Another Skymaster Viper
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RE: Another Skymaster Viper
Hi all,
How much flap are people using. I have to land on a postage stamp and I am using a lot of runway sometimes on the standard landing flap setting. I think an increase in flap may help me here, anyone got some numbers for flaps that work well, to slow the big girl up?
Murray
How much flap are people using. I have to land on a postage stamp and I am using a lot of runway sometimes on the standard landing flap setting. I think an increase in flap may help me here, anyone got some numbers for flaps that work well, to slow the big girl up?
Murray
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Murray:
Flaps for landing should be at 45º. That will slow the plane a lot. If you have a headwind, you shouldn't use that much flap.
I also fly in a short runway and 45º is more than enough.
Flaps for landing should be at 45º. That will slow the plane a lot. If you have a headwind, you shouldn't use that much flap.
I also fly in a short runway and 45º is more than enough.
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I used the amount of flap for landing suggested by SM and works very well for me..... Our runway is about 600ft long and I had very little head wind for my maiden. Feel like she was floating a lot on approach and I had to dive her a little to get into the landing but once I start pulling up for touchdown she had a perfect speed. I wonder as suggested by Gonzalo from Chile that when is windy I might need a lot more power for the final approach? with thoese flaps?
Gonzalo
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Gonzalo
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200' ? Whow.... that's short.
Last year I saw in Argentina somebody that modified the Viper and installed a deflector in the belly of the fuselage to act as an aerodynamic brake and slow down the plane. Something like the deflector in the MB-339. That could help you slow down the plane nicely.
Crow is another alternative ?
Last year I saw in Argentina somebody that modified the Viper and installed a deflector in the belly of the fuselage to act as an aerodynamic brake and slow down the plane. Something like the deflector in the MB-339. That could help you slow down the plane nicely.
Crow is another alternative ?
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ORIGINAL: Gonzalo38
200' ? Whow.... that's short.
Last year I saw in Argentina somebody that modified the Viper and installed a deflector in the belly of the fuselage to act as an aerodynamic brake and slow down the plane. Something like the deflector in the MB-339. That could help you slow down the plane nicely.
Crow is another alternative ?
200' ? Whow.... that's short.
Last year I saw in Argentina somebody that modified the Viper and installed a deflector in the belly of the fuselage to act as an aerodynamic brake and slow down the plane. Something like the deflector in the MB-339. That could help you slow down the plane nicely.
Crow is another alternative ?
Steve
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RE: Another Skymaster Viper
ORIGINAL: muzzgail
Hi all,
How much flap are people using. I have to land on a postage stamp and I am using a lot of runway sometimes on the standard landing flap setting. I think an increase in flap may help me here, anyone got some numbers for flaps that work well, to slow the big girl up?
Murray
Hi all,
How much flap are people using. I have to land on a postage stamp and I am using a lot of runway sometimes on the standard landing flap setting. I think an increase in flap may help me here, anyone got some numbers for flaps that work well, to slow the big girl up?
Murray
I suggest you slowly increase from 45 in stages, to see what setting suits you.
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Had a nice 6th and 7th flight with the viper today. Flight 7 did cost me my canopy though. It left the aircraft at high speed and was instantly confetti.
Does anyone know who makes a replacement complete canopy for the SM Viperjet, apart from SM of course. I am looking for a thicker version to avoid this in the future. My canopy had 4 extra hooks on her and they didn't stop it breaking up.
Does anyone know who makes a replacement complete canopy for the SM Viperjet, apart from SM of course. I am looking for a thicker version to avoid this in the future. My canopy had 4 extra hooks on her and they didn't stop it breaking up.
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ORIGINAL: muzzgail
Had a nice 6th and 7th flight with the viper today. Flight 7 did cost me my canopy though. It left the aircraft at high speed and was instantly confetti.
Does anyone know who makes a replacement complete canopy for the SM Viperjet, apart from SM of course. I am looking for a thicker version to avoid this in the future. My canopy had 4 extra hooks on her and they didn't stop it breaking up.
Had a nice 6th and 7th flight with the viper today. Flight 7 did cost me my canopy though. It left the aircraft at high speed and was instantly confetti.
Does anyone know who makes a replacement complete canopy for the SM Viperjet, apart from SM of course. I am looking for a thicker version to avoid this in the future. My canopy had 4 extra hooks on her and they didn't stop it breaking up.
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And a few More photos and a video link of the days action. I broke my canopy in a dive, just fell apart, even though it had been reglued and 4 extra hooks held her down.
