Hangar Flying

Hangar Flying => Hangar Flying => Topic started by: av-mech on September 12, 2011, 06:48:19 PM

Title: in flight ez pictures
Post by: av-mech on September 12, 2011, 06:48:19 PM

a few in flight photos my son took.  He rode home in the Mooney..............I have not been able to look him in the eye ever since!

Title: Re: in flight ez pictures
Post by: dorr on September 12, 2011, 08:22:19 PM

Very pretty - when you going to put pants on that lovely plane?

Beagle

Title: Re: in flight ez pictures
Post by: saybeengineering on September 12, 2011, 09:03:45 PM

Looks like you are having a bunch of fun!!!!  ;D Looks great!

Take Care,
Afif

Title: Re: in flight ez pictures
Post by: av-mech on September 13, 2011, 06:29:01 AM

Beagle,

Wheel pants and the gear leg fairings are on the schedule to get done but work has kept me so busy lately that it will have to wait a bit longer.  I am happy with the performance so far and so it has not been something that "has" to get done.  I did get a fairly good crack in my spinner and had to tak it off for repair, I think it slowed me down just a bit but hard to tell.  I had planned on posting a picture of that but just have not had time to get that done either.

Title: Re: in flight ez pictures
Post by: GlennBob on September 15, 2011, 12:39:43 AM

I've heard   (from Burt)   that the spinner makes no appreciable difference in drag or speed.

Glennbob

Title: Re: in flight ez pictures
Post by: av-mech on September 15, 2011, 07:06:40 AM

I would have to agree with that.  Although I did not collect any flight data pre or post spinner, I cannot really seem to sense any difference with or without.  One positive would be that it did remove some weight from the plane.

I would take Burts word by default over anyone else concerning the plane but I wonder what Klaus has to say since he sells spinners?  I'm sure he would tell you that it's a neccesary item, and maybe it is at the speeds he is flying.