Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net> (Marvin Kaye)
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Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 22:12:05 -0400
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From: "Bill Kennedy" <bill_kennedy_3@hotmail.com>
Subject: 320 stall characteristics 
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I'm early in flight testing of LN2 N42BK and I have a few comments/questions 
about the deep stall characteristics I've experienced so far.

Pre-stall characteristics seem very good for all the stalls I've done. 
Plenty of warning and excellent controllability.

Power-on stall has a fairly abrupt pitch down but flies right out of the 
stall with relaxed pressure on the stick. I haven't held back pressure in 
after the pitch down so I don't know how it would behave.

Power-off with gear and flaps has a very dramatic left wing drop. This is 
after ample warning, so you'd have to be dead to fully stall the thing 
unintentiionally, but wow -- it's a wild moment. Recovery is straight 
forward, but I sure don't just fly out of it.

My question: Has anyone been able to tame this thing with control system 
tweeks? What is the best you can expect from a perfect 320?

Thanks in advance.

Bill Kennedy
N42BK 17.8 hours