David Megginson wrote:
I've been frustrated with the tendency of the DC-3 (--aircraft=dc3) to
noseover during the takeoff and landing rolls, and of the J3 Cub
(--aircraft=j3cub) to nose over during wheel landings. I've fiddled
with the YASim files a lot in the past but have never found a good
solution.
Finally, today, I had a DUH! moment. On non-aerobatic planes, the
horizontal stabilizer is set at a negative angle of incidence so that it
will not stall before the wings (tail stalls are rarely recoverable). I
set the hstab on the J3 Cub and DC-3 to -3 degrees of incidence, and the
tendency to nose-over has virtually disappeared. The takeoff roll of
the DC-3 is a joy, and for both planes, I can now use the technique
described in STICK AND RUDDER for taildragger wheel landings -- just as
the wheels touch the pavement, push the stick or yoke full forward.
Sounds exciting, I'll have to try both of them now!
Erik
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