Michel
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 966
Location: Norway
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 Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:48 pm Post subject: Drooping wing tips |
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Hello guys,
A French friend of mine installed, this winter, a Jabiru on his Avid
Flyer. He also modified the plane from a tricycle to a taildragger. But
he had no experience in taildragger so he asked me to come and teach
him the skill. Unfortunately (he lives on the French Riviera!) I didn't
had the time and another Norwegian friend, an experienced Avid pilot,
went, instead of me.
All went well but last week, the pilot with only a few hours
instructions, went flying alone and did a ground loop upon landing. He
is fine and so is the engine, but the plane suffered typical damages
that will require welding and fixing the fabric here and there, plus a
new gear. He also sustained damages at the tip of the wing and ... the
tip of the flaperon.
It makes me think: Isn't the drooping wing tip of my Kitfox model 3 a
flaperon protection in case of ground loop and one wing meeting the
ground? I remember seeing a video of the first flight of a Kitfox 3,
and the guy did a ground loop even before he was airborne for the first
time. One of his wing tip was shaven down a few inches but otherwise
the wing and flaperon looked fine.
BTW, has anyone started entering stuff in the new Matronics Wikipedia?
I love Wikipedia, it's simple and it works!
Cheers,
Michel
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