Jim wrote:

> Well this time I did a full power take off configuration stall. 

> Wow was I ever surprised when the left wing dropped abruptly! 

> I was able to recover with a quick full right turn of the yoke

 

Jim,

 

In my post at 8:31 yesterday, I described my experience.  I guess I didn’t
say it but I also got an abrupt drop of the left wing both with controls
centered and with controls crossed when doing high power stall entries.

 

With coordinated controls, it was practical to keep directional control with
yoke turned hard right and appropriate right rudder.

 

With the right aileron opposed by full left rudder, the plane was still
almost level but turned left at a moderate rate.

 

It seems we’re getting a consensus of experiences with the same behavior.
It’d be nice to have a sample size well higher than 3-5.  If others have
experience in this realm (high power departure stalls in a Coupe), please
tell us your observations.

 

Perhaps a contributing factor is that I also weighed about 250 when I did
this testing and was alone in the plane.  (I suspect this is minor compared
to P-factor or differential slipstream flow over the wing roots.)

 

Ed wrote 4/2/08 8:31:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 

In a nearly-full-power “stall” with 9° elevator up travel, about 1320 lb
gross weight, the controls fully crossed aileron to the right and rudder
full left, my Coupe buffeted pretty strongly and dropped its left wing and
circled in a burbling left turn, staying about level.  It was a
roller-coaster ride and I didn’t enjoy it.  So, I didn’t do the absolutely
full power cross-controlled stall.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 

 

Ed

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