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Doors Off
Ive removed the pilots door and have been flying on a few nice evenings. I’m curious what the top speed is with a door removed? I’ve been keeping below 80mph and it’s been great. I know this has been posted before but I can’t find it. Thanks
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Probably depends on which model you have, but on my M-6, the Airplane Flight Manual (which I downloaded from MauleAirInc.com) has a short section under Normal Operations titled Door-Off Operation. It lists the door combinations which may be removed, and various other operational limitations. The speed shown for mine is 125 mph. (EDIT: just now saw and verified the other post that we can't download an AFM from MauleAirInc.com anymore - very disappointing)
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crossflow air through cabin when landing or taking off compromises the lift at wing roots and outbound. Think crosswind and the aircraft is going straight.
Besides all the candy wrappers, plastic bottles, paper charts etc will blow out the downwind door hole.
One can experience a mild form of this with both swing windows open and also sense the loss of lift .
Besides all the candy wrappers, plastic bottles, paper charts etc will blow out the downwind door hole.
One can experience a mild form of this with both swing windows open and also sense the loss of lift .
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When I used to fly Robinson helicopters you could fly with both doors off in the summer. Then a paper chart blew out of the cockpit into the tail rotor due to crosswind and caused a fatal accident. Robinson didn't want to be liable so they added a requirement to the operating guide that both doors be closed in flight. There's no tail rotor on a Maule but there's a remote possibility that something blown out of the cockpit could lodge in the rudder or elevator and hinder its operation. No point in taking a chance.
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I wouldn't think that a piece of paper...even a folded up chart...could cause a crash.andy wrote:When I used to fly Robinson helicopters you could fly with both doors off in the summer. Then a paper chart blew out of the cockpit into the tail rotor due to crosswind and caused a fatal accident. Robinson didn't want to be liable so they added a requirement to the operating guide that both doors be closed in flight. There's no tail rotor on a Maule but there's a remote possibility that something blown out of the cockpit could lodge in the rudder or elevator and hinder its operation. No point in taking a chance.
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Looks like it was unsecured jackets, headsets and life vests that caused the accidents rather than a paper chart based on this article: https://blog.aopa.org/aopa/2015/04/22/doors-off-flying/
I still wouldn't want to take a chance on a paper chart getting fouled up in the tail rotor. It wouldn't take much to lose tail rotor effectiveness.
I still wouldn't want to take a chance on a paper chart getting fouled up in the tail rotor. It wouldn't take much to lose tail rotor effectiveness.
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A little off topic...but is there any issues flying without the spinner?Hottshot wrote:Have flow with Seaplane Doors and with rear doors off. 120mph no issues
https://vimeo.com/3696042
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Stinger wrote: ↑Sun Jun 21, 2020 1:49 pmA little off topic...but is there any issues flying without the spinner?Hottshot wrote:Have flow with Seaplane Doors and with rear doors off. 120mph no issues
https://vimeo.com/3696042
No real issues, possibly cooling if in the right conditions.
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