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1. 12:27 AM - Re: Flying In Rain (John Wighton)
2. 01:06 AM - Re: Flying In Rain (Rick Moss)
3. 04:35 AM - Re: Re: Flying In Rain (D McFadyean)
4. 04:38 AM - Re: Re: Flying In Rain (D McFadyean)
5. 08:14 AM - Re : Flying In Rain (John Wigney)
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| Subject: | Re: Flying In Rain |
Very clean and polished aircraft + rain =no difference
Dirty aircraft + rain = flies a bit slower
Ricks post is interesting, l have never repainted a prop. Current hrs is 600.
Europa is unlike a DA20 which, when powered by a Rotax, in the rain, will decend
at full throttle under normal student type flying.
Flown with more understanding, ie enter cruise from a gentle decent, getting ahead
of the drag bubble - the performance drop off is noticeable but not dire.
Based on my own experiences.
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John Wighton
Europa XS trigear G-IPOD
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| Subject: | Re: Flying In Rain |
Ive also never previously had to repaint a prop. However, mine was repainted by
Airmaster when it went back for overhaul; 12 months and 50hrs later, the paint
is peeling on the backside of the blades. I dont think that the paint job was
that good tbh, but Ive assumed its a consequence of flying in rain.
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| Subject: | Re: Flying In Rain |
But 'dirty aircraft + rain = clean aircraft'!
Duncan mcf
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> On 23 October 2021 at 08:27 John Wighton <john@wighton.net> wrote:
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> Very clean and polished aircraft + rain =no difference
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> Ricks post is interesting, l have never repainted a prop. Current hrs is 600.
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> Europa is unlike a DA20 which, when powered by a Rotax, in the rain, will decend
at full throttle under normal student type flying.
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> Flown with more understanding, ie enter cruise from a gentle decent, getting
ahead of the drag bubble - the performance drop off is noticeable but not dire.
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| Subject: | Re: Flying In Rain |
<<....the drag bubble ...>>
meaning beyond the bottom of hte J-curve? And does rain displace the position and
form of the J-curve?
Duncan mcf.
> On 23 October 2021 at 08:27 John Wighton <john@wighton.net> wrote:
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> Very clean and polished aircraft + rain =no difference
> Dirty aircraft + rain = flies a bit slower
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> Ricks post is interesting, l have never repainted a prop. Current hrs is 600.
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> Europa is unlike a DA20 which, when powered by a Rotax, in the rain, will decend
at full throttle under normal student type flying.
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> Flown with more understanding, ie enter cruise from a gentle decent, getting
ahead of the drag bubble - the performance drop off is noticeable but not dire.
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> Based on my own experiences.
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> John Wighton
> Europa XS trigear G-IPOD
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| Subject: | Re : Flying In Rain |
On occasion, I have flown through light rain with my XS monowheel,
N262WF. What I have noticed is that the airspeed will fall off by 5 to
10 kts and then recovers as the rain is dried off. Quite a surprising
demonstration of the efficiency of Don Dykin's laminar flow aerofoil.
Cheers, John
Mooresville, North Carolina
/Time: 01:42:29 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Flying In Rain From:
"Area-51" <goldsteinindustrial@gmail.com> Has anyone got an experience
theyd like to share regarding flying the europa through either showers
or very light rain and how these conditions may affect the aircrafts
performance? For example a Schrieb Motorfalks stall speed is raised 5kt
if water droplets collect across the wings surface during light rain...
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