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CrownLJ(at)verizon.net
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Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:49 am Post subject: Fly without turtle deck

 "maybe it will fly nice with the turtle deck back on the  ground. "

  

   I would definitely NOT recommend this.  I had a small panel  maybe 12"x12" blow out of turtle deck and the resulting drag/ lost of lift was  very noticeable.  I think that if you removed the deck completely, if would  cause a huge loss of lift, and / or be a huge "bucket" catching wind off the top  of the cockpit.  In any case, when my small panel departed, I need much  more power and still lost airspeed.  It happened during a steep sideslip  with one door open and the other closed.  The air pressure from that slip  was enough to "pop" the Velcro loose and the panel departed.  (Not a  problem with both doors open.)  The airplane was still flyable, but it  eliminated my thoughts of flying without the deck on.

  

 Larry

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