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Old September 15th 06, 05:39 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jim Macklin
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Default Flaps on take-off and landing

Try it. It is not a long term effect, just a quick change
to get over the short fence or narrow ditch.


"karl gruber" wrote in message
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| Nope.
|
| As long as you are flying in the green arc, the wing alone
will ALWAYS give
| you better lift.
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|
| Karl
| "Curator" N185KG
| screw bottom feeders
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| news:2njOg.22663$SZ3.21477@dukeread04...
| Flap extension does cause an immediate (manual flaps)
| increase in lift, rotating the aircraft also increases
lift
| but the flaps seem to work better in the case of just
| "jumping" a few feet because they also lower the stall
speed
| giving a slightly greater margin at the same energy
level.
|
|
|


 




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