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- From: duncan@nevada.edu (DUNCAN MCCOY)
- Subject: Re: Hobby Shack Birdie .40
- Message-ID: <1992Sep14.184651.16410@nevada.edu>
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- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 18:46:51 GMT
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- Chris -
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- Your question about how to get into a flat spin: some airplanes will
- do it and some won't. I've got a Midwest Hots that will. With lots of
- altitude, lay the airplane on it's back, point the nose up a bit and
- reduce power to induce a stall. As stall occurs, throw controls for an
- inverted snap and simultaneously add about 3/4 throttle. The plane should
- go into an inverted spin. As it does, slowly return toward neutral
- aileron and the spin should flatten out. You may need to reverse aileron
- and rudder and add some power to leave the flat spin. Note of caution -
- some airplanes won't recover from a flat spin. A friend's Christen Eagle
- died that way last summer.
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- Vertical with a Birdie 40: Mine weighs 5.5 lbs, has a Magnum Pro .45
- that is swinging a 10 X 8 APC prop. Vertical performance is limited
- only by the hair on your chest. The engine is VERY strong, the design
- of the plane is pretty clean, aerodynamically - there's not a lot of
- drag - is is quite quick at full throttle.
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