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Stick and Rudder's 'Safety plane'
Ernest Christley misfired the following: I'm about halfway through this book. It is quite an eye opener. The author's explanations seem so insightful, cogent and complete. However, there's this one blemish. Printed in 1944, the author makes the claim that the rudder will disappear in just a few years, as it is only there to cover the designer's mistakes. He also goes into detail about designing an airplane that won't stall by using mechanical stops to limit the angle of attack, and one that eliminates the need for rudder pedals by tying the rudder to the stick so that the turn to bank automatically produces the correct rudder action. I began reading this book specifically because it got so much praise in so many post in this group. Obviously, there are a lot of others here who believe the author has a lot of flying wisdom to share. Yet, all the airplanes I've seen have rudders and rudder pedals. Furthermore, they all allow you to pull the airplane back into a stall. Why? If the ideas expressed in the book are so simple and effective, why aren't they used? I asked this because all of the author's other explanations seem so insightful, cogent and complete. I feel I now have a deeper understanding of several phases of flight. But his complete misfire on this rudder thing has me stumped. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Complete misfire....? Yoo Hoo, Ernest... You are the one who is "misfiring" on every count. ;o) You have precisely described the ubiquitous ERCOUPE. http://ercoupe.com/couphist.htm Barnyard BOb - RV3 driver and Ercoupe aficionado |
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