. The only pitfalls I could see might be the extra maintenance of the constant speed prop. It would be best as a one pilot towplane. A large organization would tear it up. Otherwise the it's a simple, well constructed airframe, easy to fly, and when you can't soar you could go out and fly around upside down. Have fun! (Deputy Dog) wrote in message . com... Anyone out there have any experience with using a Decathlon for a tug? I have towed with Citabria 7GCBC and wonder how it would compare since it has symetrical (sp?) airfoil vs. the flat bottom of the Citabria. Got a buddy considering both. -Deputy Dog |
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We towed with a 150 hp Citabria quite a lot back in
the 70's - acceptable, but didn't perform as well as a 150 hp Super Cub. I would expect a 180 hp Decathlon to be similarly worse than a 180 hp Super Cub. The constant speed prop would help a bit, but might make noise a serious issue if you are operation in an area where that matters. At 16:24 22 February 2004, Snoop wrote: Having also towed with the 150 hp Citabria, and having flown the 180 hp Decatholon, I would think the Decathalon would make a good towplane for a small club. The only pitfalls I could see might be the extra maintenance of the constant speed prop. It would be best as a one pilot towplane. A large organization would tear it up. Otherwise the it's a simple, well constructed airframe, easy to fly, and when you can't soar you could go out and fly around upside down. Have fun! (Deputy Dog) wrote in message news:... Anyone out there have any experience with using a Decathlon for a tug? I have towed with Citabria 7GCBC and wonder how it would compare since it has symetrical (sp?) airfoil vs. the flat bottom of the Citabria. Got a buddy considering both. -Deputy Dog |
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Decathlons have less span than Citabrias and a symmetrical airfoil. They would
probably tow OK but not will not climb as well as either a Citabria, PA-18, Husky, etc. with the same power. Mike Yankee (Address is munged to thwart spammers. To reply, delete everything after "com".) |
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