Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #53481
From: Frederick Moreno <frederickmoreno@bigpond.com>
Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: FW: What could be causing this in-flight noise on my Legacy?
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:33:27 -0500
To: <lml>

 

 

As the airplane decelerated thru 89 knots TAS, once or twice a sound was heard that can best be described as a door closing shut firmly. It sounded like a landing gear door being slapped against the fuselage/cowling by the slip stream.

 

Jay, you could be hearing flow detaching and reattaching at the inboard wing.  I had this happen on our RV6 when practicing stalls.  The sound the RV made was a loud FLUPP! 

 

Easy way to test: Put tufts across the top of the wing (inboard both sides) and watch for flow separation concurrent with the noise.   If you see it….

 

Fred Moreno

 

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