14-05-2011, 07:05 PM
Gday Steve
Any aircraft (fixed wing) will spin. If the aircraft enters the stall and descends wings level with a nose high attitude (mushing) the spin can be induced by aileron input to drop the wing. For example two training aircraft that I have flown have different tendencies towards spinning. The C152 can reach the incipient spin and be held with rudder in the stalled state wings level quite easily and happily mush in all the way to terra firma. However the Piper Tomahawk will aggresively drop a wing as soon as the stall speed is reached. Hence it's nickname, the "Spinahawk". If you can balance and mush that aircraft in the stall with rudder you are one hell of a good pilot.
It's the old adage that stands true for every pilot in any aircraft, especially in the landing phase when your speed is the lowest and there is no altitude to recover. If you get too slow and lift is less than weight expect Stall, spin, bang, you're dead. Darren sadly demonstrated this with his Pilatus.
The T28 would likely need the aileron input to induce the spin just like the C152. When I was doing the spin training in the 152 it always needed a bit of an aileron nudge to get her going.
Cheers
Rob B
Any aircraft (fixed wing) will spin. If the aircraft enters the stall and descends wings level with a nose high attitude (mushing) the spin can be induced by aileron input to drop the wing. For example two training aircraft that I have flown have different tendencies towards spinning. The C152 can reach the incipient spin and be held with rudder in the stalled state wings level quite easily and happily mush in all the way to terra firma. However the Piper Tomahawk will aggresively drop a wing as soon as the stall speed is reached. Hence it's nickname, the "Spinahawk". If you can balance and mush that aircraft in the stall with rudder you are one hell of a good pilot.
It's the old adage that stands true for every pilot in any aircraft, especially in the landing phase when your speed is the lowest and there is no altitude to recover. If you get too slow and lift is less than weight expect Stall, spin, bang, you're dead. Darren sadly demonstrated this with his Pilatus.
The T28 would likely need the aileron input to induce the spin just like the C152. When I was doing the spin training in the 152 it always needed a bit of an aileron nudge to get her going.
Cheers
Rob B