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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lets not forget the B52 looks like it is nose down
on takeoff.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>WG</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=vanputte@cox.net href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">Ron Van Putte</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=bob@toprudder.com
href="mailto:bob@toprudder.com">Bob Richards</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 30, 2005 12:45
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: INCIDENCE settings</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>On Sep 30, 2005, at 12:39 PM, Bob Richards wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>That is a pet peeve of mine as well.<BR> <BR>Remember the
Hobie Hawk glider? It flew nose down -- WAY down. It was designed that way.
It was not a balance issue at all.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I do remember the Hobie
Hawk and how it flew. <BR><BR>A J-3 Cub on a proper final approach looks
nose-down as well, but many pilots won't let it come in that way. As a result,
they'll never enjoy a wheel landing on a Cub.<BR><BR>Ron Van Putte<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><B><I>Ron Van Putte <vanputte@cox.net></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>This discussion also tapped into one of my pet peeves: Guy
sees an <BR>airplane flying around with the tail low and announces, "That
airplane<BR>is tail heavy". Probably wrong. The incidence relationship
between<BR>the wing and the horizontal tail is probably incorrect. The CG
has an <BR>effect, but the condition is usually caused by a bad trim
setup. Now I <BR>feel
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