WhiskeyHammer
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What qualities make a plane a good "learner" aircraft?
Off the top of my head, I imagine it's something like large control surfaces , relatively high inherent stability like with high wings, tricycle landing gear, a low stall speed, and an excess of power.
Large control surfaces to retain control at low speeds
High wing to make the plane resistant to over correction.
Tricycle landing gear to help smooth take off and landings.
Low stall speed for a wider safety margin on take off and landings.
A relatively beefy engine for a wider safety margin in general.
So basically a stol plane with tricycle landing gear. You'll get some not great cruise and top speed numbers but climb and handling should be A+.
Am I forgetting anything, or misinterpreting something?
Off the top of my head, I imagine it's something like large control surfaces , relatively high inherent stability like with high wings, tricycle landing gear, a low stall speed, and an excess of power.
Large control surfaces to retain control at low speeds
High wing to make the plane resistant to over correction.
Tricycle landing gear to help smooth take off and landings.
Low stall speed for a wider safety margin on take off and landings.
A relatively beefy engine for a wider safety margin in general.
So basically a stol plane with tricycle landing gear. You'll get some not great cruise and top speed numbers but climb and handling should be A+.
Am I forgetting anything, or misinterpreting something?