On Mar 4, 8:59 pm, DR <farr1...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Roger wrote:
>
> > A spin is a fully stalled condition. The doors of a 150 or 172 should
> > be *relatively* easy to open as opposed to being in a high speed
> > spiral.
>
> As I understand it, there is a difference in the _extent_ of the stall
> between the two wings. If that were not the case and both wings were
> fully stalled (which would require AOA to be ~90 degrees I think) the
> yaw would decay due to fusilage and tail drag?
>
> Cheers Mark
> thought I'd jump in on this one. I've been a Stearman driver for about
30 years and might have about as much time in "unusual attitudes" as right
side up. In a fully developed spin, the door on the outside of the spin
will be pretty difficult to open, and in fact it's tough to even move
yourself out on that side. the old military training in open cockpits was
to bail to the inside of the spin if unrecoverable. so, the quick release
pins are in the aerobat to ensure you can get the door off- Centrifigal
force and wind presssure will keep it closed otherwise.
