ERCO Ercoupe
If you know me (which none of you do), you know I love the ERCO Ercoupe. It's a charming plane. It was the first plane ever sold in a department store, the first spin-proof plane, and the first plane with the yaw control built into the steering wheel.
This is my second model of the Ercoupe. This one is much bigger than the other one. It was much more difficult than it should have been, though. It has a weird bug where it rolls to the left or sometimes right really violently when climbing, like someone punched the top of the wing really hard. No one has been able to get rid of it, so I gave up and finished it. And here it is.
Flight controls are fairly normal. Be very careful when climbing, because it can go almost vertical, which is bad. VTOL down almost all the way to feather the props to go forward. Put them almost all the way up for brakes when landing. Be sure to center it and throttle down when you stop.
Have fun!
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 60.4ft (18.4m)
- Length 44.0ft (13.4m)
- Height 12.3ft (3.8m)
- Empty Weight 8,566lbs (3,885kg)
- Loaded Weight 15,340lbs (6,958kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.878
- Wing Loading 21.0lbs/ft2 (102.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 729.2ft2 (67.7m2)
- Drag Points 4943
Parts
- Number of Parts 169
- Control Surfaces 8
- Performance Cost 455
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16.2k LordofLegoAnd this @OminousGloom9.2 years ago
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16.2k LordofLego@swat132 Saturn V rocket9.2 years ago
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37.7k Decrepit@LordofLego oh9.2 years ago
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16.2k LordofLego@nickasaurusrex South Dakota?9.2 years ago
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37.7k Decrepit@LordofLego SD?9.2 years ago
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16.2k LordofLego@jheffernan It happens to you, too?9.2 years ago
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16.2k LordofLego@nickasaurusrex SD9.2 years ago
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37.7k DecrepitI'm from Texas. Try see ya later9.2 years ago
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37.7k Decrepit@LordofLego lol where do u live though?9.2 years ago
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16.2k LordofLego@nickasaurusrex Wouldn't that be weird though?9.2 years ago
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37.9k AeroEngineeringI know you like the ERCO Ercoupe9.2 years ago
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37.7k Decrepitjk9.2 years ago
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37.7k DecrepitWHat? YoUr Mi NEIghBor!9.2 years ago
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16.2k LordofLego@swat132 How about a Cessna 172?9.2 years ago
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16.2k LordofLego@swat132 You should upload it. Paint it in a different color scheme so people don't get upset.9.2 years ago
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16.2k LordofLego@swat132 I painted it and made a few last adjustments... I couldn't make AG stop punching the wing, though. I somehow lessened the effect by painting it and adding stripes.9.2 years ago