Original Posted By: Steven Dortch
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Mounting a Venturi
Pietenpol-List: Mounting a Venturi
RE: Pietenpol-List: Flight Test Book Opinions
Original Posted By: speedbrake(at)sbcglobal.net
'Flight Testing Homebuilt Aircraft' by Vaughn Askue is an excellent reference. Very thorough. The text is descriptive and generic=2C so you will actually need to read the book and build your own flight test cards from the information you learn. The book clearly describes what you need to do in your flight test program. If you only get one reference=2C get this one.Another good reference is 'Flight Test Checklist=2C Homebuilder's Flight Test Guide' by Jerry Milek. Find it online at the author's website. This is a book of test cards which you may be able to apply with only a few changes to fit your circumstances.Also consider 'Understanding Performance Flight Testing=2C Kitplanes and Production Aircraft' by Hubert C. Smith. (I think it is long out of print. Look online for a used one that includes the spreadsheet diskette.) Aerodynamic data reduction to develop your own performance charts. Not only cruise and fuel flow=2C but stuff you need to know like best rate and angle-of-climb=2C best glide speed=2C etc.LorenzoDate: Mon=2C 4 Aug 2014 04:24:34 -0700
'Flight Testing Homebuilt Aircraft' by Vaughn Askue is an excellent reference. Very thorough. The text is descriptive and generic=2C so you will actually need to read the book and build your own flight test cards from the information you learn. The book clearly describes what you need to do in your flight test program. If you only get one reference=2C get this one.Another good reference is 'Flight Test Checklist=2C Homebuilder's Flight Test Guide' by Jerry Milek. Find it online at the author's website. This is a book of test cards which you may be able to apply with only a few changes to fit your circumstances.Also consider 'Understanding Performance Flight Testing=2C Kitplanes and Production Aircraft' by Hubert C. Smith. (I think it is long out of print. Look online for a used one that includes the spreadsheet diskette.) Aerodynamic data reduction to develop your own performance charts. Not only cruise and fuel flow=2C but stuff you need to know like best rate and angle-of-climb=2C best glide speed=2C etc.LorenzoDate: Mon=2C 4 Aug 2014 04:24:34 -0700
RE: Pietenpol-List: Flight Test Book Opinions
Original Posted By: "Jack Phillips"
Remember that you are trying to do more than just bore holes in the sky for your 40 hours to make sure your plane won't crash.Flight testing can be incredibly boring=2C but you should have the goal to gather some useful data on your plane during the flight test phase. Make a plan=3B write a set of flight test cards=3B use them.Good luck.Lorenzo ________________________________________________________________________________
Remember that you are trying to do more than just bore holes in the sky for your 40 hours to make sure your plane won't crash.Flight testing can be incredibly boring=2C but you should have the goal to gather some useful data on your plane during the flight test phase. Make a plan=3B write a set of flight test cards=3B use them.Good luck.Lorenzo ________________________________________________________________________________
RE: Pietenpol-List: Flight Test Book Opinions
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
I have a copy of it and highly recommend it.Jack PhillipsNX899JPSmith Mountain Lake, Virginia _____
I have a copy of it and highly recommend it.Jack PhillipsNX899JPSmith Mountain Lake, Virginia _____