Vans Aircraft siv txoj kev rov qab mus rau lub teb chaws nrog nws thawj lub dav hlau High-Wing Kit

Tau ze li ntawm 50 xyoo, Vans Aircraft Inc. tau muab cov dav hlau qis qis, tag nrho cov khoom siv txhuas nrov nrog cov neeg nyiam ya dav hlau uas lawv sib sau ua ke nrog lawv tus kheej txhais tes. Lub tuam txhab Aurora, Oregon nyuam qhuav tshaj tawm ob peb cov yeeb yaj kiab YouTube, thuam cov zej zog aviation nrog cov duab ntawm nws cov tshiab RV-15 Engineering Test Prototype aircraft hauv-flight.

Lub RV-15, tus tsim lub kaum tsib tsim, yog thawj cov khoom siv dav hlau dav hlau Vans tau tsim. Greg Hughes, lub tuam txhab tus lwm thawj tswj hwm, hais tias nws yog qhov tshwm sim ntawm kev lag luam loj hlob rau cov neeg tsav dav hlau tuaj yeem ya mus rau cov chaw nyob deb nroog nyob rau sab nraum zoov uas tsis muaj ib txwm khiav.

Kev ya rov qab-lub teb chaws, qhov kev loj hlob ntawm "vaj hav zoov ya" keeb kwm ua tiav hauv Alaska thiab lwm thaj chaw muaj neeg nyob hauv Asmeskas, yog ib qho kev ua si uas tau nce siab hauv qhov muaj koob npe nyob rau xyoo kaum xyoo dhau los. Ib lub zej zog ntawm cov neeg nyiam nyob hauv lub tebchaws tau mob siab txhawb txoj kev ywj pheej ntawm kev ya tawm ntawm txoj kev raug ntaus los ntawm cov yeeb yaj kiab hauv kev tshaj xov xwm, luv-takeoff thiab tsaws kev sib tw thiab rov qab-lub teb chaws fly-ins.

Hughes hais tias "Peb cov neeg siv khoom pheej nug peb rau qhov no, rau lub dav hlau koj tuaj yeem tsaws qhov chaw uas muaj qhov tsis zoo thiab tsis zoo," Hughes hais. "Qhov chaw uas koj tuaj yeem dhia tawm ntawm lub dav hlau nrog koj tus ncej nuv ntses lossis tsaws hauv thaj teb thiab chaw pw hav zoov."

Nws piav qhia tias Vans tau txiav txim siab los pib ua haujlwm ntawm kev tsim qauv rov qab hauv lub tebchaws ob peb xyoos dhau los, lees paub "qhov sib txawv hauv kev sim dav hlau ua lag luam rau hom dav hlau RV-15 sawv cev."

Nws yog ib pawg niche uas ob peb lwm cov khoom siv dav hlau tsim nrog rau Kitfox Aircraft, Zenith Aircraft Company, Bearhawk Aircraft, Murphy Aircraft thiab Just Aircraft, LLC twb tau nkag mus nrog cov tuam txhab muaj ntawv pov thawj xws li CubCrafters, Aviat Aircraft thiab lwm yam.

Txij li thaum xyoo 1973 ntau dua 11,000 Vans cov khoom siv tau ua tiav thiab muaj kev mob siab rau hauv qab no rau lub tuam txhab kev sib piv nrawm thiab maneuverable RV-series. Qhov nruab nrab, 1.5 RVs tau ua tiav thiab ya thawj zaug txhua hnub raws li Vans. Hughes hais tias lub sijhawm yog qhov zoo rau lub nroog RV rov qab thiab tias lub tuam txhab cov yeeb yaj kiab qhia txog RV-15 yog tsim kom muaj suab nrov.

Oshkosh Bound?

Lub caij ntuj sov dhau los, Vans Aircraft tau hais tias nws lub hom phiaj yog kom muaj RV-15 ntawm tes rau 2022 tsab EAA's mammoth txhua xyoo AirVenture airshow hauv Oshkosh, Wisconsin. N7357, tus qauv pom hauv Vans cov yeeb yaj kiab, tau muab daim ntawv pov thawj los ntawm FAA thaum lub Tsib Hlis lig thiab Hughes lees paub tias lub dav hlau tau ya txij thaum ntawd los tab sis yuav tsis hais tias nws tau ua pes tsawg lub davhlau.

Hais txog seb RV-15 yuav nyob rau ntawm Oshkosh (Lub Xya Hli 25-31) Hughes hais tias, "qhov ntawd tseem yog peb lub hom phiaj. Tab sis peb tab tom nyob rau theem ib qhov kev sim ua qauv yog li kuv tsis tuaj yeem qhia koj paub tseeb seb peb puas yuav muaj lub dav hlau nyob ntawd lossis tsis tau. "

Vans xav tau lub dav hlau mus rau AirVenture rau tib neeg pom ntawm tus kheej. Lub tuam txhab yuav tuav lub rooj sib tham nrog nws pab pawg engineering ntawm qhov kev tshwm sim uas cov neeg tuaj koom tuaj yeem kawm paub ntau ntxiv txog lub dav hlau thiab nug cov lus nug.

