Jim asked:
> Excure my ignorance but what is a split elevator? Jim, Have a look at this photo of the Sebring crash. http://edburkhead.com/Ercoupe/sebring_ercoupe_crash.htm When you look at the elevator, you can see that the center of the elevator has a cutout. The cutout allows most of the slipstream to pass without affecting the trim of the plane whether the power is idle or full. In a normal elevator of an Ercoupe 415-D or earlier, the trailing edge of the elevator is straight all the way across. Ed
