Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #66505
From: Todd Long <toddlong1@gmail.com>
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Subject: [LML] Re: Flaps on take-off?
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 18:01:45 -0400
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Since the subject seems to be safety. Besides having a higher likelihood of blowing a tire and increased wear, there is also climb performance. In most all cases the altitude gained during what would be the equivalent of " second segment" climb will be lower thru the clearway in relation to distance from the runway threshold if flaps aren't used. Simply said if you have an engine failure after takeoff when not using flaps you will be farther away and lower all things the same. 

Planes like Cessnas  and Pipers are designed for normal ops with no flap takeoffs. High performance aircraft are not. 
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On Aug 12, 2013, at 5:25, "Frederick Moreno" <frederickmoreno@bigpond.com> wrote:

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On my non-P non-turbo Lancair IV, empty weight 1984 pounds, short wings with no winglets, nearly full fuel, 400 pounds of pork in the front seats, gathering data and calibrating the AOA, we established Vs = 77 knots and Vso = 69 knots.  Using AOA, final approach speeds range from 95 nearly empty to 110 when stuffed full of fuel, pork, and baggage.
 
Fred Moreno
 
 
 
 
-------Original Message-------
 
Date: 12/08/2013 12:01:43 PM
Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Flaps on take-off?
 

That is very close to the speeds for N-437RP (my Lancair IV-P), but not exactly. A good starting point, but please recall that these airplanes are all hand-built and no two are alike. I would strongly suggest getting one of the experienced test pilots within our community to test fly and determine the stall speeds for your individual airplane.

 

Bob P

 

From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of F. Barry Knotts

L-IV-P
  Vs = 80 KIAS, Vso = 71 KIAS.  (Measured by professional test pilot!)  No data on partial flaps.

Barry Knotts

On 8/10/2013 12:02 AM, Paul Miller wrote:

Does anyone have the stall speeds for IV: flaps up versus takeoff flaps?

 

 
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