@EternalDarkness Ah you caught me on that ! I wasn't sure about the date, this is why the post is plain "Erco Ercoupe". Thanks for the observation . Do you think i should add the venturi tubes ? All the instruments are mechanic.
I'm not sure about trim tabs. I have noticed upon a brief inquiry that later versions have split elevator, but I think full span one looks much better. Your choice though. Also, I notice you date yours to 1945, making full span elevator a more realistic option, as split elevator is a 1948 modification.
@EternalDarkness Thanks for watching the video. It's a classic aircraft but because airclubs in Europe don't have Ercoupes, it's a difficult theme. You are correct for the adjusting spring in the elevator, it was one of the safe features of the plane, however in later versions the full-span panel was replaced by a split elevator. http://www.maam.org/aircraft/images/erc_13.jpg
I am not sure when that happened, i believe it was after 415C model. Perhaps between 1945 and 1948. The subject is more debatable because after 80 years, some owners changed the original elevator with the more maneuverable split panel. Also the new ones had an asymmetrical trim tab on the right side. Today you may find an amazing variety of modified Ercoups, some have full modern GPS cockpits with electronic instruments and some still have the original venturi tubes.
Even now after all that research i am not 100% sure if both sides of the panel had trim tabs. Do you have any info or have you ever looked in person the trim tabs ?
The elevator on Ercoupe is a single full-span panel that almost touches the fuselage when deflected. You can adjust min and max input to keep pitch up authority while reducing pitch down authority and pitch down deflection. Other than that, looks great.
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Pressing play literally just broke my audio drivers lol not sure how that happened. :/
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@EternalDarkness Ah you caught me on that ! I wasn't sure about the date, this is why the post is plain "Erco Ercoupe". Thanks for the observation . Do you think i should add the venturi tubes ? All the instruments are mechanic.
I'm not sure about trim tabs. I have noticed upon a brief inquiry that later versions have split elevator, but I think full span one looks much better. Your choice though. Also, I notice you date yours to 1945, making full span elevator a more realistic option, as split elevator is a 1948 modification.
@EternalDarkness Thanks for watching the video. It's a classic aircraft but because airclubs in Europe don't have Ercoupes, it's a difficult theme. You are correct for the adjusting spring in the elevator, it was one of the safe features of the plane, however in later versions the full-span panel was replaced by a split elevator. http://www.maam.org/aircraft/images/erc_13.jpg
I am not sure when that happened, i believe it was after 415C model. Perhaps between 1945 and 1948. The subject is more debatable because after 80 years, some owners changed the original elevator with the more maneuverable split panel. Also the new ones had an asymmetrical trim tab on the right side. Today you may find an amazing variety of modified Ercoups, some have full modern GPS cockpits with electronic instruments and some still have the original venturi tubes.
Even now after all that research i am not 100% sure if both sides of the panel had trim tabs. Do you have any info or have you ever looked in person the trim tabs ?
The elevator on Ercoupe is a single full-span panel that almost touches the fuselage when deflected. You can adjust min and max input to keep pitch up authority while reducing pitch down authority and pitch down deflection. Other than that, looks great.
@toxicgamer88 thanks toxic :-)
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