May 26th 19, 01:19 AM
On Tuesday, August 18, 1998 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, marc silverman wrote:
> This is not a low time ship or anytime ship.It was not a succesful design..Thats why
> you don't see them flying.Don't buy it. Marc Silverman WV
>
> MIKEB1835 wrote:
>
> > Can anyone give me some info about the Monerai P. I am a low time glider pilot
> > who is interested in purchasing one, but need to know about flight
> > characteristics.
> > They look nice but how do they fly. It is extremely light in weight, what
> > does this mean to the pilot. Thanx
I flew one for a few years(N8530L).. I was told the it had poor spin characteristics.. so I never spun it.. It is a Pod and Boom type construction.. which allowed NO real fuselage to slip the aircraft.. so I see how getting out of a spin is might be difficult... It was really difficult to assemble the wings.. the alignment was not perfect.. It had a Ballistic Parachute.. which could carry the entire aircraft to the ground. The 28 HP engine was never used by me.. the last I heard it was hanging in a Museum in Texas. J.F Butrick
> This is not a low time ship or anytime ship.It was not a succesful design..Thats why
> you don't see them flying.Don't buy it. Marc Silverman WV
>
> MIKEB1835 wrote:
>
> > Can anyone give me some info about the Monerai P. I am a low time glider pilot
> > who is interested in purchasing one, but need to know about flight
> > characteristics.
> > They look nice but how do they fly. It is extremely light in weight, what
> > does this mean to the pilot. Thanx
I flew one for a few years(N8530L).. I was told the it had poor spin characteristics.. so I never spun it.. It is a Pod and Boom type construction.. which allowed NO real fuselage to slip the aircraft.. so I see how getting out of a spin is might be difficult... It was really difficult to assemble the wings.. the alignment was not perfect.. It had a Ballistic Parachute.. which could carry the entire aircraft to the ground. The 28 HP engine was never used by me.. the last I heard it was hanging in a Museum in Texas. J.F Butrick