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Experimentals To Be Banned To Rural Airports?
On Aug 28, 7:27*pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
By definition, experimental aircraft have unknown characteristics. *It makes sense that you'd want to test them out away from heavily populated areas. Boeing and other civilian and military manufacturers don't test out their new designs at LAX. In the context of this discussion 'experimental' is a misnomer. Many, if not most homebuilt airplanes are classed by the FAA as 'experimental', even popular kitplanes of proven design. -- FF |
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Experimentals To Be Banned To Rural Airports?
"Fred the Red Shirt" wrote in message
... On Aug 28, 7:27 pm, Mxsmanic wrote: By definition, experimental aircraft have unknown characteristics. It makes sense that you'd want to test them out away from heavily populated areas. Boeing and other civilian and military manufacturers don't test out their new designs at LAX. In the context of this discussion 'experimental' is a misnomer. Many, if not most homebuilt airplanes are classed by the FAA as 'experimental', even popular kitplanes of proven design. Even a certified factory aircraft may be reclassified as "experimental". |
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