"Qee tus neeg xav tias peb tab tom hais lus me ntsis txog cov kev qhia tshwj xeeb thiab kev ua tau zoo tab sis qhov peb tab tom ua tiag tiag yog tso cov ntaub ntawv raws li peb paub txog," Hughes piav qhia. "Peb yuav hloov kho tib neeg ib ntus."

Nws lees paub tias tus qauv yog, zoo li feem ntau cov qauv RV uas twb muaj lawm, siv los ntawm lub cav Lycoming. Saib ntawm lub tuam txhab cov yeeb yaj kiab qhia tau hais tias ob lub ntsej muag tsis tu ncua-ceev Hartzell kiv cua muab thrust, tag nrho cov hlau fuselage nrog ib tug loj tis thiab ib tug siab, dav ntsug stabilizer, sizeable flaps, ib tug tswj stick, pushrod-actuated tswj chaw, loj Plexiglas. qhov rooj thiab qhov zoo li ib tug phau ntawv nrov plig plawg kov.

Vans tsis tau tso tawm qhov ntev rau RV-15 yog li nws nyuaj rau hais raws nraim li cas nws loj npaum li cas los yog hom kev thauj khoom uas nws yuav nqa tau tab sis sab hauv zoo li roomy txaus los nqa lub hnab nqa loj. Ob lub rooj lossis plaub? Cov lus nug ntawd tseem tsis tau teb raws li kev sau ntawv no.

Cov ntaub ntawv kev ua tau zoo tsis muaj txawm li cas los xij cov yeeb yaj kiab ua yeeb yaj kiab qhia tau hais tias muaj kev cuam tshuam luv luv uas tsis muaj lub suab nrov. Ntau yam thiab kev caij nkoj ceev tsis paub tab sis feem ntau RVs muaj lub koob npe nrov zoo li cov neeg hla tebchaws.

"Ib yam uas koj tsis tuaj yeem pom tag nrho yog lub ntsiab iav," Hughes sau tseg. "Lub iav ob txhais ceg yog txhuas tab sis sab hauv rau lub dav hlau yog lub tshuab damping, kev ncua yog tias koj xav tau, uas softens landings."

Cov yeeb yaj kiab no tau ua kom pom tseeb hauv qhov yeeb yaj kiab thib ob nrog cov neeg ua haujlwm rub / thawb rau ntawm ib lub tis, tom qab ntawd lwm qhov los qhia lub ntsiab iav flexing. Hughes qhia tias tus Tsov tus tw lub log muaj qhov cuam tshuam rau hauv nws ib yam "los pab ua kom tiav lub hom phiaj ntawm kev tsaws ntawm qhov chaw qis dua."

Tib daim vis dis aus qhia tau hais tias RV-15 zaum ntawm lub log loj dua thiab lub log tsheb. Lawv yog 26-nti Alaskan Bushwheels raws li Hughes. "Qhov ntawd yog lwm qhov kev xaiv uas peb paub tseeb tias tib neeg yuav txaus siab rau. Nws yog qhov kev sim qeb dav hlau kom koj muaj sijhawm los mus loj dua qhov ntawd yog tias koj xav tau."

Hughes ceeb toom tias RV-15 qhov kev teeb tsa tsis yog qhov kawg ntawm lub sijhawm no. "Txoj kev lub dav hlau zoo li yuav hloov me ntsis ua ntej cov khoom siv zaum kawg ua tiav ... Cov lus qhia peb tau txais yog cov ntaub ntawv, nthuav thiab lom zem."

Tsim-muaj peev xwm thiab Nqi

Qhov kev nyiam ntawm cov khoom siv dav hlau thiab cov kev sim qeb nyob rau hauv uas Vans aircraft tau sau npe yog ob npaug. Cov neeg txaus siab los nqis peev lub sijhawm thiab lub zog los tsim lub dav hlau los ntawm cov khoom siv tuaj yeem xaiv ntau yam khoom uas nkag mus rau hauv nws, los ntawm avionics mus rau lub cav.

"Qee tus neeg yuav xav tsim lub teeb yuag, agile, kuj yog Spartan dav hlau thiab qee tus neeg xav tsim lub dav hlau zoo nkauj nrog ntau yam ntxiv." Hughes hais tias Vans tau ua kom zoo dua nws cov khoom siv dhau sijhawm, ua rau lawv "ntau dua ntawm kev sib dhos ntau dua li kev sib tw tsim khoom" hnub no.

Cov khoom siv dav hlau kuj raug nqi qis dua li cov dav hlau uas tau lees paub nws sau tseg. Tab sis nrog RV-15 tus qauv nkaus xwb nyob rau theem pib ntawm kev sim davhlau, Vans muaj ntau txoj haujlwm ua ntej nws tuaj yeem txiav txim siab tus nqi rau lub dav hlau rov qab Hughes tshiab.

"Peb yuav tsis yog ib qho ntawm cov qauv kim tshaj plaws nyob ntawd lossis pheej yig tshaj. Kev tawm tsam qhov sib npaug ntawm kev ua tau zoo thiab kev them taus yog ib yam uas peb yuav xav txog thaum peb hloov kho cov qauv tsim rau hauv cov khoom tsim. "