October 12th, 2006, 23:42
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|  Re: " . . . As Fire Rains Down Over Manhattan"
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Originally Posted by jtrain609  Actually that IS true. The thing has the chute because they couldn't get the thing out of any spins during testing. They lost at least one aircraft like that, and decided to go with the chute as opposed to having to redesign the whole aircraft. The BRS in that thing isn't so that rich guys that get into IMC can pull the chute (like I've seen it marketed), it's so that if you get into a spin you have a way out of it.
And it probably has poor stall characteristics too, judging by the type of wing that is on the thing (laminar flow, high performance thin wing). I've never been up close and personal with one but I'd bet that it's got a few stall strips on the thing to make sure that the nose drops before it stalls. | ok im corrected is the wing different than the sr22 wing? ive only flown the sr22 and thought the stalls were very easy
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