Windex 1200c status

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.







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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.