Some of my earliest memories as a child are of whacking my head on a Bonanza wing. My late father ( a dentist ) had several V Tails - the last I recall being an S Model sometime in the mid to late 60's. He had numerous airframes over the course of his life, up to and including a Citation, but I believe the V Tails were always his favorite, so much so I had that one engraved on the back of his tombstone.
Other than color schemes, I don't recall much about them because of my age at the time. I did get to fly in them a lot and seem to recall all of them having a bit of a side to side sashay, even though the S model had a yaw damper (IIRC).
Later when I was out of school and had my ticket and some time, I recall talking with him about the tail controversy and he seemed to be on the pilot error side of things. He said they were a clean airplane and could get away from you very fast if you got the nose down with power on.
edit: I would also add that they were a roomy airplane, that was fast for its size - not like a Mooney where you feel like sardines stuck in a can.
Other than color schemes, I don't recall much about them because of my age at the time. I did get to fly in them a lot and seem to recall all of them having a bit of a side to side sashay, even though the S model had a yaw damper (IIRC).
Later when I was out of school and had my ticket and some time, I recall talking with him about the tail controversy and he seemed to be on the pilot error side of things. He said they were a clean airplane and could get away from you very fast if you got the nose down with power on.
edit: I would also add that they were a roomy airplane, that was fast for its size - not like a Mooney where you feel like sardines stuck in a can.
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