Just one thing puzzles me about these comments on crosswind landings. With the
mains on the ground, you say the force on the main gear aligns the airplane
with the runway prior to nose wheel touchdown. Then why does the airplane tend
to weathervane into the wind with the mains on the ground and the nose in the
air? Makes for some exciting excursions into the grass, don't you think?
Bart
--- In [email protected], "Harry L. Francis" <harrylfran...@...>
wrote:
>
> Dan,
>
> I am confident you are correct. The coupe must turn down the runway before
> the nose wheel touches - then lower the nose wheel and lose all lift.
>
> The snubber cable is there for 9 degree up elevator travel birds ( D, etc.),
> ...because one cannot get the nose up as high on landing as a 13 degree
> elevator travel
> as in the C /CD models..
>
> With the later split elevator, one now gets 22 deg up travel and one can
> raise the nose the same as the C /CD models, so no snubber cable is needed.
>
> One of the major accident causes is landing in a crosswind without getting
> the nose up sufficiently so that one lands on the main gear; allowing the
> coupe to turn down the runway in the direction of travel. THEN lower the
> nose to compress the nose gear, lose lift, and steer to the ramp.
>
> Making the gear scrub will cause the whole assembly to twist off the nose
> gear....not a good thing. Keep the nose high on landing, let the coupe
> swivel down the runway, then lower the nose gently and steer to the ramp.
> Fly Safe - have Fun
> Harry
>
