Ha Ha... OK, so it was not real fuel starvation, as in I ran out of fuel. But there seems to be some issues with my Ercoupe at extreme angles (remember I have an extreme climb prop now - 7146) that I have noticed that the fuel flow to the engine seems to be interrupted. As soon as I level out, everything resumes.
Warning lights and buzzers are excellent suggestions to warn pilots that they should probably start looking for a good place to land because they were unable to ensure sufficient fuel to meet the requirements of the entire flight. Frank --- In [email protected], Dan Caliendo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think the quiet engine was a safety feature to let you know that > you were low on fuel. > It seems to work better than a warning light or buzzer! > Dan C > > > On Apr 3, 2008, at 2:29 PM, fnelson913 wrote: > > > I wonder if it would break to right if our test pilots were in the > > right hand seat. Maybe this is just balance issue. Back when they > > were certifying this aircraft, it seems that the test pilots were > > more likely to weigh in south of 180 lbs (at least from the > > available pictures you might come to that conclusion). Since I am > > half a stone's throw from 250 myself, I wonder how the distribution > > of weight inside the cabin affects aircraft handling. It seems that > > an extra 70 lbs on one side of the center of gravity might be a > > factor. > > > > I have recently done power-on stalls with an instructor onboard > > (probably around 200 lbs) and did not get a break right or left. I > > did however get what appeared to be fuel starvation with an engine > > that got suddenly quiet, but that is another topic. > > > > Frank Nelson (working on my diet...) > > N51DV - 415C > > TOA > > > > --- In [email protected], "Ed Burkhead" <ed@> wrote: > > > Perhaps a contributing factor is that I also weighed about 250 > > when I did > > > this testing and was alone in the plane. (I suspect this is minor > > compared > > > to P-factor or differential slipstream flow over the wing roots.) > > > > > > > > > Ed > > > > > > > > > >
