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To: Dashing Dasher
It was created to give the average Joe and easy airplane to fly.

Amen, Dash. And that's why I've always wanted one. It's the closest thing I've seen to a plane you can get in and drive like a car.

30 posted on 06/16/2005 1:17:19 PM PDT by Oberon (What does it take to make government shrink?)
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To: Oberon
There was another airplane in the 1930's called the Stearman-Hammond that had the same idea.

Coordinated directional control was accomplished solely with differential aileron movement, thus eliminating the need for coordinated movable rudder controls. The intent was that the experienced automobile driver would be able to step into the airplane and solo it with only an hour or so of flight instruction. While this was unrealistic, many people were able to solo the airplane with less than four hours of dual flight time.

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32 posted on 06/16/2005 1:23:21 PM PDT by Dashing Dasher (To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of FReepers...)
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