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Rolling a Non Aerobat 150
john smith wrote:
.... snipped the rate of descent is still going to be about 800 fpm with an indicated airspeed of 45-50 mph. That's quite and airload on the inside turn side .... snipped 800 fpm is surprisingly low - are you sure? The aircraft I normally fly does about 300 feet per turn and about 1-2 seconds per turn - so being conservative that's about 10,000 fpm. Dave |
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NoSpam wrote: john smith wrote: ... snipped the rate of descent is still going to be about 800 fpm with an indicated airspeed of 45-50 mph. That's quite and airload on the inside turn side ... snipped 800 fpm is surprisingly low - are you sure? The aircraft I normally fly does about 300 feet per turn and about 1-2 seconds per turn - so being conservative that's about 10,000 fpm. Dave Oops, you're right, it is higher. Don't know what I was thinking when I wrote that. |
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Rolling a Non Aerobat 150
On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:35:00 -0500, "Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea
Hawk at wow way d0t com wrote: "RST Engineering" wrote in message ... Note that what is said here is not true. The regs say that you can teach any maneuver that is "required for a rating" without parachutes. This includes spins. You can teach a student spins without a parachute(s) if you wish. Jim And, one could consider the fact that wearing a parachute or not won't make one bit of difference (at least as far as survival is concerned) in 90+% of the aircraft used for training if one were to find a spin to be unrecoverable and/or if one were to pull the wings off. A spin is a fully stalled condition. The doors of a 150 or 172 should be *relatively* easy to open as opposed to being in a high speed spiral. For the parachute to do any good, you would have to be able to open the door far enough to actually get out of the airplane. You could do it in a Citabria or 150 Acro with the door release - or something like a Cub. But anything else? Naah... But, of course, if one were to die inside the aircraft, having a 'chute on should be enough to assure that one would go to heaven since he and/or she would have died while complying with FAA regulations. The rest of us will end up in a significantly less comforable environment, eh? Personally I think spins are fun. Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com |
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Roger wrote: A spin is a fully stalled condition. The doors of a 150 or 172 should be *relatively* easy to open as opposed to being in a high speed spiral. As I understand it, there is a difference in the _extent_ of the stall between the two wings. If that were not the case and both wings were fully stalled (which would require AOA to be ~90 degrees I think) the yaw would decay due to fusilage and tail drag? Cheers Mark ------------ And now a word from our sponsor --------------------- For a secure high performance FTP using SSL/TLS encryption upgrade to SurgeFTP ---- See http://netwinsite.com/sponsor/sponsor_surgeftp.htm ---- |
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On 2007-03-05, DR wrote:
Roger wrote: A spin is a fully stalled condition. The doors of a 150 or 172 should be *relatively* easy to open as opposed to being in a high speed spiral. As I understand it, there is a difference in the _extent_ of the stall between the two wings. I think 'fully stalled' in the context of a spin means that both wings exceed the critical angle of attack. That's not to say one wing can't have a different AoA than the other (IIRC, the critical angle of attack is something on the order of 16 degrees) -- Yes, the Reply-To email address is valid. Oolite-Linux: an Elite tribute: http://oolite-linux.berlios.de |
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Dylan Smith schrieb:
I think 'fully stalled' in the context of a spin means that both wings exceed the critical angle of attack. That's not to say one wing can't The outer wing isn't necessairily stalled. have a different AoA than the other (IIRC, the critical angle of attack is something on the order of 16 degrees) Even without a thorough knowledge, I dare to believe that this depends on the profile... |
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On Mar 4, 8:59 pm, DR wrote:
Roger wrote: A spin is a fully stalled condition. The doors of a 150 or 172 should be *relatively* easy to open as opposed to being in a high speed spiral. As I understand it, there is a difference in the _extent_ of the stall between the two wings. If that were not the case and both wings were fully stalled (which would require AOA to be ~90 degrees I think) the yaw would decay due to fusilage and tail drag? Cheers Mark thought I'd jump in on this one. I've been a Stearman driver for about 30 years and might have about as much time in "unusual attitudes" as right side up. In a fully developed spin, the door on the outside of the spin will be pretty difficult to open, and in fact it's tough to even move yourself out on that side. the old military training in open cockpits was to bail to the inside of the spin if unrecoverable. so, the quick release pins are in the aerobat to ensure you can get the door off- Centrifigal force and wind presssure will keep it closed otherwise. |
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I know of one to get out of a decathlon. It was from the back seat no less.
(It helps when the wing has departed and there is a big hole above your head though) Mike john smith wrote: In article . net, "Todd W. Deckard" wrote: Why would you say this? The door would be fairly easy to open in a spin. In a high speed loss of control it might be very difficult to overcome aerodynamic resistance but it is possible to open a forward hinged door and force it open enough to squeeze out at even 100kts in straight flight. With a modern canopy you stand a chance of a survivable deployment at even a few hundred feet. I wouldn't be too positive about those statements. I have over 300 freefalls and 25 hours of acro in a Citabria. The Citabria only has one door... on the right side. In a right spin, the rate of descent is still going to be about 800 fpm with an indicated airspeed of 45-50 mph. That's quite and airload on the inside turn side of the airframe. Add to that centrifugal forces and getting through the doorway after jettisoning the door will be a challenging proposition. You have two sets of seatbelts to release, a headset to remove and a body with a parachute attached to fit through the doorway. When you exit you will be on the inside side of the airplane, which you have to clear before you pull the D-ring. Tic-toc, the clock is winding down as fast as the altimeter. I have knowledge of only one acro pilot who successfully exited a Decathlon. |
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If you do manage to get out of a spinning aircraft, I wouls estimate close
to a 100% better chance of survival if you have a chute on. I sure would hate to be the person who was able to get out of the so called "impossible aircraft to get out of" only to find they didn't have a chute on. Wear a chute, what can it hurt? Adam Adam Cope www.dcaerobatics.com 703-623-9445 |
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On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:36:51 -0400, "Cox" wrote:
If you do manage to get out of a spinning aircraft, I wouls estimate close to a 100% better chance of survival if you have a chute on. I sure would hate to be the person who was able to get out of the so called "impossible aircraft to get out of" only to find they didn't have a chute on. Wear a chute, what can it hurt? Adam Then there's this: http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?C...-7233c1bb43f8& (Hope it's not a repost. It's about the 150 rudder bumpers jamming.) Don |
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