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Flight Testing Homebuilt Aircraft (Paperback)

by Vaughan Askue (Author) "The flight test process should begin when you first spread out your newly acquired plans on the kitchen table and begin figuring out how to..." (more)
Key Phrases: potato diagram, longitudinal stick position, dihedral effect, Sport Aviation, Speed Fig, Falco Flight Test Guide (more...)

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Including step-by-step instructions for testing homebuilt aircraft, the diagrams and illustrations in this guide demonstrate how to get maximum performance with minimum risk.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Paperback: 190 pages
Publisher: Iowa State Press; 1st edition (June 30, 1992)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0813813085
ISBN-13: 978-0813813080
Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 11 ounces

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The flight test process should begin when you first spread out your newly acquired plans on the kitchen table and begin figuring out how to build your airplane. Read the first page

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potato diagram, longitudinal stick position, dihedral effect, rudder float, wing heaviness, flight card, most homebuilders, abort point, airspeed calibration, yaw stability, climb tests, stall pattern, aerodynamic balance, roll input, tailwheel airplane, stick force, roll reversal, adverse yaw, homebuilt aircraft, envelope expansion, trim system, taxi tests, servo tab, aileron effectiveness, full pedal

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Sport Aviation, Speed Fig, Falco Flight Test Guide, Flight Behavior of Tail First Airplanes, Flight Testing Homebuilts, Further Reading Bingelis, Sequoia Aircraft Corp

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Test Guide by Nvs Academic Resource Corporation on page 52, and page 66
Performance Flight Testing (Modern aviation series) by Hubert Smith on page 163

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Performance of Light Aircraft (Aiaa Education Series) by John T. Lowry on page 48
Understanding Performance Flight Testing: Kitplanes and Production Aircraft by Hubert C. Smith in Back Matter

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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent introduction into flight testing your aircraft, March 18, 1997

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I found this book an excellent introduction into flight testing a homebuilt aircraft. Not only does it go into the "how" of flight testing but "why". It is aimed at the homebuilder who wants to test his/her own aircraft and it is a good guide on how to prepare a proper test program. I thought it was worth the money.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Reccomended by KRNET http://www.teleport.com/~rossy/N541.htm, April 26, 1997

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Several of us on KRNET who are building KR-2 aircraft refer to this book as a guide during the design and building phases of construction. I consider it a excellent treatment of the topic, and it is a valuable reference. I plan to use it during the flight testing phases of my project.

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