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About a month ago with some great help
I rebuilt the coupes main shocks and added the 7/16 inch spacer, below
is a good reason to do this.
FAA accdent report text.
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD BEEN ON A LOCAL,
PERSONAL FLIGHT. HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED ON THE NORTHEAST RUNWAY.
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER HE HAD MADE A SMOOTH TWO-POINT LANDING, A GUST OF
WIND PICKED UP THE AIRPLANE AND DROPPED IT HARD ON THE RUNWAY. AN FAA INSPECTOR
REPORTED THAT THE PILOT STATED TO HIM THAT HE LANDED HARD, BOUNCED, AND HIT
AGAIN ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE CLOSEST WEATHER REPORTING FACILITY WAS 10 MILES EAST
AND REPORTED THE WINDS AS 290 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS, WHICH RESULTED IN A 13-KNOT
CROSSWIND.
A properly rigged Ercoupe should not do this.
The Ercoupe is by design able to safely land at criuse speed and NOT
baloon.
Before "raising the tail" My coupe would try to fly
at 60mph, now I have been 100 mph with no attempt to lift off.
Also while landing in a 20-25 knot cross wind I have had the laging
wing rais quite a bit on landing. I have tried it since the rebuild
and the wing did not lift. Rebuilding was not hard and was done of
under $200.00 I would recommend it for all "Tail Draging" coupes.
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