VIDEO: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/5250441/jet_day_at_kams/
VIDEO: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/5250441/jet_day_at_kams/
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RE: Another Skymaster Viper
Murray,
Sorry to see you also lost the pilot's head. Was your cockpit sealed to the canopy? In other words, did you make your canopy and cockpit one unit or where they seperate? Also, do you run a bypass duct?
Cheers
Jan
Sorry to see you also lost the pilot's head. Was your cockpit sealed to the canopy? In other words, did you make your canopy and cockpit one unit or where they seperate? Also, do you run a bypass duct?
Cheers
Jan
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RE: Another Skymaster Viper
ORIGINAL: muzzgail
Had a nice 6th and 7th flight with the viper today. Flight 7 did cost me my canopy though. It left the aircraft at high speed and was instantly confetti.
Does anyone know who makes a replacement complete canopy for the SM Viperjet, apart from SM of course. I am looking for a thicker version to avoid this in the future. My canopy had 4 extra hooks on her and they didn't stop it breaking up.
Had a nice 6th and 7th flight with the viper today. Flight 7 did cost me my canopy though. It left the aircraft at high speed and was instantly confetti.
Does anyone know who makes a replacement complete canopy for the SM Viperjet, apart from SM of course. I am looking for a thicker version to avoid this in the future. My canopy had 4 extra hooks on her and they didn't stop it breaking up.
For once I got something right without any help.......But it was'nt easy to figure out how to make it work with the cockpit details.
I can only say this in regards to the canopy blowing apart that I believe this to be because of the flex from cutting the strut that braces it from separation.
(Front and rear)
But how do you get the cockpit details in there? The strut goes across the dashboard.
Thats the hard part. You have only but to fabricate..........
I have heard the same thing happen to Nick Corroza's viper. He made his own canopy.Take a look at how I did it.
Along with a few picks of my jet.
Check out the custom exhaust flange. Look familiar????
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ORIGINAL: ViperJet1
help.......But it was'nt easy to figure out how to make it work with the cockpit details.
I can only say this in regards to the canopy blowing apart that I believe this to be because of the flex from cutting the strut that braces it from separation.
(Front and rear)
help.......But it was'nt easy to figure out how to make it work with the cockpit details.
I can only say this in regards to the canopy blowing apart that I believe this to be because of the flex from cutting the strut that braces it from separation.
(Front and rear)
I had extra tabs on the canopy frame in mine, the sides (of the frame) were fixed very solid and could not move. Still, my canopy glass broke 3 times in flight !
When the engine was spooled up on ground, and the gear was up, the sides of the "glass" was pulled in, so the sides almost touched each other!
It is the glass that is way to thin (0.35 mm), just with the slightest touch of a finger, I could bend the glass (well, plastic )
Same situation here with other Vipers, even with smaller engines, they see the same!
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It is the glass that is way to thin (0.35 mm), just with the slightest touch of a finger, I could bend the glass (well, plastic )
It is the glass that is way to thin (0.35 mm), just with the slightest touch of a finger, I could bend the glass (well, plastic )
Craig
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Hmmm no photo's. Try this again.
I thought that was from your P-200 intaking all that air?
Anyway the plastic is too thin. You are right.
I did crack mine but not as easy as some may have.
But I have heard of the canopy frame flexing to the point of fatigue.
See if I can get these photo's
I thought that was from your P-200 intaking all that air?
Anyway the plastic is too thin. You are right.
I did crack mine but not as easy as some may have.
But I have heard of the canopy frame flexing to the point of fatigue.
See if I can get these photo's
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ORIGINAL: ViperJet1
Hmmm no photo's. Try this again.
I thought that was from your P-200 intaking all that air?
Anyway the plastic is too thin. You are right.
I did crack mine but not as easy as some may have.
But I have heard of the canopy frame flexing to the point of fatigue.
See if I can get these photo's
Hmmm no photo's. Try this again.
I thought that was from your P-200 intaking all that air?
Anyway the plastic is too thin. You are right.
I did crack mine but not as easy as some may have.
But I have heard of the canopy frame flexing to the point of fatigue.
See if I can get these photo's
It is simply too thin
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ORIGINAL: Heer
@ Craig
Shaz from Denver is able to send you a canopy in strong 2 mm polycarbonat.
Regards
Fritz/Switzerland
@ Craig
Shaz from Denver is able to send you a canopy in strong 2 mm polycarbonat.
Regards
Fritz/Switzerland