Piper Pawnee 40 from Hangar 9 maiden flight

Описание: Maiden flight of the Piper Pawnee 40 from Hangar 9 with GoPro attached to the plane.

Flight characteristics of the Piper Pawnee:
Almost not possible to stall
Limited aerobatics possible such as stall turns, looping and aileron rolls (slow with help of rudder)
No pitching up or down when flaps are deployed
Setting according to the manual on high and low rates provides excellent and trouble-free flights
Can be landed with motor idle and almost at walking pace

Some technical data of the model:
Wingspan: 80 in (2032mm)
Overall Length: 55.8 in (1417.3mm)
Wing Area: 942 sq in (60.77 sq dm)
Flying Weight: 8--9 lb (3.6--4 kg)

History and description of the real Pawnee:
The Piper Pawnee was designed and built for agricultural spraying and crop dusting. The wings were cranked to get the spray bars running along the trailing edge as close to the crops as possible. The pilot was given an excellent view from a cockpit placed high on the fuselage of the low-wing monoplane. The fuselage was designed to protect the pilot, with the cockpit being designed as a strong capsule that would remain undamaged even in slow-speed crashes associated with spraying. The undercarriage was also designed to be very strong and specialized struts helped absorb the rough takeoffs and landings that occurred on dirt roads of the farms. Because the potential for contamination by toxic chemicals was great, the cockpit ventilation system was reconfigured so the air intake was high enough to avoid spray fallout and the entire top section of the fuselage could be removed for quick and easy cleaning. The Piper Pawnee was, and remains, a very strong and purpose-built workhorse, now regarded as a classic. Many Pawnees have nowadays found their way to glider airfields where they are very popular as glider tugs due to their good power-to-weight ratio.

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