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Yeh, some of us are two hindred pounds tall. -----Original Message----- From: Dick Chevalier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 11:19 AM To: Ercoupe List Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Overloading ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Hey Greg, Not all us 200 pounders are wide... ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Larry Snyder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 8:17 AM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Overloading > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > advice in this forum.]---- > > > Quoting Larry Snyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> I'm new to this forum, just starting to read this as I'm about to >> purchase an Ercoupe 415-C. I've been reading up on Ercoupes and I have >> a question about useful load. I'm a chunky guy. No, actually, I'm kind >> of fat. So at 220, it looks like another 200 pound person puts me at >> max gross weight and I don't have any fuel yet. So, since a 415-D is >> basically the same airplane with a gross weight of 1400 pounds, is >> there any fudge factor on putting 90 pounds of extra weight in fuel in >> the plane? Or am I limited to flying alone or with small people, at >> least until I lose 50 pounds? Would it be OK in winter? I know that no >> one wants to state it's OK to fly overloaded. But has anyone done it, >> or know of experiences with it? > > The only aerodynamic difference between a 415C and a 415D is the > 4 degrees less elevator travel. In practice, that really doesn't > make a difference in normal flight. > > You figure it out. > > You also can figure out how you and another 200-pounder will fit > across the cabin :-) > > > Greg > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > ========================================================================== == == > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > > > ========================================================================== == == To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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