yes very much so
Timothy E. Cone wrote:
> Hello People,
>
> Well, it's official, Sky Harbour goes Dynamic. I flew my new Mickey
> Crowley Hollow Molded Velocity yesterday at Sky Harbour and really had it
> moving. It was making that wicked sound that says "Hey, I'm hauling some
> serious butt." I didn't try any lead because the wind was only blowing
> about 8 knots. I had concerns that the lift on the front side wouldn't
> support ballast. The ride was very rough back there. The turbulence would
> occasionally flip the airplane inverted in the blink of an eye. It was
> quite scary
>
> The question I have is; Can I expect ballast to smooth the airplane's ride
> thru the turbulance? I know that higher wing loadings provide a smoother
> ride in full scale airplanes and am wondering if carrying lead in my DS
> ship will help to make the airplane more controllable in turbulence. What
> do you DS guru's think? What dynamics are involved in adding lead during
> ballast?
>
> Timothy E. Cone
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