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From: William R. Bayne
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Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005
10:12 PM
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Subject: Re: WRB Re:
[COUPERS-TECH] Turn and Bank AKA Turn Coordinator
RLYTECH
Hi Jason,
As a long-ago and now old model builder, I was always impressed that the coupe
was the only low wing civil aircraft with sufficient design dihedral for
necessary free flight stability when constructed as an accurately scaled model.
I would highly suspect one or more things bent or otherwise out of
specification before flight characteristics such as you describe would exist. A
non-original (all) aileron trim tab could complicate locating and correcting
contributing factors.
This should be made a priority for reasons hopefully obvious.
Regards,
WRB
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On Nov 17, 2005, at 4:36 PM, Jason J. Ellingson wrote:
It may be just how my
Ercoupe is rigged, but it doesn't seem to fly straight and level on its own.
If I get in perfect S&L
flight and then let go of the yoke... eventually (after 10-15 seconds) it
slowly starts turning and then into a downward spiral (usually right, but often
enough to the left as well).
Not challenging your
method (which works great in the Cessna 172's I rent... I often put them into
non S&L attitudes and show passengers how they right themselves), but
making an observation... perhaps my rigging is off?
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