KR> three point / full stall

2011-04-16 Thread peterdif...@googlemail.com
Hi, Better late than never.. Ignoring wind considerations 3 pointing is the slowest you can land a tail dragger. If you try to land at a higher angle of attack then you can fly slower possibly by as much as 5mph, it's what happens next that is interesting :( Tail wheel touches and AOT decrea

KR> three point / full stall

2011-04-10 Thread Virgil N. Salisbury
Yes, It is all relative. Relative wind, Virg On 4/10/2011 11:22 AM, Dennis Cook wrote: > At slower landing speeds you probably have a fair amount of sink rate ... > making your actual AOA a few more degrees. > > DC > Bothell, WA > > > >

KR> three point / full stall

2011-04-10 Thread Dennis Cook
At slower landing speeds you probably have a fair amount of sink rate ... making your actual AOA a few more degrees.   DC Bothell, WA From: Larry&Sallie Flesner To: KRnet Sent: Sun, April 10, 2011 6:58:33 AM Subject: KR> three point / full sta

KR> three point / full stall

2011-04-10 Thread Larry&Sallie Flesner
I went for a short flight in the KR yesterday. When I put it back in the hangar I decided, for informational purposes, to measure the AOA of my KR in the three point attitude. My KR sets at 8.5 degrees tail low plus 3.5 degrees AOA at the stub wing for a 12 degree AOA in the three point att