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keystone(at)gci.net Guest
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 9:06 am Post subject: 801 take off and landing distance with and without slats |
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Hi
I finally got around to measuring my take off and landing lengths with and without slats. Conditions:
Temp 54 F
DP 52 F
Alt 29.78
Wind 5-7 MPH headwind
Weight 1690 lbs
Lycoming O-360 burning super unleaded
82" long 40" pitch prop
I got 4 tries:
With slats and VGs feathers
Take off Landing
165' 290
150 290
165 270
175 270
Average 164 280
No slats just VGs feathers
220 320
200 258
190 285
220 310
Average 207 293
If I can convince my wife that flying without slats is OK, my slats are for sale.
Bill Wilcox
N801BW
308 hrs
Valdez, AK USA
Changing back to cruise prop and moving my VG on the tail.
What does anyone know about smoking rivets?
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dougsnash(at)yahoo.com Guest
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:07 am Post subject: 801 take off and landing distance with and without slats |
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Quote: | What does anyone know about smoking rivets?
Simple, a smoking rivet is loose and needs to be
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replaced. The "Smoke" is powdered aluminum being
chewed out of the rivet/sheet joint. Try just
replacing the rivet. If you have no further problems,
great. If it starts to smoke again, try up-sizing the
rivet.
As always, be sure to consult the AC43-13 since it is
the Bible when it comes to such things.
Doug MacDOnald
CH-701 Scratch Builder
NW Ontario, Canada
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JohnDRead(at)aol.com Guest
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 8:33 pm Post subject: 801 take off and landing distance with and without slats |
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Please define "smoking rivets" I am sure I am not the only person who has not heard the term before.
John Read
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bkrisch(at)ouraynet.com Guest
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:42 am Post subject: 801 take off and landing distance with and without slats |
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I too have replaced the slats on my 801 with feathers VGs, and concur
with Bill that they will probably never go back on. I haven't
measured take off and landing distances but find Bill's results very
believable. You do not give up much in STOL performance but
definitely get another 5-10 mph at the top.
My wife also flies the plane and prefers it in this configuration.
Bob Risch
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