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1 DECEMBER, 2014 IA C 58 N w s l t t r Nw Aircraft Rviws A nw machin in 2015? Rad about hot nw aircraft! Pag 2-5 STAY INFORMED! Visit our wbsit oftn as information is addd as it bcoms availabl. Thr ar alrady two Northast and th National contsts schduld in addition to chaptr vnts. Viw th Calndar tab for all vnts and th 2015 Contsts tab for contst dtail. Th first vnt of th yar will b a cocktail and dinr social vnt at Fiorntino s bar and rstaurant at th Lancastr Airport trminal on January 24th, starting at 5:00 pm. This usr pay vnt is in a cntral location and offrs yummy Italian cuisin and roughly 60 br choics with a dozn on tap ( Not w did not schdul a Judgs School this yar as both chaptrs 35 (Nw England) and 52 (Nw Jrsy) ar planning that vnt. Dtails on both schools will b publishd whn availabl. If you hav not yt found th 2015 Knowns, hr ar th links: PRMP-Known-2015.pdf SPTP-Known-2015.pdf INTP-Known-2015.pdf ADVP-Known-2015.pdf Happy Nw Yar! PLEASE SEND MONEY! PLEASE SEND $40 FOR 2015 MEMBERSHIP TO, C/O LARRY BASHORE, P O BOX 2247, HARRISBURG, PA AND NOTE THE CHAPTER IS AN AUTHORIZED NON-PROFIT (501C3). WE WELCOME YOUR TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS!

2 Nw Arobatic Aircraft Availabl from Chaptr Mmbrs by Blair Mohn Whn you ar rady to ordr your bspok arobatic aircraft, thr is no nd to look furthr than your fllow chaptr 58 mmbrs. On wing or two, w uniquly hav mmbrs who sll th ultimat prformrs in th colors and configuration of your choic! Bill Finagin was probably flying and slling th Pitts brand bfor most us flw our first solo! For approximatly $350k, h can dlivry th factory s highst prformanc crtifid 2 satr vr. Th six cylindr S2C volvd ovr many dcads from th two-sat, four cylindr S2A which rcivd its FAA crtificat in Whil visually and dimnsionally similar, th C is a vastly highr prforming machin. Subjctivly, I noticd th C prformd bttr with both m and Bill in th aircraft than my A prforms with m alon. Chcking th numbrs, th total loadd aircraft wight to horspowr ratio is bttr with th two of us in th C than m alon in th A! Furthr, th C s roll rat is 1.5 tims fastr th A s! Add th smoothr 6 cylindr motor of th C, largr and mor rsponsiv ruddr, thr bladd Hartzll Claw propllr and qual-prssur-in-alldirctions stick forcs, it handls lik a diffrnt and mor modrn aircraft than th A. With a whit instad of black intrior paint and lxan floor, th C is mor inviting than th A in addition to providing improvd visibility. Also improvd is pilot comfort with nw air vnts and sparation btwn pilot and passngr. For th C, Pitts offrs a slick racr canopy for passngrlss flights that rducs drag, incrass airspd and adds a high prformanc look to th profil. Pitts aficionados will tll you th aircraft ar addictiv, possssing a combination of handling and mchanical simplicity that is far mor ngaging than th soul-lss comptition tools of nwr dsign. Thy also not that cross country with th world framd by two wings conncts th pilot to th magic of arly aviation. Whil rtaining th allur that has nchantd pilots sinc th littl stinkr was introducd, th C amps th prformanc without losing th Pitts spcialnss. Contact Bill Finagin at cll phon numbr (410) and mail addrss wbfinagin@cs.com.

3 Typ to ntr txt Pitts S2C Engin Propllr Lngth Hight Wing Span Wing Ara Wing Loading Lycoming AEIO-540, 260 HP Th Claw by Hartzll 78 in: Composit Constant Spd 17 ft 9 inchs 6 ft 5 inchs 20 ft squar ft 13.3 lb/sqft (normal)/12.7 lb/sqft (arobatic) Powr Loading Sats Cabin Lngth Cabin Width Cabin Hight Empty Wight Maximum Gross Wight Usful Load Payload w/full Ful 6.59 lb/hp (normal)/6.25 lb/hp (arobatic) 2 tandm 6 ft 11 inchs 28 inchs 47 inchs 1,155 pounds 1700 pounds 545 lb (normal)/470 lb (arobatic) 371 pounds Ful Capacity w/5 Gallon Wing Tank 29 U.S. gallons (28 gallons usabl) Arobatic Flight Load Limits +6 G/-5 G Takoff Distanc Ground Roll 554 ft Takoff Distanc Ovr 50 ft Obstacl 893 ft Max Dmonstratd Crosswind Componnt 17 kt Rat of Climb, Sa Lvl, Minimum Wight 2,900 fpm Maximum Lvl Spd, Sa Lvl 169 kt Cruis Spd at 75% Powr 150 KTAS/1.5 hours Rang w/30 min rsv. at 75% Powr 284 st. mils Ful Consumption at 75% Powr 14.7 gph Bst Economy 6,000 ft Landing Distanc ovr 50 ft Obstacl 2,124 ft Landing Distanc, Ground Roll 1320 Ft VY (Bst Rat of Climb) KIAS 82 VA (Dsign Manuvring) KIAS 134 VNO (Max Structural Cruising) KIAS 134 VNE (Nvr Excd) KIAS 185 VSI (Stall, Clan) KIAS 53

