"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message ...
"Blueskies" wrote in
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"WJRFlyBoy" wrote in message
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This got me thinking, a rudderless Ercoupe in a multi-directional
wind landing......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l2NJFrvYls
Do you (I) really want a home that close to a GA landing strip? Yet I
see megabuck homes in my neck of the woods
http://www.visualtour.com/shownp.asp?prt=85&t=1217861
http://preview.tinyurl.com/39avgz Use satellite mode
Am I missing something? Isn't this a bit off the safety charts?
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Remove numbers for gmail and for God's sake it ain't "gee" either!
Cake with a 'coupe. Faster than any other equal powered production
plane...
No, it wasn't. not by a long shot.
Luscombe, Rearwin, T cart. All faster on the same horsepower.
Bertie
Ercoupe 415, 85 hp, cruise ~110 mph
(
http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/airc...upe-415-g.html)
Luscombe 8F, 90 hp, cruise ~95 mph
(
http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/airc...scombe-8a.html)
Rearwin Sportster '8500', 85 hp, cruise ~103 mph
(
http://www.pilotfriend.com/aircraft%...0Sportster.htm)
Rearwin Speedster '6000C', 95 hp, cruise ~120 mph
(
http://www.pilotfriend.com/aircraft%...0Speedster.htm)
Taylorcraft BC-12D, 65 hp, 90-100 mph (
http://www.pilotfriend.com/aircraft%...aylorcraft.htm)
That was fun. T cart is T-craft?