flap travel
Phil, nice registration eh?
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C-FUNC... I thought they were all taken!!
I thought the Glastar flaps were cool, with the long, fowler-like flap travel.
I wanted to add drooping ailerons, but some Beaver floatplane guys that had them said that they compromised roll control when you needed it most.
I find in my -9a that the last 10 degrees require more pitch trim force to compensate, but not much steeper approach, ( unscientific opinion only). I seem to be able to steepen the approach much more by bleeding off another 5 knots; it really sinks at 62 KIAS! compared to 68.
It may be a characteristic of the airfoil as well. If best lift is at about 15 degrees, and going from 20 to 30 only lowers the stall one knot or so, I have to ask what the real benefit is. 40 degrees may indeed be a great speed brake, but cause some directional control with the tail in all that dirty air.
The big low wing ( no flap) on our Jodel effectively blanked the rudder in the flare, causing some fun when crosswind or gusts were present!