4 On th othr hand, if you ar planning to compt at th World Arobatic Championships, inquir with Mik Cilibrti about th Extrm Air 41 and 42. Thoughtfully volvd from th Extra-styl mono-wing aircraft and costing $ k, th Thundrbolt 580 powrd, all carbon fibr aircraft incorporats th most rcnt tchnology for ultimat prformanc. If you dscrib your ultimat aircraft as a FAA crtifid two satr lik th Extra 330LX, but without th stl tub fram and utilizing a Sukhoi styl wing, th 42 is your dram com tru. A similar dfinition applid a singl satr will lad you to th 41. Extrm Air appars to hav combind lmnts of th Extra, MXS and Sukhoi with th artistic dsign of Italian xotic automobils. Th apparanc of th mtallic silvr xtrior with quiltd rd lathr intrior of th 42 I flw was jaw dropping stunning. Admittdly, watching Dbby Rihn-Harvy fly th aircraft in Intrmdiat at Nationals convincd vryon that color shows bttr on th ground than in comptition. Nonthlss, th intgration of dsign dtail and practical nginring both insid and out is unlik any othr arobatic aircraft I know. Attntion also has bn lavishd on rgonomics. Not how th ruddr pdals mor naturally angl outward rathr than th vrtical position of most aircraft (thy ar manually adjustabl for lg lngth). And unlik a 330SC in which I sat, th throttl lvr falls comfortably to hand. bcom scond natur with a fw flights. Also nw to m wr th charactristics of a Sukhoi wing. W flw loops by simply by slightly moving th stick aft, laving it thr and riding th loop whil fling th wing slf load. Similarly on th pull from horizontal to vrtical, apply a vry small stick dflction and grunt with no furthr stick dflction or th G mtr will pg. With a 450 dgr pr scond roll rat, I only usd full ailron dflction at low airspd. Th tak off and landing wr simpl and normal whil th flight to and from th practic ara gav th imprssion of a fast and rlativly comfortabl cross country rid (not th advrtising claims a vry long, 1050 nm rang at 167 kts and 800 nm at 205 kts). Contact Mik Cilibrti at cll numbr and mail addrss mikbwa@comcast.nt. Comparing th two, I find th Pitts prsonality is happy and playful. Prhaps th aircraft quivalnt to a Mini Coopr S; grins and giggls. Th Extrm Air is mor of a Porsch 911; an ubr prformanc machin with a srious dmanor. Wouldn t b grat to hav a hangr with both! Flying th 42 with Unlimitd Comptitor Jo Brinkr in th front sat, I found th 42 to b surprisingly quit and comfortabl. Th controls wr smooth, havir than I xpctd and prdictably hypr rsponsiv and powrful. Th only unusual control was th locking tailwhl activatd by pulling th stick full aft. To turn whil taxiing, th stick must b movd forward far nough to unlock th whl. Intrsting and logical, I xpct it s us would

5 XA 42 Engin > Lycoming AEIO-580-B1A > 6 cylindr piston ngin with 235 kw / 315 HP Spds VNE, Nvr xcd spd VNO, max. cruising spd Maximum oprating altitud 225 KIAS 185 KIAS ft Propllr > MT Propllr MTV-9-B-C / C203-20d > 3-blad, hydraulic constant spd Prformanc Rollrat Rat of climb with 1874 lbs / 850 kg at Vy 450 / sc ft / min Dimnsions Empty mass approx lbs 640 kg Maximum mpty mass 1477 lbs 670 kg MTOM and MLM Utility 2200 lbs 999 kg max. baggag load 22 lbs 10 kg Acro II 2200 lbs 999 kg Acro III unlimitd (+/- 10g) 1847 lbs 850 kg In ft, 45% powr stting Lan for bst conomy 167 KTAS Ful flow 10 US.gal / h 37 Litr / h Distanc including 60 min rsrv 1050 NM Total ful capacity US.gal 275 Litr Usabl ful US.gal 273 Litr Usabl for Arobatics (Acro III) 15 US.gal 57 Litr XA 41 Engin > Lycoming AEIO-580-B1A > 6 cylindr piston ngin with 235 kw / 315 HP Spds VNE, Nvr xcd spd VNO, max. cruising spd Maximum oprating altitud X A KIAS 185 KIAS ft Propllr > MT Propllr MTV-9-B-C / C203-20d > 3-blad, hydraulic constant spd Dimnsions Empty mass approx lbs 623 kg Maximum mpty mass 1477 lbs 670 kg MTOM and MLM Utility 2200 lbs 999 kg max. baggag load 22 lbs 10 kg Acro II 2200 lbs 999 kg Acro III unlimitd (+/- 10g) 1847 lbs 850 kg Prformanc Rollrat Rat of climb with 1874 lbs / 850 kg at Vy In ft, 45% powr stting Lan for bst conomy 450 / sc ft / min 167 KTAS Ful flow 10 US.gal / h 37 Litr / h Distanc including 60 min rsrv 1050 NM Total ful capacity US.gal 275 Litr Usabl ful US.gal 273 Litr Usabl for Arobatics (Acro III) 15 US.gal 57 Litr Smok Oil 7 US.gal 27 Litr