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Offline Ex-jazz

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Aerobatic airplane performance figures?
« on: March 19, 2010, 12:40:00 PM »
Hi

I try my luck here.

Anybody has any idea about the aerobatic airplane performance & characteristic?

I'm interested about like Extra 300, Edge 540 and MXR M2 planes.

Longitudinal stability
- How these beasts are gliding without power? 
- How is the stall behavior without the power? 
- AoA at stall?

Turning
Any continuous / instant turn-rate & - radius data and sea level with competition fuel load?

Airfoils
I found a mention, which says the Extra 300 have a Eppler 472 airfoil. Any idea about those other planes airfoil?

Thank you for your advance.

Offline RedTeck

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Re: Aerobatic airplane performance figures?
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2010, 04:14:31 PM »
The pilot manual for the Extra 300S shows stall speed with engine failure at 60kts, best recommended gliding speed 90kts normal, 80kts aerobatic with glide angle of 1.6:2.  Seems to be about the only info I could glean from a quick glance.

http://extraaircraft.com/pilots_manual/POH_EXTRA300S.pdf
http://extraaircraft.com/techserv.asp
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Re: Aerobatic airplane performance figures?
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2010, 04:44:52 PM »
RedTeck,

Great thanks for your information.

Any idea how to convert this 1.6:2 glide angle to degrees?

Offline WMLute

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Re: Aerobatic airplane performance figures?
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2010, 09:09:02 PM »
P.M. WMSol on this forum.

He owns an Edge 540t and is the guy to ask.
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Re: Aerobatic airplane performance figures?
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2010, 03:50:46 PM »
P.M. WMSol on this forum.

He owns an Edge 540t and is the guy to ask.

Thank you for your advice.

Unfortunately the forum do not know the user with name 'WMSol'.


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Re: Aerobatic airplane performance figures?
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2010, 03:58:37 PM »
Unfortunately the forum do not know the user with name 'WMSol'.

Hi Jazz!

He goes by the name of Sol75 here on the boards.
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Re: Aerobatic airplane performance figures?
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2010, 12:30:21 PM »
Hi Jazz!

He goes by the name of Sol75 here on the boards.

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Re: Aerobatic airplane performance figures?
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2010, 04:04:19 PM »
I'm eager to see your new python shenanigans Ex Jazz, I'm sure they're more impressive than mine :).
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Re: Aerobatic airplane performance figures?
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2010, 07:52:14 AM »
Hi Jazz!

He goes by the name of Sol75 here on the boards.

oops...

My bad.  Forgot his BBS ID is diff.

Apologies.
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