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: Does the main gear caster on those? I think I heard that it does, but I
: have no confirmation of that. : -- : Jim in NC No OK, now, I gotta ask more questions! g I realize (I think) how a Ercoupe works, in the "no rudder control on the floor models" works, with interconnects between the ailerons and the rudders. What about this, or how, does this arrangement make crosswind landings a "no brainer?" -- Jim in NC |
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On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:04:51 -0400, "Morgans"
wrote in : how, does this arrangement make crosswind landings a "no brainer?" Never having flow one, I offer: The proper cross-wind landing technique for an Ercupe is to crab into the wind maintaining flight-track straight down the runway centerline all the way to the runway surface. At touchdown, the trailing-link main gear design induces a side force near the CG that causes proper alignment of the airplane's longitudinal axis with the runway centerline. It's a useful, inexpensive and relatively robust aircraft, that can be operated as a Light Sport Aircraft, IIRC. |
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You simply land in a crab and the plane straightens itself out. Any
plane will do this but the Ercoupe is designed to do it without damaging anything. Morgans wrote: : Does the main gear caster on those? I think I heard that it does, but I : have no confirmation of that. : -- : Jim in NC No OK, now, I gotta ask more questions! g I realize (I think) how a Ercoupe works, in the "no rudder control on the floor models" works, with interconnects between the ailerons and the rudders. What about this, or how, does this arrangement make crosswind landings a "no brainer?" |
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Newps wrote:
You simply land in a crab and the plane straightens itself out. Any plane will do this but the Ercoupe is designed to do it without damaging anything. Not any plane will do this. Tail draggers won't. Matt |
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Newps wrote: You simply land in a crab and the plane straightens itself out. Any plane will do this but the Ercoupe is designed to do it without damaging anything. Matt Whiting wrote: Not any plane will do this. Tail draggers won't. They will if they have cross-wind landing gear. :-) Actually, they will roll while still in the crab until the pilot kicks rudder to straighten the alignment. |
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