houstondan wrote:
did you notice the castering mains?? idea stolen by big boeings and
shopping carts everywhere. also very cool.


Ercoupe's DO NOT have castoring mains, old myth. Don't know where it
ever came from.

I owned one for 2.5 years.
The "trick" to the landing is the trailing link mains. Once it touches
down it will have a tendency to straighten out. They do not castor.
Never did.

Ryan
Former owner of N3000G
Forney F-1