Remove Center of Gravity Remove Firewall Remove Rudder
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Approachable Excellence

Plane and Pilot

Depressions in the vertical stabilizer and rudder, as well as stabilator skins and ailerons, all help increase panel stiffness while allowing less under-skin structure. Even though the CFI immediately firewalled the throttle, a wingtip hit the ground and ended the flight. The student then closed the throttle.

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Nothing Small About It

Plane and Pilot

Pretty much the only metal parts are the landing gear legs, stainless firewalls, engine mounts, engines and hardware. An elegantly simple rope system inside the fuselage raises and lowers the Gweduck’s water rudder mounted inside the base of the main rudder (right). Pricing You would have to ask.