denverpilot
Tied Down
AOPA ran out of time to put the Robertson STOL kit on their "Crossover Classic" sweepstakes aircraft. I have no problem with that.
What I do have a problem with is their other comment that R/STOL "uses aerodynamic devices of varying complexities" to accomplish the job. Makes it sound like it's some crazy combination of devices.
Last time I looked, all the R/STOL on my Cessna 182 did was add the bellcranks to interconnect the ailerons with the flaps, and droop the ailerons. There's also two stall fences on top of the wing.
I wouldn't put that under "complex aerodynamic devices" in my head. My iPad is thousands of orders of magnitude more "complex" than that.
It feels like the author was just digging for more excuses than just saying, "We don't have time," to me.
What I do have a problem with is their other comment that R/STOL "uses aerodynamic devices of varying complexities" to accomplish the job. Makes it sound like it's some crazy combination of devices.
Last time I looked, all the R/STOL on my Cessna 182 did was add the bellcranks to interconnect the ailerons with the flaps, and droop the ailerons. There's also two stall fences on top of the wing.
I wouldn't put that under "complex aerodynamic devices" in my head. My iPad is thousands of orders of magnitude more "complex" than that.
It feels like the author was just digging for more excuses than just saying, "We don't have time," to me.