I must go and see one.
We have such "pants" on the Grob 115e, but we call them "spats". Our students
need that explaining to them, though.
Chris
On 30 Aug 2011, at 19:07, Chris Trask wrote:
>>
>> Yes. The Westland Lysander was a similar aircraft, but it had no slats,
>> as far as I know. But then I haven't seen a working version.
>>
>
> I've seen a fully restored Lysander out at Van Nuys Airport about 35
> years ago. It's a huge aircraft with a tremendous amount of wing area.
> Much more substantial than the Storch. The wheel pants are about 4-5 feet
> tall, as I recall when standing next to it. I had taken a C-130E in there
> to pick up some people from my NG outfit and while we were waiting we
> wandered around and just happened to look inside this one hanger. I might
> have a photo of it somewhere, but I'll have to go digging for it.
>
> Chris
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