RE: canard foreplane loading..??
I have been flying both a straight wing and a swept wing 46 size pusher Canard for about 9 years. I found a solution for a very serious problem and have wondered if others here have seen the same problem and come up with other solution. My landings are usually a little faster than none-Canard types, and very nose high. The problem that I saw was that if things go slightly wrong during the landing, the front gear may hit hard, and bounce high into the air. This is a disaster on a Canard, since the plane will immediately stall and nose in. After doing this many times I came up with my solution. I set up for my usual landing as described above; fast and nose high. If things do not look right I will abort. However, if things do not look right and I do not abort, I prepare to go to full down elevator as soon as the mains touch the ground. This has saved me many times since I fly in high wind conditions. I look forward to reading your comments on this maneuver. I totaled my swept wing pusher Canard about 6 months ago when it hit a telephone pole and I chose not to re-build it. I do have a straight wing pusher Canard which I'll get into the air soon.