----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Alan, Most likely the most effective thing you can do is a catapult assist take off. This would assure you of sufficient speed at liftoff. The ability to head her into the wind will also help.
Larry Alan Lail wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > --part1_47.6516a4.26e4c199_boundary > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > > > > > Warren Hampton 8144E, 5644F & 3800H > > > > --part1_47.6516a4.26e4c199_boundary > > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > > Content-Disposition: inline > > > > Return-path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Full-name: Marwarhamp > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 03:39:39 EDT > > Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Speed Mods > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > X-Mailer: CompuServe 2000 32-bit sub 109 > > > > Alan, Ha, ha, ha. Where did you hear that? First speed is limited by > > your > > never exceed of 144 mph. So if your pulling an honest 105 {126 Alon} or > > so > > you only have 39 {18} mph to play with. > > A cruise prop., light weight, clean waxed and totally in rig airplane. > > Is > > the best you can hope for. > > A lot of guy play with home made gap seal, crank up main gear, and > > things > > like that. I've seen a fellow in Colorado put the silver aluminum heat > > duct > > tape all over his Forney (look like sh**) May have got 1 or 2 mph out of > > that. > > There is no big market for the costly STC speed mods here. > > If you want to spend money on speed mods, other that the bubble > > windshield > > and that is questionable as to how much you would get. Take that money > > and > > spend it on having fun and go fly and enjoy your Ercoupe. > > Remember the only two thing wrong with an Ercoupe are it's limited > > speed, > > and limited load. Other than that Fred designed a fun airplane. > > > > > > > > Warren Hampton 8144E, 5644F & 3800H > > > > --part1_47.6516a4.26e4c199_boundary-- > > > I hear you Warren, > but it is still fun to see the responses from the crowd. One guy stated > that "I mounted a RV-3 on the tail" where-as others said why. I am just > looking for anything that might help my coupe as I put her back together > and have fun at the same time. I am going to fly her off a short, (2500 > Ft) grass strip. So anything to help. > Thanks > > Alan > > --------------------------------- > to unsubscribe send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ___________________________________________________________ > T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 > Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics --------------------------------- to unsubscribe send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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