Excellent! Thanks, guys. We are hoping to rig flight controls on Sunday, so I guess we set it up on the middle and go from there.
Center Section is finally finished! Best, Dave --- In [email protected], Hartmut Beil <hb...@...> wrote: > > > Bill is right here. > > I stay corrected. You adjust according to the speeds achieved. > > However, this requires an accurate airspeed system installation. > > > > I'd suggest to begin with a 13 degree elevator up and go from there. > > > > Hartmut > > > > To: [email protected] > From: ercog...@... > Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:09:05 -0500 > Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Re: split elevator > > > > > > > Hi Dave, > > The factory instructions for the lower speed warning cushion spring are > in Ercoupe Service memorandum 35A. They want it adjusted for power off > minimum airspeed of 60 mph. If flight testing reveals a speed of less > than 60 mph, moving the spring into the next hole that would reduce the > effective length raises that speed. They deem it OK to be a bit high, > but not less than 60 mph. > > So you will feel the spring resisting the yoke well before the stall at > some speed above stall speed. > > Regards, > > WRB > > -- > > On Mar 17, 2010, at 23:18, bigbrownpi...@... wrote: > > > Let me add that the low-speed warning spring bracket has three > > positions that would allow the owner/operator and A&P to tailor the > > onset of resistance to a lower, intermediate, or higher airspeed. I > > don't know the spread, but it could only be a couple of degrees and a > > couple of MPH. Since I've been flying a split-elevator 'coupe without > > the spring and have added the spring during the restoration project, > > I'm inclined to set it at the higher setting so the plane feels the > > same as before until I'm just below stall speed. My thought are, > > "flare up to the spring, pull through the spring to do a stall". > > Anybody else have any knowledge of the optimum setting? > > > > Best, > > Dave > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. > https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969 >
