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bgreen(at)bimi.org
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 Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 7:10 am Post subject: Fun flying by design. |
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Well said John.
Bob G
Don't believe Homer Kolb ever had any intention for his airplanes to fly
wide open. He was more interested in slower flight, STOL characteristics,
and enjoyable flying.
john h
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Titus, Alabama
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| Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 7:18 am Post subject: Fun flying by design. |
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I remember reading that Homer's idea of a good flight was 50 feet above the
tree tops at 50 MPH..
I don’t know if that was true. but it makes a good story.
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Don't believe Homer Kolb ever had any intention for his airplanes to fly
wide open. He was more interested in slower flight, STOL characteristics,
and enjoyable flying.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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John Hauck
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| Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 7:45 am Post subject: Fun flying by design. |
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Homer shared with me that when he was a child he frequently dreamed of flying by holding his arms out and hopping off the ground. He could fly right over and around the trees with his feet in the leaves. He wanted to build a small aircraft that weighed less than the pilot. He wanted to stay in close contact with the ground so he could observe what was going on. The Ultrastar came close.
My Ultrastar stalled consistently at 25 mph, measured with Winter Ventura Operated ASI, which was extremely accurate at low speeds. It worked on vacuum alone, not pressurized and static air which is extremely difficult to calibrate correctly. It could fly low and extremely slow, right down to stall speed which occurred about a half needle width below 25 mph indicated. The huge full span ailerons kept the wings level right through the stall, but loaded up very quickly as speed increased. I complained to Homer about the ailerons loading up. He replied, "Be gentle and the US will do what you want it to do. Don't try to force it." I always remember his words when I fly.
Of course when one flies low and very slow, ones does not get very far. I prefer cross country flying. 80 mph cruise in my MKIII is not fast compared to "real" airplanes, but it beats driving by a mile.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
I remember reading that Homer's idea of a good flight was 50 feet above the tree tops at 50 MPH..
I don’t know if that was true. but it makes a good story.
do not archive
boyd young
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Don't believe Homer Kolb ever had any intention for his airplanes to fly wide open. He was more interested in slower flight, STOL characteristics, and enjoyable flying.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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John Hauck
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| Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 7:58 am Post subject: Fun flying by design. |
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I would like to add that Homer was building a 4 motor (electric powered) airplane which he had been designing for many years. The motors were mounted, two forward and two aft, on the sides of the fuselage. They could be rotated by the pilot to provide additional lift on takeoff and landing, allowing near zero touchdown speeds.
Homer Kolb, with an 8th grade education, was an exceptional aircraft designer, among many, many other talents.
He was taken from us far too soon.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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