dc3 stall characteristics
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From: Wanderlust
I can say I have done a lot of stalls in DC3 .It is more than 50 years now but I have flown DC3 in Himalayan mountains for supply dropping for maintenance of military posts. Also we had some airstrips by river banks called Advanced Landing Grounds layed with PSP or Perforated Steel Plates. In Air Force we always did what's called three point landing but our civil counterparts did two wheel landings. We used to also spent some time with the aircraft maintenance company testing DC3 after major maintenance where for more than a month I have done stalls virtually every day. I didn't find anything particularly vicious about the stalls. There was noticeable judder and nose drop. But I don't remember any serious wing drop.
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Slight cross purposes due Forum drift for want of a better term. Possible finger trouble by Centaurus.. Humble apologies. . See: Wing Drop in some wartime aircraft
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It seems so... I don't recall any massive wing drops on my initial training. Recurrencies in Canada are only approaches to stall and recoveries.
The Basler have a weird aerodynamic characteristic of its own though....You can literally lock your rudder in full deflection during a sideslip, mainly due to the airflow around its square cowlings. I was warned about it but it still felt strange pushing one pedal to its stop, removing my feet and not seeing that coming back neutral (while still holding the ailerons to counteract)
This aerodynamic oddity is easy to break.
Not sure why the FAA let that slip during its certification.
I think Pilot DAR flew the type and may have some input to that.
The Basler have a weird aerodynamic characteristic of its own though....You can literally lock your rudder in full deflection during a sideslip, mainly due to the airflow around its square cowlings. I was warned about it but it still felt strange pushing one pedal to its stop, removing my feet and not seeing that coming back neutral (while still holding the ailerons to counteract)
This aerodynamic oddity is easy to break.
Not sure why the FAA let that slip during its certification.
I think Pilot DAR flew the type and may have some input to that.
