We checked in with Van’s Greg Hughes for an update on the RV-15’s launch at AirVenture. Now that the 15 has been poked and prodded by thousands of show goers, let’s see what’s next for the company’s first high-wing airplane.
Its an age-old duality: stability versus maneuverability. Many factors go into developing and building any aircraft, and the designers choices will affect a pilots workload, for good or ill. Among the topics discussed are trim, pitch stability and yaw stability;