Diamond stab cross section - Dean Pappas

[Bill Glaze]

So did the 1957 Astro Hog, by Fred Dunn.  Bill Glaze

EDward Skorepa wrote:

> The Compensator by Rhett Miller had also diamond airfoil stab. ed
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>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: Don McCullough <mailto:donald_mccullough at hotmail.com>
>     To: discussion at nsrca.org <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
>     Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 6:24 PM
>     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
>     To: 'discussion at nsrca.org'
>     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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