----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- At 07:09 PM 3/22/02 -0500, Keith Courson wrote:
I have recieved alot of intrest in a new Coupe being offered as a kit andpossibly a certified plane. To hell with certification. It's just the millstone that sinks your company. I am in the process of finishing the engineeringdrawings for the new Coupe to be called the "Coupe Cruiser", to be buildfrom composites. This plane will be a bit wider than th origional coupe,will use engines ranging from 100hp to 150hp. 150hp!?! Where does the gas go? If you have to carry all that weight, what happens to useful load? Wing loading? Think again! Keep it simple, and light. Maybe the Franklin/PZL 125. Will also include flaps Why? Are we to cater to yet another generation which is unable either to plan a descent or to stick their arms out into the slip-stream? Instead of flaps, how about dive-brakes (ala Mooney)? Half of the Ercoupe's charm is the extraordinary aileron feel provided by the full-span differential ailerons. Please don't screw it up by occupying half the span with useless flaps. andeither the orgional Ercoupe type of canopy, or the Alon sliding type. I vote for the 415-style. Especially if you plan on that extra power. The Alon canopy is (IMHO) just a pain in the ass. Other than the extra elbow-room, the extra drag and airspeed limitations make it a liability. Unless you can develop one that isn't so draggy when open and can tolerate Vne. Firstflight is being projected for early 2003Any interested parties should contact me thru [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://lw9fd.law9.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?curmbox=F116756317&a=28 7a7c69a9dd11e25bc0ba87fd1d27ac&mailto=1&[EMAIL PROTECTED]&msg=MS G1016763364.30&start=3793&len=3767&src=&type=x> Good luck! I think the current FAA rules will keep you from certification. For one thing, you would hardly be able to lift the required seats (note that the 172 is suffering due to the heavy seat structures mandated by the feds). Don't feel alone...the venerable DC3 would probably be considered a death-trap by the bureaucrats if presented to them today. Greg ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Sid.bAhN69 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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