Diamond stab cross section - Dean Pappas

[EDward Skorepa]

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  From: Don McCullough 
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  Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 6:24 PM
  Subject: RE: Diamond stab cross section - Dean Pappas


  The early '60 Ed Kasmerski Taurus used a diamond stab for the same reason - soft elevator center. If I remember right the earlier Orion had a similar stab. In the days of reeds and early proportional this was even more important.

   

  Don McCullough

   

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  From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Fletcher, Richard
  Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 11:00 AM
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  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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