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I read ones a report that two guys managed to get an Ercoupe into a flat spin. They spun down to a field and decided to jump off the plane when it is close to the ground. To do that they stepped onto the walkways. That disturbed the airflow around the plane enough that it started flying again. So the story. If I would remember where I read that. Hartmut To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:22:37 +0000 Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re:Airframe parachute Now Hartmut, you just GOT to expand on that. If you cannot get it into a flat spin, how would someone know it is or is not recoverable? Inquiring minds want to know. --- In [email protected], Hartmut Beil <hb...@...> wrote: > > > I read that an Ercoupe has the same problem. Can't be recovered from a flat > spin. The design does not allow a spin in the first place, but then - things > can happen. > > > > However. I looked at the way the BRS parachute system had been installed in a > Cessna. That can't be replicated in an Ercoupe. > > The only way would be an outside mounted recovery system that is connected > directly to front and rear spar. > > We would have to cut through the wing root fairings for that and accept the > extra weight and drag penalty. > > > > The relative frequency of in-flight breakups does not justify such drastic > measures. I think. > > > > Hartmut > > > > To: [email protected] > From: profedi...@... > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:13:07 -0800 > Subject: RE: [ercoupe-tech] Re:Airframe parachute > > > > > > > > > > > Cirrus pretty much had to do something radical and new because their planes > cannot be recovered from a flat spin, regardless of the altitude or skill of > the pilot. > > Carl LaVon > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. > https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969 > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969
