Dave,
Perhaps you might need to get your airspeed indicator checked. Yes, I did come down final at 80 indicated before I got my faulty ASI replaced. Afterward, with an ASI that checked out to within a mph or two to actual speed, 70 was a better number and my actual touchdown was right close to 50. And yet, the Coupe handles 25+ mph crosswinds just fine in spite of that terrible, low touchdown speed. Ed Ed Burkhead http://edburkhead.com/Ercoupe/index.htm East Peoria, Illinois ed -at- edburk???head.??com (remove the ? marks and change -at- to @) _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Winters Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 9:05 AM To: 'fnelson913'; [email protected] Subject: RE: [ercoupe-tech] Re: rudder pedals and strong crosswind landings A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR of which we seldom speak is the fact that the largest single contributor to the Coupe crosswind capability is not crab, nor slip. It is the fact that the bird comes over the fence at 80 mph and lands not a lot slower. This, mathematically speaking, decreases the crosswind component vector effect on the Coupe side travel. In other words, over a given distance of travel, a 25 knot crosswind has half less effect on a bird traveling 80 mph that is does on a bird traveling 40 mph. Straight vector analysis. This can have a major impact on touchdown. The added benefit of slip sill not really contribute much. Dave W
