ORIGINAL: HighPlains
Vmax Probe was an interesting tragic design. I have wondered if rudder reversal cause the accident.
Topic is interesting but I do an off topic answer:
Lars radioed of temperature rise...and tried to land soon after that.
He had 70 hours logged on a high performance AC.
Planes tailwheel was almost at the same level as the mainwheels..how you supposed to land that kinda craft ?
Estimated landing speed was 90 mph....what if he was coming in at 95 mph and throttled back and torque got him...elevator and rudder were really small.
How was the Vmax Probe cooled anyway ?
-
I am working on a 50 hp powered sorta same kinda pusher as Lars with more wing and slightly shorter ( by 2 feet ).