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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

4th Nov 2021, 01:18

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Airplane With The Nicest Handling

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Posted By David J Pilkington

NACA Rept 868, Summary of Lateral Control...

NACA Rept 868, Summary of Lateral Control Research, in 1947 shows the Spitfire at 105 deg/sec and, with the clipped wing, 150 deg/sec. It shows the FW-190 as a tad over 160 deg/sec.

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

3rd Nov 2021, 20:11

Replies: 232

Airplane With The Nicest Handling

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Posted By David J Pilkington

Last year there was a FB group discussion on the...

Last year there was a FB group discussion on the roll rates of various aircraft. We made videos of multiple rolls and someone analysed them to record the data in a spreadsheet. Someone posted this...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

8th Oct 2021, 23:18

Replies: 232

Airplane With The Nicest Handling

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Posted By David J Pilkington

Looping figures always needed more speed than...

Looping figures always needed more speed than what the book recommended. I owned a 100 hp Airtourer for some years but it really needs 150 hp. Problem is that the Super Airtourer 150 has diddly squat...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

2nd Oct 2021, 01:10

Replies: 232

Airplane With The Nicest Handling

Views: 61,097

Posted By David J Pilkington

I vote for the Pitts S-2C Welcome to Adobe GoLive...

I vote for the Pitts S-2C Welcome to Adobe GoLive 6 (http://www.airbum.com/pireps/PirepPittsS2C.html)

Some considerations described here https://www.kitplanes.com/back-to-school/

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