V tail Handling

[Bob Dingley]

Bob, are you sure that there are factory aerobatic approved Bonanzas that have V tails?

Beech made about 200 acro approved model F33C s , but these are straight tail ones, like the one Jim Peitz flew in airshows.

There are also non aerobatic F33 versions also.

Bill, you are so right. I spotted an aerobatic Bonanza in Trade a Plane a while back and assumed it was a 35. I just checked Bud Davidson (Air Bum)and he says that 25 aerobatic E33-C were built and sold around 1970.
But back to slips. I saw an airshow aerobatic routine flown by an Ercoupe and they are rigged to not be able to slip. He crossed controls several times.
Bob