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Larry,
Were you flying heavy? My Alon will behave the same way if it's overgross
by very much.
--Mitch
Mitch Hines
Alon A-2 Aircoupe
N6369V
Flight by machines heavier than air is unpractical
and insignificant, if not utterly impossible.
- Simon Newcomb, 1902
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From: "Larry Snyder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 7:49 AM
Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] Unusual stall behavior
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> All,
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> I have read in many places that an Ercoupe doesn't stall, it just loses
> altitude. I was out with my instructor yesterday and my 415-C had some
> odd behavior at slow speeds.
>
> Under full power, at about 60 mph indicated (or a bit under) the left
> wing would just drop, along with the nose. It would quickly recover,
> since as soon as the nose dropped it would pick up speed. I had to give
> it right aileron to try to level the wings.
>
> At idle, the behavior was kind of scary - at 50 or 55 the left wing
> would drop again, sharply, along with the nose. I was pretty quickly
> looking at the ground! I could push the nose down and quickly recover
> in about 50 feet, and if I gave it full throttle I could recover with
> almost no altitude loss.
>
> I know now how to handle these situations, but they don't seem like
> typical Ercoupe behavior. Could the rudders not be adjusted correctly,
> causing the plane to be uncoordinated? I always received a warning
> before the stall - my left wing would start to drop off.
>
> Thanks for any information on why it might behave this way.
>
> Larry
> N99430
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