Is every touchdown a stall?

Greg Farris wrote:
In article ,
says...



"Ron Natalie"
There is a light aircraft called the Ercoupe. It's pretty much
unstallable. As a matter of fact, it's design fits Langewiesche's
musings on the "ideal" airplane.


Unspinnable?

If you can't stall it, you can't spin it.
It also had the rudder connected to the aileron controls, so you "steer"
it like a car. If I recall correctly, it had no rudder pedals.

Depends on the year and manufacturer. Ercoupes were made by several
different manufacturers, even Mooney. Some had linked rudders and
ailerons; some did not; and some were modified to have rudder pedals
later. Without a rudder, you had to touch down in a crab in a
crosswind. The Ercoupe's gear was built to take the punishment, but
some pilots didn't like it. Also, the Ercoupe and similar aircraft
(some Lancairs, Cirri, etc.), prevent stalls by deliberately limiting
angle of attack, which hurts short field performance.

Langewische's influence was not limited to the Ercoupe. Some of the
most successful planes in history incorporate many of his ideas,
including the Cessna 150 and its descendants, the 172 and related
types.

I like much of what Langewische says and I like how clearly he says it.
The trouble I have with him is really with just a few short passages
that I think are very misleading.