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1planeguy(at)kilocharlie.
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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:13 am Post subject: platypus hops and other useless trivia

Just catching up on the last week or so of Kolb-list and saw a remark by 

Mr. Hauck that "planes don't fly below stall speed".  Since there 

appears to be some low-time to no-time aviators on the list I thought I 

would clarify a piece of trivia...What John said is correct but planes 

can LIFT OFF below "stall" speed.  Wonderful little thing called GROUND 

EFFECT makes that awesome Kolb wing create enough lift to levitate 

before that little needle gets to the bottom of that little green arc 

that the last owner installed.  My only point is to reiterate what has 

been said...don't "drive" that airplane around till you are sure you 

could fly it and land it.  And just because that previous owner said it 

stalled at 32, don't think it won't "FLY" below that...(it won't "fly' 

long but it could get the wheels off the ground long enough to get 

someone real hurt...)



Just a piece of trivia to think about...



Jeremy

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