Andrew Griffin
Member
I recently had the opportunity to fly a Columbia 350 which has the Precise Flight SpeedBrakes installed.
http://www.preciseflight.com/viewpage.php?pID=8
I really enjoyed the flexabilty that the speed brakes added to the aircraft.
I was wondering if anyone has (or has considered) installing these on an RV? And whether people think they would be as affective as they are on something like the Columbia or other aircraft like mooney's and cessna's that I saw fitted with them at OSH.
I emailed the company with this query and have to date recieved no response.
What are peoples opinions of speed brakes on RV's? I know that RV's aren't normally considered high performance enough to need speed brakes, however the Columbia I flew only did 180 knots and some of the aircraft that I have seen with them fly at speeds a lot lower than a RV.
On top of all of this I just think they look really good... Which is of course a reason in itself!!
http://www.preciseflight.com/viewpage.php?pID=8
I really enjoyed the flexabilty that the speed brakes added to the aircraft.
I was wondering if anyone has (or has considered) installing these on an RV? And whether people think they would be as affective as they are on something like the Columbia or other aircraft like mooney's and cessna's that I saw fitted with them at OSH.
I emailed the company with this query and have to date recieved no response.
What are peoples opinions of speed brakes on RV's? I know that RV's aren't normally considered high performance enough to need speed brakes, however the Columbia I flew only did 180 knots and some of the aircraft that I have seen with them fly at speeds a lot lower than a RV.
On top of all of this I just think they look really good... Which is of course a reason in itself!!