About 7-9 years ago, Mr. Sanders (Sanders Aviation) who bought the rights and produced the Coupes after ERCO gave us an article on this subject. Sanders was also the primary test pilot for the Ercoupe project. He said hit the brakes and it'll bring the wing right down.
Works for me, though I've got little need of it with my tail at the correct 75" high. I agree with Bill's explanations listed below with one addition: Bill said, "If the wing is still flying because of excessive air speed, the only thing that will lower it will be to stall it." I would say that, if the wing is still flying it is because of excessive air speed OR excessive angle of attack. Returning the landing gear to the design proportions (tail height about 75") will cause an immediate drop of the nose when the landing gear comes in contact with the ground. At the correct "sitting on the ground" attitude, the Coupes' wings develop very little lift because they're at a very LOW angle of attack. No lift, no wing lift. Now, Greg, tell us that your tail IS at 75" on the ground and we'll start over. Ed Burkhead Peoria, Ill. Ercoupe N3802H, 415-D -- (Bill Coons) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Greg, > A long time ago, When I first started flying 2 control, and no one to tell me > other wise, I went through the same wing high situation. If you are carrying > a little too much air speed on touchdown in a crosswind, the wing will > naturally come up. > I merely tapped the brakes a few times and like magic, the wing came down. > Now we all know that it is not magic that does it. If the wing is still > flying because of excessive air speed, the only thing that will lower it will > be to stall it. > By using small inputs of brakes at this time does two things. It slows the > airplane down and stalls out the wing, lowering it to the runay. In > addition, You are in a crab at this point and the application of brakes will > tend to pull the . > airplane around and straighten it up because the wheel on the low wing will > have most of the weight on it. So you wind up with the airplane where it is > supposed to be. > I have heard a lot of talk about use of brakes on this forum from time to > time, > both pro and con. For one I will continue to use this method because it works > every time.......for me anyway. > > Bill Coons 99822 Lombard, Il __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________ Enlighten your in-box. http://www.topica.com/t/15
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