April 15th 17, 01:22 AM
On Saturday, October 21, 2000 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, wrote:
> Looks like he entered a flat spin of which he could not recover.
> Seems to me the heavy engine in the tail might have caused/contributed
> to the flat spin.
> Did anybody else make stall/spin tests with the Windex 1200 ?
> Dan
> In article >,
> "Jim Pike" > wrote:
> > Here's the report. No fault found with A/C.
> > http://www.ntsb.gov/Aviation/MIA/97A091.htm
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > "Tim Mara" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I think their message may not be telling to whole story.....
> > > As I remember it, it wasn't so much that the US distributor/owner
> wanted
> > to
> > > concentrate on his other business so much as that it was that one
> of the
> > > major investors in this project in the US was killed in his
> Windex....
> > > I think a further investigation of this incident might reveal a
> more
> > > anyway.......that's the way I heard it....
> > > tim
> > >
> > > > WINDEXAIR AB took over the Windex 1200C project from Radab summer
> of 99
> > > and
> > > > has further developed the kit to reduce the building time
> dramatically.
> > We
> > > > do not have any US distributors. The Florida based Windex
> Corporation
> > was
> > > a
> > > > free standing company that was closed down when the owner wanted
> to
> > > > concentrate on his other businesses.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
My name is Steve Coan and I was the test pilot for every Windex that was built in the U.S. I did extensive flight tests and evaluation on the ship including spins and flat spins. I can tell you that Lars Bergstrom did not enter a flat spin. With his weight, the CG was very much sufficiently forward which would render a flat spin impossible. The notion that the engine mounted in the vertical stab could have contributed to entering a flat spin is "poppycock". Lars suffered from narcolepsy. Plain and simple: he fell asleep and entered a standard spin - to the ground. This was evident when I examined the crash site. The Windex 1200C is a might fine aircraft and I am looking to purchase another if I can find one!
Hope this helps.
> Looks like he entered a flat spin of which he could not recover.
> Seems to me the heavy engine in the tail might have caused/contributed
> to the flat spin.
> Did anybody else make stall/spin tests with the Windex 1200 ?
> Dan
> In article >,
> "Jim Pike" > wrote:
> > Here's the report. No fault found with A/C.
> > http://www.ntsb.gov/Aviation/MIA/97A091.htm
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > "Tim Mara" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I think their message may not be telling to whole story.....
> > > As I remember it, it wasn't so much that the US distributor/owner
> wanted
> > to
> > > concentrate on his other business so much as that it was that one
> of the
> > > major investors in this project in the US was killed in his
> Windex....
> > > I think a further investigation of this incident might reveal a
> more
> > > anyway.......that's the way I heard it....
> > > tim
> > >
> > > > WINDEXAIR AB took over the Windex 1200C project from Radab summer
> of 99
> > > and
> > > > has further developed the kit to reduce the building time
> dramatically.
> > We
> > > > do not have any US distributors. The Florida based Windex
> Corporation
> > was
> > > a
> > > > free standing company that was closed down when the owner wanted
> to
> > > > concentrate on his other businesses.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
My name is Steve Coan and I was the test pilot for every Windex that was built in the U.S. I did extensive flight tests and evaluation on the ship including spins and flat spins. I can tell you that Lars Bergstrom did not enter a flat spin. With his weight, the CG was very much sufficiently forward which would render a flat spin impossible. The notion that the engine mounted in the vertical stab could have contributed to entering a flat spin is "poppycock". Lars suffered from narcolepsy. Plain and simple: he fell asleep and entered a standard spin - to the ground. This was evident when I examined the crash site. The Windex 1200C is a might fine aircraft and I am looking to purchase another if I can find one!
Hope this helps.