Most components added to a plane forward of the center of lift usually have a negative effect on directional stability (other than canards perhaps)....
In the first installment of this article, I conveyed information learned about the geometric design as well as the re-design of my floatplane rigging...
Submitted by Jim Sipprelle, Glasair I RG
Jim Sipprelle sent Stoddard-Hamilton a fax about some spoiler bumps that he has tried on his landing gear half...