Hey Steve, Looking at that picture of the Navaho with really Long Stinger and some have large Belly Pods, brings to mind the approval process that may be needed to modify any certified aircraft as opposed the ease of making quick modifications to an Experimental. I assume you could gear up quickly and adapt to needed changes in your own built RV9A without the process of jumping through regulatory Hoops & approvals. The simple drawback would be size and weight limitations.
yep, may need some flight testing.
perhaps a couple aircraft flying in loose formation along a GPS mapped grid could cover more ground to conduct the surveys.
1. flight testing (check)
2. loose formation flying along GPS course, lower altitudes (check) (no smoke!)
3. is there enough benefit for the data (unknown)
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