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From: "dfs" <dfs@gateway.net>
To: "Lancair List" <lancair.list@olsusa.com>
Subject: 235 Rudder authoity
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 22:08:12 -0700
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In partial answer to Jerry Conners' question re: 235 rudder authority, let
me just say that in normal flight, slow, climb and cruise, the 235 rudder
has enormous control authority. Just step on a pedal a bit too heavily and
the airplane just about turns sideways! I find it very helpful (or at least,
I used to when I was at the Torrance, CA airport and had to drop out of the
sky after going thru the LAX corridor, to get to pattern altitude) to set up
a major cross-control sideslip to lose altitude fast.

However, not having spun my 235, I can't say if, or how much of the
authority remains in the spin configuration. It's possible that some or all
of the rudder is blanked out by other parts of the airframe once the
airplane stalls and a full spin develops. It has been known to happen on
some designs and since the Lancair hasn't been thru the FAA's certification
wringer (thank God!), and each Lancair is an individual creation, not having
been built on certified and conforming tooling, there's really no way for
anyone to tell you for sure. Mine might do just fine, yours could be (and
probably is) notably different.

Read what Dave Morse has to say here about spinning the LNC2 before you try
it - it may change your mind about spinning yours.

Cheers,

Dan Schaefer

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