Jerry, Sorry if I sounded flippant. Here are my opinions on your question.
As you know a 415CD is just a 415D where the 9 degrees of up elevator travel has been readjusted to 13 degrees and the max weight reduced from 1400lbs to 1260lbs. You also have to change the dataplate on the airplane and modify the W&B and paperwork. This all could be done under a 337 since it is a conversion from one FAA certified model to another. No re-engineering of the Type is required. I seriously doubt that you could just change the elevator travel and still call it a 415D under a 337. A STC (possibly one time) would probably be required particularly since you are going outside of the certification envelope in a major way. The CAA (now FAA) certified the airplane as stall proof. Changing something like the elevator to allow it to stall would be a major change and probably require a fair bit of testing to make the FAA happy. My comment was that I believed that many 415D's out there had readjusted travel w/o paperwork to make them safer (not really the FAA's primary concern - look at the difficulty the FAA has given people adding shoulder harnesses). I would be surprised if an FSDO would stick its neck out to allow a "stall proof" to stall. The alternative (also very common IMHO) is there are a lot of 415C/415CD's out there that fly closer to 1400 lbs than 1260 with two people and full fuel. David Abrams [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ercoupe.com ---------- From: Jerry Eichenberger[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 1998 5:34 PM To: David Abrams Cc: Subject: Re: RE: Landing fast in 415CD I'm aware of the CD; my question related to a purely D model. Jerry Eichenberger Columbus, Ohio N2906H >>> David Abrams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 06/10/98 05:13PM >>> ---------- From: Jerry Eichenberger[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 1998 5:05 PM To: David Abrams; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Landing fast in 415CD It seems to me to be safer to be able to control the airplane better, than to be so singularly focused on avoiding a stall. Anyone seen an STC or 337 approval for a D to have more elevator travel? Yes, it is called a 415CD and there is a type certificate for it. Only problem is you are limited to 1260lbs again. Jerry Eichenberger Columbus, Ohio N2906H
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