Half Slats

Has anyone tried removing only half the slats and installing VG's?

It may be a useless half measure but I am curious if maintaining some of the ability to land over obstacles would be maintained while still seeing some net gains in cruise speed and fuel efficiency.

One of the characteristics of the 701/750 I don't like is the tendency of the plane to stop flying just off the ground. The number of nosegear damage incidents on low time pilots in the plane is clear evidence of this tendency. Mine lands best by keeping just a touch of power in and flying it to the ground. I wonder if a partial slat removal cleaning up half the wing might improve this.

Like to hear from anyone who might have tinkered with this.

Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Samuel McNair on August 25, 2016 at 5:46pm

I could not see any details on the web site. Do you have more info on how they are attached and deployed?

Permalink Reply by Lonny M. Kirk on August 25, 2016 at 6:09pm

Correction, it was the Pegastol wing available for the Zenith. Pegazair is a Canadian plane that uses the same passive retractable slat.

They all use airspeed for deployment. above or below a certain airspeed they deploy or retract. The Just Aircraft SuperStol aircraft uses a passive retractable slat but instead of a slotted bracket like the Pegastol, the Superstol is a short arm that swings sideways. you can find articles on the Superstol.

Very interesting concept and the best of both worlds in theory at least and some of the flight envelope stats seem to support the theory.

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