Diamond stab cross section - Dean Pappas

[Richard Strickland]

MessageHow about a 12# UFO, Dean.......glassed, Kraft electric trike retracts, Rossi, non-muffled pipe....I was stylin'.....  Found out later I was supposed to take the excess resin OFF the airpane........

Richard S.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dean Pappas 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 2:35 PM
  Subject: RE: Diamond stab cross section - Dean Pappas


  Y'know, I just love the way my old 1/3 scale Laser flies. I am just ecstatic with it. Preparing it back in '88, along with the bipe that was supposed to be the primary just about killed me.
  I think life was easier when a Phoenix 8 fit in the back of a Camaro in one piece! Ohmigosh! I am a reactionary fuddy-duddy.

  Oh well,
  Dean Pappas 
  Sr. Design Engineer 
  Kodeos Communications 
  111 Corporate Blvd. 
  South Plainfield, N.J. 07080 
  (908) 222-7817 phone 
  (908) 222-2392 fax 
  d.pappas at kodeos.com 

    -----Original Message-----
    From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Fletcher, Richard
    Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 3:31 PM
    To: 'discussion at nsrca.org'
    Subject: RE: Diamond stab cross section - Dean Pappas


    I didn't really feel like a sucker until I got into giant scale IMAC planes!


    :)

      
      -----Original Message-----
      From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Dean Pappas
      Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 3:13 PM
      To: discussion at nsrca.org
      Subject: RE: Diamond stab cross section - Dean Pappas


      Sucker!
      Hee Hee Hee.

      Dean Pappas 
      Sr. Design Engineer 
      Kodeos Communications 
      111 Corporate Blvd. 
      South Plainfield, N.J. 07080 
      (908) 222-7817 phone 
      (908) 222-2392 fax 
      d.pappas at kodeos.com 

        -----Original Message-----
        From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Fletcher, Richard
        Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 2:00 PM
        To: 'discussion at nsrca.org'
        Subject: Diamond stab cross section - Dean Pappas


        The first time I saw that technique was in the early 80s when I was admiring one of Dean's gorgeous 'Maya' renditions. It had a diamond airfoil stab and he explained that it made the elev stick softer around neutral. You see boys and girls, that was before expo was invented! 

        Speaking of Dean, he is the reason I got into pattern. It was 1983 at Floyd Bennet field in Brooklyn NY and I was told that the field was closed to regular flying the next day as there would be a pattern contest at the site. So I went to the field very early to get some flying in before the contest started. Suddenly an army of trucks and vans started pulling up and a fleet of gorgeous pattern planes were setup in the pits. I watched Dean fly three rolls in the Master's pattern (don't laugh) and between the totally axial rolls, smoke against the blue sky, and the gorgeous Tipo I was hooked. At this point I am not sure whether to thank Dean or not!



        Rich    :)  
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