Well said John.
At Oshkosh I was very impressed with the Super STOL by Just Aircraft. What a
wonderful
performer with 29 inch Alaskan tyres, automatic Slats and oleo tailwheel
to take the tail first impact. Designed to land in rivers to go fishing,
mountain
plateaus to go climbing, and ice lakes to go skating!
Asked the pilot if he had an AOA instrument to perfect the very short landings.
The answer was "negative, just keep on bringing the stick back!"
My next project if domestic control allows! Keep me out of the house.
Europa to tour, Super STOL to get to those "out of the way" places and 787 to
ride
above it all! And pay for it.
Nice to see the USA Europa tribe at Oshkosh.
Cheers,
Tim
Tim Ward
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Fendalton,
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New Zealand.
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> On 1/09/2014, at 7:42 pm, "John Wighton" <john@wighton.net> wrote:
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strips then go the ugly duckling route. The CH750 is a great plane if you need
to get off the ground very quickly and poodle around at 70kts. The Europa
is a completely different machine - good short field performance (but NOT STOL)
- it is a machine for going places. Operating from 400m (no obstructions)
is not an issue.
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> Slats on a Europa would be a major job - essentially a new aircraft/wing. The
wing section does not lend itself to STOL and hence would need to change (higher
camber, more drag/lift). The structure is not designed for the high lift
loads imposed by slats - hence has to change. The elevator is, probably,
sufficiently
powerful (required to arrest STOL type decent rates). Landing gear
not good for the high ng (ground reaction load factor) of STOL operation - need
to change. Etc , etc.
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