Diamond stab cross section - Dean Pappas

[Ron Van Putte]

On Nov 20, 2004, at 9:23 AM, EDward Skorepa wrote:

> The Compensator by Rhett Miller had also diamond airfoil stab.

Rhett Miller learned about the diamond stab from Jim Kirkland, two time 
Nats winner, who had them on his airplanes in the 1960s.

Ron Van Putte

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>  From: Don McCullough
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> Subject: RE: Diamond stab cross section - Dean Pappas
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> 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.
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> Don McCullough
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> [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
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> 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!
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> 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!
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> Rich    :)  
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