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Hi Vern,
I don't want to shoot down your idea before you submit it to the Feds,
but
according to my friend Joe Norris at EAA, the Feds will only accept the
gross weight at
which the manufacturer certified the airplane. He said they positively
would not allow
certified airplanes to recertify at a lower gross weight just to get into
the Sport
category. He also said the Feds really did not want to deal much with
older factory
certified airplanes in the Sport category, but were encouraging the new
designs built
by factories or by homebuilders to comply. Try it, though. What have we
to lose by
trying?
Syd
Vern Hendershott wrote:
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>
> Hi Syd,
>
> I may be a little slow but it sure looks like from the table in the
> following that at 1,232 gross weight we would meet the stall speed
> requirement and the maximum level speed can be controlled to stay within
> limits by using a prop that is nearer the climb prop settings. This
would
> only leave the issue of gross weight and as I previously indicated the
FAA
> should permit "Sport Pilots" to simply limit the maximum gross weight to
> the legal 1,232 just as we limit ourselves to the 1,260 currently. If
that
> does not make them happy it would be no big deal to get an STC to reduce
> the maximum gross weight to 1,232.
>
> In light of the above I would hope that the EOC will take a very
positive
> and aggressive approach to making this work for all of our members. It
may
> be just what we need to get more good new people interested in our great
> Coupes and the fine people who have them.
>
> Best regards,
> Vern
>
>
> Syd Cohen
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> s.net> cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [COUPERS]
re:Ercoupe Gross
> 02/16/02 Weight and Landing Speed
> 07:12 AM
> Please
> respond to
> scohen
>
>
>
> ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following
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>
> Yes, I know that EAA listed Ercoupes as planes that would qualify. They
> made a mistake in doing that.
> Here is the latest information from EAA:
>
> Hi Syd,
>
> After much searching, I finally found the reference on the Ercoupe 415C
> which lists the original gross weight. It's in Volume 8 of U.S. Civil
> Aircraft, compiled by Joseph Juptner. This reference lists the original
> specifications for Type Certificate A-718, in three different versions
> (original, as amended, and "post-war"). Here are the numbers, in that
> order:
>
> Gross Weight: 1125, 1175, 1260
>
> Landing (stall) Speed: 37, 40, 48 mph
>
> Max Level Speed: 110, 110, 117 mph
>
> Original numbers were with Continental A-65-8. Post-war numbers were
with
> the A-75-12. As I mentioned when we talked the other day, TC A-718 was
> amended to include all 415C aircraft at the 1260 gross weight, so as it
> stands today these aircraft will not qualify due to gross weight. And
as
> you mentioned also, the landing (stall) speed is also above the 45 mph
> limit.
>
> As Paul Harvey would say, now we know the rest of the story.
>
> See you at Antigo!
>
> Joe Norris
> EAA Aviation Information Services
> EAA Aviation Center, Oshkosh, WI
> 888-322-4636, extension 6806
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following
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> >
> > At the EAA Web Site under Sport Pilot/Past Articles/02/01/01 "Diverse,
> > affordable, fun-What sport pilots should be able to fly", the Ercoupe
> > 415 is listed as one of the aircraft with a Standard certification
that
> > a sport pilot should be able to fly. Also, under Sport Pilot at the
EAA
> > site anyone can fill out a comment form to "About adding a specific
> > aircraft". This is under Sport Pilot/"How to comment"/"Comments about
> > adding a specific aircraft".
> >
> >
> >
>
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