Hi,

I am wondering if anyone out there has installed flaps on the Sig Rascal 110. If so, do the flaps allow you to land in a shorter space?

Thanks!

The plane can land in practally it's own length as it is. No need for flaps; spoilers maybe.

Combatman's right. I watched a guy Harrier his to a three point landing (G-26 power), no more than 4 feet of roll on touchdown. Even a normal landing is no longer than most .40 size planes. I've flown one twice, and I think it's easier to fly than the 40-size Rascal I own. It will glide forever; in a breeze, spoilers would be nice to kill some of the lift.

Hey Scalebirdman and Khodges,

The reason for my question about flaps was that I have read a few posts on this plane, saying it floats quite a bit. I saw one fly at my field, and it did just that on landing.

Why do you recommend spoilers over flaps? And, where would the spoilers go?

Thanks!

Flaps add both lift and drag. While they slow a plane down when fully deployed, as light as the wing loading on the big Rascal is, they would likely keep the plane floating. Spoilers just kill lift, and deploy upwards, usually on top of the wing, but you can program "spoilerons" and make the ailerons work as spoilers. Some notable aircraft use spoilers instead of ailerons, the B-52 being one of them. Unless you just want to play with things, why complicate a great airplane , plus to add flaps would require some major reconstruction of the wing, recovering, etc.