Never the less, there are stops to adjust this. It should go without saying that you should refer to the maintenance manual before adjusting them.
Kevin1 --- In [email protected], Ed Burkhead <e...@...> wrote: > > > > No, NO, *NO!* > > Don't stop it from doing that. > > Fred Weick explicitly designed > > Here's the text from page 26 of the Ercoupe Service Manual: > "Free control wheels and check aileron travel; with control wheel at 90 > degrees, ailerons should have normal differential action of 20 degrees > up and 10 - degrees down. With maximum control wheel deflection of 150 > degrees, up aileron should rise to 50 degrees, up aileron should rise to > 50 degrees and *down aileron should have returned to about 7 degrees > below neutral.*" [Emphasis added.] > > The Coupe ailerons are designed with strong differential action. The > main cause of adverse yaw comes from the increased drag (both parasitic > and induced) from the wing with the */down/* aileron. Fred designed the > Coupe ailerons so the up-moving aileron goes so high it's virtually a > spoiler. The down-going aileron reaches a peak of 10 degrees down but > then retracts to minimize adverse yaw. > > This was partially necessary for good behavior in a two-control plane. > But it's also seriously advantageous in any plane for the ailerons to > give you great roll with little adverse yaw. > > Get and use the service manual and other appropriate documents for your > Coupe. You can get them from Skyport. Contact information is on their > website: http://ercoupeparts.com/ > ____________________________ > > I haven't written this recently so it's time again. > > If you haven't got the manuals for the plane, I strongly urge you to get > them. > > Every Coupe owner should have: > > Airworthiness Directives > > Aircraft Type Certificate Specifications > > Bulletins, Letters and Memorandums > > *Parts * > > *Service Manual* and > > *AD Manual*s > > Flight Operations Manual (specify model) > > Continental Engine Operator's Manual. > > I have also found the Continental Overhaul manual to be useful, even to > me as a layman pilot. > > The Continental engine parts manual can be worth having to hand to your > mechanic, as needed, and maybe for your own use. > > Both our major parts and support companies have these manuals and you > can choose your preferred source: > > Univair (the Type Certificate holder) > > 888-433-5433 sales > > 303-375-8882 phone information > > http://univairparts.com/shopping/index.php > > Skyport Services > > 800-624-5312 to place orders > > 513-217-6555 for tech support > > http://ercoupeparts.com <http://ercoupeparts.com/> > > */Ed Burkhead/* > > http://edburkhead.com/Ercoupe/index.htm > > ed -at- edbur???khead.yyy change -at- to @, remove the ??? and change > yyy to com > > > ____________________________ > > Ed >
