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Nile Kinnick correspondence, June-August 1942
1942-07-10: Page 04
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our work in them thus far, except for an inverted spin checkout in our N3N. You will possibly remember the SN.J-3 as the craft we flew in instrument squadron at Pensacola. It really is a fine ship & a lot of fun to fly. Must weigh about 5200 lb, with a 550 hp. motor. It has nearly all the instruments and gadgets that any service ship will have, including hydraulically operated flaps & retractable landing gear. On the initial two hour dual check-out we were shown its stall & spin characteristics, & then given a few minutes of practice landing. Next followed checks in cut gun & power landings with an approach quite similar to that
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our work in them thus far, except for an inverted spin checkout in our N3N. You will possibly remember the SN.J-3 as the craft we flew in instrument squadron at Pensacola. It really is a fine ship & a lot of fun to fly. Must weigh about 5200 lb, with a 550 hp. motor. It has nearly all the instruments and gadgets that any service ship will have, including hydraulically operated flaps & retractable landing gear. On the initial two hour dual check-out we were shown its stall & spin characteristics, & then given a few minutes of practice landing. Next followed checks in cut gun & power landings with an approach quite similar to that
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