NASA Spin and stall testing a Piper PA-38 Tomahawk
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NASA Spin and stall testing a Piper PA-38 Tomahawk
Many pilots may be interested in thise NASA video of spin and stall tests during which the test pilot gives a running commentary:-
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Brings back great memories.
Did plenty of spins with the Tomahawk during my training years ago, left, right, left and right, my max was 7 turns before applying recovery.
The Tomahawk was great for that.
Did plenty of spins with the Tomahawk during my training years ago, left, right, left and right, my max was 7 turns before applying recovery.
The Tomahawk was great for that.
N2584N was our machine at Curzon Flight, Redbird, Dallas during my PPL in 1981. Her engine stopped after a couple of turns in the spin and took more than a little bit of height to get it started again. I often wondered if this had anything to do with her final flight years later.
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The spin from 7:00 is interesting in this video. Notice how he talks convincing himself it's coming out.
Seems to get the height readout confused.
My last PA38 spin was like that, having done many. I wonder if many of the spin accidents due to the high rotation on certain recoveries. Certainly gave me the feeling it didn't want to come out. I applied pro spin and then applied standard recovery again and it came out of the spin.
Scarry.
Seems to get the height readout confused.
My last PA38 spin was like that, having done many. I wonder if many of the spin accidents due to the high rotation on certain recoveries. Certainly gave me the feeling it didn't want to come out. I applied pro spin and then applied standard recovery again and it came out of the spin.
Scarry.
