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The undercambered wing gives a Low Vne and You might have trouble at higher Levels. As they are on a hot day 2 up 4000 ft is about it for the 80 HP motor.. Nev

Might be better if you do before you commit. It goes back a fair way and a lot has happened in the Meantime, I don't know of any plans or homebuilt ones. There's Gazelle's around Much easier to Land. Nev

Have you flown one? That Power would make it exceed Vne in climb. Nev

Complete structural inadequacy of the forward part of the fuselage. Came on after Pressurisation cycles accumulated . Eventually checked under water. To their credit De Havs made all their findings Known to other Aviation Builders. The Perils of Pioneering . Nev

I'd be a bit disappointed, if that were the case. In Aviation particularly IF you aren't sure, Check it. " We ALL make mistakes" wouldn't be an acceptable response at the Inquest. IF you want to Aviate "THINK Aeroplane". Nev

Unless you go with Musk or in a submersible. . Regular Inspections and mandated checks help make Aviation safe, Airlines lose their AOC. Types are grounded extra training required Pilots and others are GAOLED. Nev

Commercial Aviation is not in the EXPERIMENTAL category. Nev

They CAN be hacked they say. Aeroplanes are special cases with computer function and redundancy in many ways is more a part of Aviation Philosophy perhaps than most other engineering . I've had computer experts express the views you have. way back. I'm a Sceptic myself A faulted system is rejected and reverts to another MODE or is selected to an over ride.. Faulty LOGIC should be quickly rectified. Failing to anticipate a possibility is more likely in a very new concept than a proven one. A Human Factors element falls into that category of where do you stop? . Mechanical or hydraulic systems fail also. statistically Commercial Jet travel is by far the safest Way to get anywhere even though many in the game KNOW things are not as Good as they could be due to Laxety and cost cutting Nev

Be better it's name didn't sound like some kind of food and Virus's are not good. Nev

Not directly relevant to this specific accident. Most of these systems self identify a fault and are essentially Fail safe. Most of you are indulging in "what ifs" if you are not very familiar with this aircraft and it's specific systems Logic. Plus as time goes on more wild suggestions emerge to confuse things. One thing is lever lock switches do not move themselves and self activation of such a vital function of fuel flow to 2 ENGINES AT ONCE SHOULD BE COMPLETELY regarded as not very likely.. Nev

Yes, but that should ALSO show on the FDR. It's usually done by the yaw damper, (gyro stabilised) on the rudder (YAW)and would probably show visually as well. Planes with marked wing sweep back usually have Yaw Dampers for other reasons. This is utilised in the engine failure case until flap is retracted to keep straight automatically. Nev

One of the reasons you were ""selected" by SWMBO was Financial and Other, security. Your Plane is a threat and it is a SINGLE seater.. Nev

I've had a bit to do with these. (owned by mates) First one VW powered and others powered by the 2200 jab engine which seems to match the plane perfectly. (IMHO). A strong plane for the enthusiast rather than week end putterer.. Yenn had one . Nev

Not really much Inertia compared to the thrust they generate in thew FAN section.. AT V2 you have to get full opposite rudder in pretty quickly or you will turn more than permitted to fail the exercise. As the speed increases you can reduce the rudder. NO aileron applied(or differential spoiler). A Staggered cut off WOULD definitely show, even as a small delay. The Thrust is gone when the fuel flow stops, essentially. Nev

The switches Could NOT Possibly Move by themselves. Nev