Tail Angle of Incidence - Grumman Style: A look a what a small change can do the performance of the plane. Video 1,583 in the Hit Parade. Join this channel to get access to perks: / @grummanpilots
Very funny, in a Gene sort of way. I met him in 1992 when he wanted a yellow air boss shirt since it matched his plane, but did not want to work on the team at all.
@@GrummanPilotsI liked Gene; definitely a personality. We were based out of the same field T51 for a while. I really miss his 200+mph (sorry, 195mph) low passes over the runway.
Changing the incidence with the small elevator might not be a good idea, but maybe with the AA-1C elevator that Maynard used was what was needed. I will have to ask Robin R that helped Maynard test fly it if he noticed the difference from a stock AA-1.
The flight characteristics of the tiny tail and short fuselage are a one-two punch against stability. That said, it was probably more dangerous to fly with the original 0-235 in many instances.
