External power Tcraft

[Let'sgoflying!]

 

[Shepherd]

He needs to replace the altimeter.
But it was very cool.

 

[BiffJ]

Used to do a lot of thermalling in my T Craft but never shut the engine off to do it. With only 65HP and a home field elevation of 6001 ft you had to be good at thermalling especially in the summer.
I know there are standard altimeters and sensitive altimeters but I've never seen an insenstitive altimeter......
Frank

 

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

Lack of engine vibration brings out the friction in altimeters.

 

[MauleSkinner]

Lack of engine vibration brings out the friction in altimeters.

That's why mechanical altimeters in jets have vibrators built in.

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

in fact, often gliders do too