Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #25734
From: Marvin Kaye <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: So Has Anybody Fully Stalled These Things?
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 11:31:54 -0400
To: <lml>
Posted for "Phil Hildebrand" <phildebrand@thepritchardgroup.com>:

            We had the same problem with our ES. The plane wanted to
 roll to the right and the force on the stick to overcome the roll
 increased significantly with speed.  We also changed the incidence and
 solved the roll problem.  We did our stall testing prior to correcting
 the wing incidence.  If I remember correctly we stalled the airplane by
 maintaining altitude and slowly reducing power until the airspeed
 decreased to the stall speed.  We tried no flap to full flap and the
 numbers corresponded to the Lancair figures.  We kept the wings level
 entering the stall and there was no roll tendency at all.  I was with an
 instructor that has over 10000 hours and he did not comment that the
 airplane performed different than he expected. Between myself and Jeff
 we did over 20 stalls and in all cases the stall came gently and it was
 very noticeable on the stick pressure when it was starting. We do not
 have stall strips, stall warning,  or an AOA system installed.  We do
 however have two airspeed indications.   My opinion is that the type of
 flying that you do with an ES does not require an AOA system.  It is
 clearly designed to be a great cross country machine and that's it.  We
 fly it that way and maintain the proper airspeeds.
 
            Philip Hildebrand
            Lancair ES C-GSPH
            50 hours plus and loving it.
 
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