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From: Barry Hancock <sportform@cox.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Stability of the Legacy FG

Gang,

First, I agree with John's analysis, the plane is a dream to fly.  
Stability is a complex term when it comes to airplanes.  In the vain it 
has been used here, the Legacy is incredibly stable considering it's 
agility and the fact it is a *very* high performance airplane.  The 
choice between say a V-tail Banana and a Legacy is a no brainer when it 
comes to a "stable" platform...I'll take the Legacy any day of the 
week.

I have flown some of the more unstable aircraft on the planet, 
including the Extra 300 and Interavia I-3.  They are built that way and 
that's why they are such wonderful aerobatic airplanes.  Yet the Extra 
is pretty stable in the normal flight regime.

So, I think the first thing is to understand the definition of 
stability as a basis of discussion.  Are we talking static or dynamic, 
etc.?  This will get you started... 
http://142.26.194.131/aerodynamics1/Stability/Page3.html

There is a great write up on the Legacy's stability characteristics in 
the CAFE report (www.cafefoundation.org/aprs/legacy.pdf).  FWIW, my 
experience has been pretty much the same as the report indicates....a 
*very* well behaved aircraft....just don't get low and slow and then 
decide you need 60+ degrees of bank....

Barry