It's a beautiful aircraft, a striking compromise between conventional and
canard planforms. I wonder what the stall characteristics are like? With the
canard it's almost impossible to stall as the nose drops on the approach to a
stall.
>
>> There may have bee nasal problems that could have been solved with minor
>> surgery, but the thing that killed its efficiency and sales prospects was
>> the FAA. The starship was pioneering, and the certification process was
>> educational for the FAA, who had no experience with an all composite
>> structure. The certification required many years of project killing time and
>> pound after pound of excess weight.
>
>Piaggio learned an important lesson from the Beech Starship. Stick
>with conventional materials and construction techniques. The P.180
>Avanti is really an incredible design, but sticks with tried and true
>methods and materials.
>
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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