RMille7519 wrote: > ... trying and finding new > mods? like maybe some that imoprove the STOL capabilities of the coupe(which > is an area that happens to interest me as i fly into high mountain airports to > go camping.)
I deduce he means that other clubs can, in concert, organize and perhaps fund developments like STOL or engine STCs or buy existing STCs and let everyone use them free. That's a valid point. We don't do anything like that, largly for fear of lawsuits I think. Fred Weick was working on a mod (and had it flying) that drooped both ailerons a little for takeoff and landing. To keep good flying characteristics, he had to modify the horizontal stabilizer and the rudder actuator so the rudder surfaces moved BOTH in and out to give him enough control once the ailerons were dropped. You might check the archives at Bowling Green university to see if they have documents on this along with any flight test data. You could go experimental, do the conversion, do some flight testing to prove safety and efficacy and submit for an STC. Considering the mod, it might take a fair amount of $$. Conversly, you might take out as much weight as you can. No instruments more than minimum required, just a hand-held radio and 8 oz GPS, put in an O-200 STC which has a fairly flat climb prop. With a very light plane and that engine, you might find the characteristics are good enough without doing anything exotic. -- Ed Burkhead East Peoria, Ill. N3802H, 415-D
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