AndyB Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 I just got caught in some very heavy rain. Went from sunshine and sparse, but low cloud, to cloud touching ground and very, very wet in under 5 minutes. I could barely see where I was going. What I can now say is that a Roadster flies perfectly well when completely wet. I couldn't even tell any difference while flying. After I landed the wing was so wet I could wring it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_k Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 That is quite a surprise Andy, just wondering if you are much below the rated weight and what sort of weight of water you took 'on board'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 This was my smaller wing and I am right on the upper weight limit....without added water. I was expecting some sort of change in performance. Wing is at least double in weight so maybe 5 kg of water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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