Thread: Ercoupes... ?
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Old August 23rd 06, 01:32 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Don Tuite
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Default Ercoupes... ?

On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 19:46:37 -0400, "Kyle Boatright"
wrote:


"Don Tuite" wrote in message
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On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:02:29 -0500, "Jim Macklin"
wrote:

The elevator is restricted and can't raise the angle of
attack to the stall. Stall-proof is correct.

Dive. Yank back the yoke. No stall?
Always wondered about that.

Don


You can cause a stall using the technique you mention. But, you'll never
accidentally stall one just puttering around. I understand that if you know
what you're doing and are dumb/brave enough to try, you can even barrel roll
one.

But what's it like? Fall out of the sky? Tendency to spin? Just
release backpressure to recover? How much altitiude loss?

In all these years, somebody must have tried it and reported.

Don