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Forum: Flight Testing
28th Dec 2009, 18:00
Replies: 37
Views: 136,237
Posted By SCaro

Book on flight testing

I am the author of "Homebuilt Aerodynamics and Flight Testing", an introduction mostly intended for aircraft homebuilders or those who perform first flights on experimental aircraft. It covers basic...
Forum: Flight Testing
11th Jul 2007, 17:39
Replies: 13
Views: 3,906
Posted By SCaro

If an airplane was overstressed and it resulted...

If an airplane was overstressed and it resulted in permanent deformation, then it is possible that the damage is visible. Unfortunately fatigue damage is not visible until it results in cracks. In...
Forum: Flight Testing
19th Mar 2007, 21:09
Replies: 15
Views: 4,420
Posted By SCaro

We have not solved the issue yet. It may take a...

We have not solved the issue yet. It may take a while since we are also working on a bunch of other projects. But thanks for everyone's input. I'm confident we can figure it out once we get back to...
Forum: Flight Testing
9th Mar 2007, 18:18
Replies: 15
Views: 4,420
Posted By SCaro

It does have a fluxgate compass. When the...

It does have a fluxgate compass. When the position lights are turned on the compass does not change, but the ADF needle moves. I tried it at different distances from the NDB, the further away, the...
Forum: Flight Testing
8th Mar 2007, 15:14
Replies: 15
Views: 4,420
Posted By SCaro

The two systems which increased the error were...

The two systems which increased the error were the position lights and the panel lights.
Forum: Flight Testing
7th Mar 2007, 15:33
Replies: 15
Views: 4,420
Posted By SCaro

ADF testing

I'm in the process of testing a new ADF installation. Certain countries still require this to be installed as a backup for IFR flight. I'm not old enough to have actually used ADF during normal...
Forum: Flight Testing
10th Nov 2006, 17:20
Replies: 5
Views: 6,462
Posted By SCaro

I agree that the manufacturer of the engine is...

I agree that the manufacturer of the engine is the best source for that kind of information. I have done a number of new engine installations, and in my opinion the oil temperature limit as specified...
Forum: Flight Testing
3rd Oct 2006, 20:06
Replies: 12
Views: 5,120
Posted By SCaro

The original author got two things mixed up. A...

The original author got two things mixed up. A wing with a straight unswept leading edge is more likely to stall outboard first the more it is tapered. This is because the local lift coefficient may...
Forum: Flight Testing
21st Aug 2006, 18:42
Replies: 6
Views: 1,931
Posted By SCaro

There was an interesting presesntation by Sean...

There was an interesting presesntation by Sean Roberts about spinning the GA-8 Airvan. It was presented at the SETP Flight test safety workshop in 2000. It described the preparation for the spin...
Forum: Flight Testing
14th Aug 2006, 23:26
Replies: 59
Views: 14,032
Posted By SCaro

No one wants to give anything away? I'll...

No one wants to give anything away?

I'll start. I'm probably one of the rarer examples of someone who did not start out wanting to be a test pilot but ended up as one after all. I started out as...
Forum: Flight Testing
14th Aug 2006, 23:19
Replies: 23
Views: 5,083
Posted By SCaro

Unhappy I worked for a company building flight simulators...

I worked for a company building flight simulators consisting of a real panel and yoke, but computer controlled. I used to do "Production flight test" on the simulators. Once I got one where the...
Forum: Flight Testing
5th Jul 2006, 20:39
Replies: 29
Views: 7,823
Posted By SCaro

Solved!

We finally got the stall speed down to where it should be. It turned out to be a combination of two separate issues that influenced each other. The wing leading edge contour was not correct and the...
Forum: Flight Testing
23rd May 2006, 19:05
Replies: 24
Views: 8,336
Posted By SCaro

Raked wing tips: I would say the 777 is years...

Raked wing tips: I would say the 777 is years behind on that. We had them on gliders more than a decade ago. Just look at a Discus.
Forum: Flight Testing
2nd May 2006, 15:18
Replies: 29
Views: 7,823
Posted By SCaro

We are planning to do something along what Mad...

We are planning to do something along what Mad Flt S. suggests, starting with more extensive tufting of various parts of the airplane. We know that without the stall strips the stall speed would be...
Forum: Flight Testing
1st May 2006, 18:15
Replies: 29
Views: 7,823
Posted By SCaro

The stall originates at the stall strips, which...

The stall originates at the stall strips, which are about 30 inches outboard from the fuselage. I tested stall speed at forward and aft CG, in this case no difference, although usually there is about...
Forum: Flight Testing
28th Apr 2006, 15:46
Replies: 29
Views: 7,823
Posted By SCaro

It looks like I will not get anywhere with this...

It looks like I will not get anywhere with this without telling you everything. I'm an aeronautical engineer and DER test pilot.

The airspeed readings were verified with the GPS triangle method...
Forum: Flight Testing
27th Apr 2006, 16:39
Replies: 29
Views: 7,823
Posted By SCaro

I should have posted more details, sorry. I...

I should have posted more details, sorry. I checked the airspeed indications on both airplanes with GPS, they are right on. Both are new airplanes (this is in the US). The one with the higher stall...
Forum: Flight Testing
26th Apr 2006, 22:51
Replies: 29
Views: 7,823
Posted By SCaro

The airplane with the higher stall speed has been...

The airplane with the higher stall speed has been used as a test airplane. The stall is aft stick limited. I have eliminated the horizontal tail and elevator authority, it is sufficient to get it...
Forum: Flight Testing
26th Apr 2006, 21:41
Replies: 29
Views: 7,823
Posted By SCaro

Stall speed

I would like to collect some ideas on why two airplanes of the same model, which look the same, at the same weight & CG can have almost 10% difference in stall speed (power off, full flaps)? I have...
Forum: Flight Testing
21st Apr 2006, 20:17
Replies: 24
Views: 8,336
Posted By SCaro

We tried winglets on the Columbia 400 and found...

We tried winglets on the Columbia 400 and found that they improved directional stability during stalls / stall characteristics, but spin recovery was worse so we dropped them.
Forum: Flight Testing
18th Apr 2006, 16:19
Replies: 2
Views: 1,659
Posted By SCaro

Production test pilots

I don't know about Diamond, but in the company I work for we have 4 production test pilots for a production rate of 1 airplane per day. The minimum experience is 1000 h total time, A&P and/or...
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