Liberty Aerospace reports FAA test pilots have completed both stall and spin characteristic flight-testing in the Liberty XL2. The tests of the two-seat single-engine aircraft were performed using maximum gross aircraft weight and maximum aft center of gravity. During that time, they flew over 20 hours and completed 32 spins and numerous stalls in different aircraft configurations, including power-on, power-off, flaps-up and flaps-down at both 20 degrees and 30 degrees to simulate takeoff and landing stalls. The company announced it received its Type Inspection Authorization on Sept. 23...
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