Posted for "Randy Hartman"
<randy@aoaircrafters.com>:
>Fellow 360 drivers,
>
>
>
> I have over 500 hours on my Lancair 360
(N360DE) now and just recently did
> my first stalls. (I know, I know, I should have done them a long time ago,
> but...)
>
>
>
> Here are the numbers:
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>
>
> Altitude = 8,500, OAT = 65 DF
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>
>
>
Clean
>
> Power OFF 72
Kts (right wing
> drooping, left wing fall off)
>
> Power ON (13"
MAP) 69.5 Kts (slight break/buffet)
>
>
>
> Dirty (full flaps, gear down)
>
> Power
OFF 67.8
Kts (slight
> break/buffet)
>
> Power ON (13"
MAP) 60.8 Kts (slight break/buffet)
>
>
>
> Because of my own personal respect for, and healthy fear of, the airplane
> and the unknown results of stalls in this airplane, I
approached the stall
> speeds very slowly and deliberately, taking care to keep the ball centered.
> The numbers taken were at the first,
slightest feel of a stall. I have it
> all on video.
>
>
>
> I am wondering what others have
experienced. Are these numbers unusual?
> High, low, etc.?
>
>
>
> Points of interest regarding
N360DE:
>
> . The tail is neither "large" or "small". It is a one-off
>
modification that is a little larger than the original. (Designed and built
> by Chuck Brenner prior to my ownership.)
>
> . The flaps are non-standard for the 360. They are hinged below the
> bottom
surface of the wing on three pivot points about 1.25" below. (Also
> designed and built by Chuck Brenner prior to my ownership.)
>
> . Cowling has no lower bulge for the RSA. The RSA is mounted on the
> front
of the oil pan. (Cowlings by Chuck Brenner.)
>
> . I have 10" stall strips installed on
the leading edge of the wings
> about 12" from the side of the fuselage.
>
> . When
trimmed up, she flies extraordinarily stable, the faster the
> more stable
>
> .
Very responsive in pitch, which I believe is normal for the 360 -
> but I have not flown in any other 360/320/235
>
>
>
> Randy Hartman
>
> Alpha Omega Aircrafters
>
> (319) 360-9775
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