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| Description | The Ercoupe, with its distinctive twin-tail design, was originally provided with "coordinated controls", i.e. the rudder was connected to the yoke and yaw correction was automatic - NO RUDDER PEDALS. The steerable nose wheel was connected directly to the yoke - you taxied exactly like you drive your car. This, and limited elevator travel, contributed to the result that the 'Coupe is "characteristically incapable of spinning"! You can try, but the plane will fly out of an incipient spin. An entirely new category of pilot license was created for the thousands of new pilots who had never seen a rudder pedal.
This plane was designed pre WW2 and didn't get into real production till 1945 when thousands were sold through such esteemed aviation outlets as the Men's Department at Macy's!!
"Rudder Kits" were available to convert the plane from 2-control ("coordinated") to 3-control ("conventional").
Landing a 2-control 'Coupe is an "interesting" experience!! You crab it into the wind and land that way!! The nose wheel will [turn] and straighten it out ON THE RUNWAY. Another historical fact: all original Boeing 707 pilots were taught to land in the 'Coupe - the 707 had a similar problem - the low hanging engines meant that you couldn't drop a wing into a crosswind - you had to land them crabbed!! [ed note: The Ercoupe's main gear does not swivel, a common misconception, but the geometry causes the airplane to turn in the direction of forward motion. If you fight this tendency you can ground loop.
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Posted Comments
twistedsucker
(2005-08-15) | O_O radarman go easy on the discription dude lol :d | SamIntel
(2005-09-07) | Cool, My ground school teacher has that kind of plane. | NoWorries
(2006-07-09) | I can now say, "I learned something new today!" Cool Plane! | eagle67
(2006-11-30) | Hey twisted, Copy, Paste! | jianqing
(2009-10-19) | 7/10? |
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