Fluffy Clouds
This was taken during the flight test. This was probably the best flight test that we have been allowed to do. The idea was to experience the aircraft’s eigenmotions. Basicly that means that the pilot tries to create an unstable situation and then releases the controls to see what the aircraft does. Usually this should result in the aircraft returning to a stable condition. We tested the short period, phugoid, dutch roll, and spiral. In the Cessna Citation II all these modes are stable except for the spiral. The dutch roll was probably the most fun to do.
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