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Alan, There has been several treads about the Coupe's glide ratio. One in 7/2002 and another in 4/2003. I think the opinion was that it was between six-to-one and seven-to-one, and will vary depending on gross weight, and pilot skills. I have a personal rule that I will follow if I ever have a need (one my AP told me) "look between your feet cause that is were you are going to land." As for glide ratio, I will use one mile for every 1,000 feet of altitude (5.3 to 1), but I will not pass up a useable field for the perfect field. The added time in setting up final may make the difference and a rough field may be better than NOT missing the fence or power line by a foot. Remember to keep your speed up and fly the airplane. I love my Coupe dearly, but I love the part I sit on a little more. Richard N99904 At 01:16 PM 9/4/2003 -0400, alan1 wrote: >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any >advice in this forum.]---- > > >Aloha nui loa, > Does anyone know the "glide" ratio on a Ercoupe, if there is one :-)) ? >And is there any way to improve it without completely redesigning the >airframe? >My wife is nervous that if the engine quits, we are going straight down >into the ground....(I hope that's not true)... >Thanks. > > O >*<==N99616==>* > / \ > o o > Alan ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/
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