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> "Mike" <mike@SPAMmichael-cracknell.coDOTuk> wrote in message
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>> What it is? It trails behind the rudder etc and they all have it on test
>> aircraft. What is it needed for?
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"James West" <james.west@ssss.com> wrote in message
news:xbS%d.11860$1S4.1225090@news.xtra.co.nz...
> it's a chute to save the AC if they have to abort the test
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> James
More specifically, it's a chute for spin testing. It's function is to
stabilize the plane in a nose down attitude if a spin should become
un-recoverable with normal control inputs.
Dunno if it is effective in a flat spin. Seems to me you'd end up with the
shrouds wrapped around the aircraft making an egress problematic.
Jay Beckman
PP-ASEL
Chandler, AZ
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