Lee asked: I don't understand why raising the tail would have on take off. Lee,
Here’s an example using numbers drawn from thin air: It’s possible that an airspeed of 57 is needed to push the tail down sufficiently for a 14˚ angle of attack needed to lift this imaginary aircraft off the ground. On the other hand, if the tail were already low, it might ready 16˚ angle of attack with minimal elevator and lift off at an airspeed of 53 mph. (Note that these numbers are entirely imaginary and don’t correlate with the angle of attack at which most (or in particular the Coupe) wing stalls. This is just an imaginary example.) In addition, when up elevator is applied, it might take a few seconds to rotate the aircraft to the nose-up takeoff attitude. During that time, the aircraft might have sped up another few miles an hour. This may be in excess of what is needed for minimum speed takeoff. Ed Ed Burkhead http://edburkhead/Ercoupe/index.htm ed -at- edburkh???ead . com (change -at- to @ and remove ??? and spaces) ____________________________________________________________ <http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3132/4bdb6ef7cef8a27de99st04duc> Auto Insurance Quotes Enter Zip Code and Compare Rates! How Much Can You Save? EZRateQuotes.com <http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3132/4bdb6ef7cef8a27de99st04duc>
