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goodings(at)yorku.ca
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 Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 6:56 pm Post subject: Cabib airfoil (on the 701) |
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At the risk of telling people something they already know, I heard Chris
Heintz say why he had designed the 701 airfoil with the gap over the
cabin. In a high wing aircraft like a Cessna, he objected to the fact
that, for example, in turning left, the left wing goes down, and the pilot
cannot see the sky into which he is turning; Chris regards that as
dangerous. He told an amusing story at our RAA Canada meeting. When he
first came to Canada, he was being checked out in a Cessna in preparation
for his Canadian pilot's licence flight test. In order to see where he
was going when turning, he skidded the aircraft around the corners using
rudder with absolutely minimal bank angle. The instructor told him that
he was a very proficient pilot, but that he would not pass his Canadian
flight test!
John Goodings (a 601, not a 701, pilot!)
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lrm(at)skyhawg.com
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| Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:16 am Post subject: Cabib airfoil (on the 701) |
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However, if one builds the cabin over airfoil out of 1/8" lexan, as I am
doing, then his objection is taken care of. Right? Plus you can get Lexan
in a dark tint, which helps with the bright sunlight. It's easy to bend
and strong as hell.
LRM, skyhawg.com
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n801bh(at)netzero.com
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| Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:08 am Post subject: Cabib airfoil (on the 701) |
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I did use a dark tinted acrylic on my 801 and ended up using the panel Zenith furnished for that area for larger side windows. I think the main point is, Chris designed the root fairings and cabin top specifically to funnel the prop blast at the tail feathers so they could be more effective at lower airspeeds. That is one reason one needs a power on landing to get these stol planes to behave. Just my 2 cents worth....
do not archive
Ben Haas
N801BH
www.haaspowerair.com
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However, if one builds the cabin over airfoil out of 1/8" lexan, as I am
doing, then his objection is taken care of. Right? Plus you can get Lexan
in a dark tint, which helps with the bright sunlight. It's easy to bend
and strong as hell.
LRM, skyhawg.com
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