As announced in my first posting here from two weeks ago, I am looking to buy a
Tri-Gear, and as it happens I have my eye on a Classic Monowheel that was
converted
into a Tri-Gear back in 1998.
Reading this forum and from talking to a couple of Europa owners/builders, I've
come to learn that some Classics have a really nasty wing-drop when stalling.
It's my understanding that this is mainly because when building the Classic
wings,
it is near to impossible to produce port and starboard wings to be 100%
symmetrical (if there are any other reasons, I would love to hear them too of
course!).
Since I don't want a plane that has a nasty wing-drop, I was wondering: except
for flying the plane and performing numerous stalls at a really safe altitude
in different configs, are there other ways to find out if a specific Classic
might
have a nasty wing-drop when stalling?
And: will such wing-drops always manifest when doing stalls, or is it just every
now and again?
Being a novice in this area, I f.i. could imagine that a heavy wing in cruise
and
level, the presence of an aileron-trim, the absence of stall-strips or a
tendency
to yaw in straight and level might be 'indirect indicators'. Or is this
way of thinking a stupid one?
Any tip or trick to identify a plane with a nasty wing-drop is welcome!
Marcel
(PS: no need to talk about speed here, I am fully aware that flying well above
stall-speeds in a coordinated matter is a sensible thing to do :wink:)
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