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  1. metalman
    The bit that separates the pilot from the air outside,,,,
  2. metalman
    That's why explaining lift using newtons law is the simplest correct way to explain a complex issue, newtons law explains why it flies, the other stuff explains some peripheral forces as a result the wing moving through the air
  3. metalman
    Busted!!!:-)
  4. metalman
    Sounds like any aircraft, set best glide, and don't try to stretch it, there's not an fixed wing aircraft that will glide without airspeed, I've read that account before and if I'm missing something please enlighten me. All aircraft behave differently with an engine out, my aircraft will just make the field from base, the Tigermoth I occasionally fly glides like a house brick, so does a Pitts I'm told, I've done glide approaches in an RV6 , I've also done an dead stick in a tecnam and a eurofox,,,,,and in every single aircraft if I'd let any of them get slow I'm in trouble,,,in the article the pilot mentions not trying to stretch the glide, good advice for everything from a thruster to an A380 ,,,so I hope this doesn't sound like an argument but if you've actually flown an RV6 and experienced any adverse behaviour then please post it for all of us to learn from , but if your basing this on two accidents where the pilots seemed to stall the plane at height ,then hold the stick hard back till it all stopped suddenly ,it's called ground aversion , then it's the same behaviour that's been killing pilots for decades,,,,,,,,give it a rest or come up with something that is based on more than an opinion founded on two accidents from a fleet of several thousand.
  5. metalman
    So is the horizontal stabiliser using a downforce ( due to a negative angle of attack) or is it being sucked down, because having a movable surface at the trailing edge makes Newtons law more relevant
  6. metalman
    Post deleted, this is not the place to have this discussion
  7. metalman
    Really want to get into this then, the cockpit is not much different to lots of low wing lighties, there is an issue with how the seat belts are arranged , but if you hit the ground hard in any aircraft you'll get hurt, we just aren't able to handle the G's involved. As for the elevator story, the source of that has never stalled an RV , plenty of others have ,and they stall like any aircraft that is well designed to be sporty, I've stalled a few without any odd behaviour. A good mate would be one of the most knowledgeable pilots in Oz regarding the RV aircraft, I've discussed this with him, he's stalled them all ,engine running ,off ,turning, S&L and they recover normally. Of course if you were to fly ( or try to) any aircraft around at three knots above the stall you would find it quite a handful, 55knots? They stop flying at 50-52kias clean (49 dirty) ,,,a high decent rate would be expected, recovery is simply a matter of reducing the AoA and it flies again,,,,,just like most aircraft,,,and just like most aircraft ,if you hold the stick back the ground will arrive very quickly,,,,I AM NOT saying this is the case here, I along with most here have no idea what has happened , and would again say the blabbering theories is not only disrespectful to the deceased ,but painful for relatives and friends,
  8. metalman
    So unfounded speculation begins, un f**king believable !
  9. metalman
    Precisely why I've stayed right out of it, that and care factor zero,,,just thought it would be a bit early to be doing a jig
  10. metalman
    Wouldn't start a victory dance just yet, he may have just grown tired of trying to educate the flat earth society
  11. metalman
    I've spent most of my life around automotive paints and chemicals, using MEK when I covered my plane gave me some pretty tough headaches ,I was treating it like normal thinners and such ,surprised me actually, I thought I was bullet proof!
  12. metalman
    Try hi chem from auto panel beating supplies, electrostatic cleaner is the name as others have said , I think there's a hi chem distributor off Dorset rd, eastern paint supplies I think,
  13. metalman
    I'd really rather get sucked off( the ground) than pushed off ( the ground) ,but science rules ;-)
  14. metalman
    Can we PLEASE have a "what a d1ckhead" button ,,,,,,,please !! We'll promise to only use it on a select few
  15. metalman
    You've really hit the deck running here mate, tell us a bit about yourself, what you fly, where you studied , whether your RAA or GA or both. What your posting is correct ,but also can be a cut and paste job( google is god) ,it would be nice to know a bit about such a learned person?
  16. metalman
    http://ycem.com.au/contact-yvft.html Coldstream have a flying comp with a BBQ lunch once a month ,next one is 21/09 ,check the website for more info and a brief on local ops, if you drop in look for my jigger and say g'day , Matty
  17. metalman
    Don't forget ya wallet!!!
  18. metalman
    I always thought the wings were pretty friggin important ,,,,but yeh super critical does describe them suitably!
  19. metalman
    I've pretty much stay out of this , but to answer very simply ,in the case of Brisbane west airport ,,yes they have!
  20. metalman
    I know I'm real,,,,,,not so sure about the rest of you!
  21. metalman
    Besides, Bernoulli isn't irrelevant ,,,his theory on fluid dynamics is quite interesting,,,,,it has f**kall to do with wings !!!but interesting all the same
  22. metalman
    Weather balloons and swamp gas have both been identified as well, and are surprisingly common
  23. metalman
    They obviously don't need one on this engine, so for they've been a phenomenal success as designed , other engine manufacturers would kill to have the same reliability
  24. metalman
    Never tried to "wheel" a tricycle on, the crosswind technique I was taught was to fly final aligned with the runway ( wing low) then touch down on one main wheel, the the other , then the nose wheel. When you think about it landing a tail dragger on one wheel isn't a much different process , one main, then the other ,then tail wheel .
  25. metalman
    Mmmm the wheeler -3point discussion ! At least we have a choice , and if you add the "wheeler -oh sh1t-3pointer" then there's a real variety to choose from :-)
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