Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 the new Ercoupe 415C from BRSIMDESIGNS
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- Опубліковано 8 кві 2022
- A quick look at the BRSIMDESIGNS Ercoupe 415C . Here the description from BRSIMDESIGNS . A simple well detailed and modelled aircraft , it's not aerobatic and you'll not be burning around the sky with your hair on fire . It is fun for GA and sight seeing which is what it's meant for . Hope you like the video , if your interested i got this of the simMarket website .
The ERCO Ercoupe is an American low-wing monoplane aircraft that was originally manufactured by the Engineering and Research Corporation (ERCO) shortly before World War II. Several other manufacturers continued its production after the war. It was designed to be the safest fixed-wing aircraft that aerospace engineering could provide at the time.
The Ercoupe was the first aircraft certified as "unable to spin" by the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA).
This addon is based on the Ercoupe 415C manufactured after WWII which had a 75HP Continental C75 engine.
Features:
6 Liveries
8K full PBR textures
High quality 3d modelling and animations
Flight model with limited stall and spin characteristics
All switches, lever and knobs operable (except circuit breakers)
4 panel colors (Blue, Black, Red and Yellow)
Optional and subtle panel vibrations
Subtle tail and aileron vibrations
Radio and Transponder
Rotating beacon lights
Optional landing gear fairing and cockpit cover
Static Elements (chocks, tie down, etc)
Options Tablet to control the airplane custom options
Save state system for the airplane custom options
Documentation and checklist (including MSFS checklist)
Hold the starter switch in the far right "Start" position until the engine catches, don't just "bump it like a car.
Ah, I was using the wrong search parameter. I was looking under "Air"-coope. LOL Thanks for sharing this.
Easy mistake to make lol .
@@zeberdee1972 Well, I still didn't find it in the in-sim market, so I had to check SimMarket for it. Found it, and am installing it now. ;)
@@ThomasGrillo have fun flying it :-)
@@zeberdee1972 Well, would be more "fun" if it were accurate. LOL
@@ThomasGrillo well just think of the journey you took searching for it as an adventure lol . Now you can have even more adventures in your new airplane .
Looks to be a handful with a crosswind huh?
Yep i did struggle with that crosswind . A few times i dropped a wing on that runway and could easily have scrapped the wing tips on that tarmac !!!!
FSrealistic is pure ASMR, nice job 😊
I also wonder what's the real procedure for cross-wind landing with this aircraft, due to the combined rudder/roll control ?
Thank you for your comment 🙂 , as for the crosswind landing that's a good point . It's going to be pretty hard to do with out rudder pedals and this plane certainly has no rudder pedals . Ill try and find out and if i do ill let you know .
@@zeberdee1972 Thanks
@@adr1uno638 No Thank you 😀
I think you demonstrated the correct cross wind procedure to be honest, but I'll have to do some research.
Since there is no independent rudder, I bet the correct procedure isnt much more than compensating with aileron best you can, then going wings level shortly before touchdown, and allowing it to crab even down to the tarmac.
Crabbing to the tarmac isnt normally done on smaller aircraft because they typically arent built for it, but large airliners do that all the time. Their landing gear are built for high lateral loads. I'd be willing to bet the Ercoupe's landing gear is built for lateral loads given the poor rudder control scheme.
The only thing to be critical of is the bouncing, but from what I've read, porpoising is a problem in this plane because the nose wheel is so high, its hard to flare properly for landing. That's a problem even without crosswind (though a crosswind may make you land a little faster, which doesnt help).
In theory, the ercoupe is actually great at crosswind landings. It has a maximum demonstrated cross wind landing of over 20 knots. My guess is, the small cylindrical fuselage, and fork tail drastically reduce the lateral drag area of the plane compared to many others, like cubs or cessnas. Meanwhile, the fork tail still provides the same rudder authority as a larger single rudder.
... But of course, you cant really use that authority except in coordinating turns. But, there is a mod IRL you can do which uncouples the rudder from the aileron linkage, and adds rudder pedals. I bet with that mod installed, its way easier to do cross winds.
While stationed in Alaska I had the privilege of learning to fly utilizing an Ercoupe. Though the Cessna 150 was the predominant training aircraft. The Ercoupe had/has so many advanced design features built into it that a pilot trained on a traditional aircraft breaks out in cold sweats and nearly reaches cognitive overload. A few examples. The aircraft will not stall, therefore not spin. This is achieved by imitating the up elevator travel below the point at which the aircrafts wing would reach the critical angle of attack. Full span ailerons allow for full roll control through the entire speed envelope. The trailing link landing gear is the trick to crosswind landing. Aside from being very sturdy, they provide plenty of support during fast or so called hard landings. When properly serviced an Ercoupe has a negative angle of incidence at rest. Meaning, you can land the airplane at any speed. Once the nose wheel is down on the runway you can relieve control pressures and the aircraft will not lift off again. As for crosswind landings, it is simple, but confusing at the same time. Since the rudders themselves, for the most part, only move toward the outside not left and right like a standard aircraft rudder, they provide just enough yaw moment to keep the aircraft in coordinated flight. So, when landing in a crosswind you crab the aircraft in the direction of the wind all the way to touchdown, let the main wheels touch and the aircraft will center itself. Terrifying to most, perplexing to others. But man, this airplane, despite the design being 83 years old now, still retains safety features still not utilized in most aircraft design. The cockpit is open and roomy, roomier than a Cessna for sure, it is a literal convertible with the side windows down. It burns maybe 6 gph at full throttle, 4 at cruise. I couldn't possibly list all of its wonderful attributes albeit they are boring to most pilots.
Here are a few links to some things you might find interesting if you want to learn about this airplane and its designer that may really surprise you. The first is another UA-cam video about the history of the Ercoupe called "Fearless Flying, The Ercoupe Story: ua-cam.com/video/DPxsh6fnSoU/v-deo.html. Another company makes Ercoupe components and has a lot of NOS (New Old Stock) parts). They also have the original flight manual reprint available. If memory serves it's like 4 pages. The company is called Univair based out of Colorado, they are a two time type certificate holder for this aircraft. Flight manual link: www.univair.com/ercoupe/view-all/cfm-ercoupe-415c-flight-manual/, though I am sure an internet search may net a free, correct flight manual.
If you have any other questions let me know. Aside from being an Ercoupe pilot I am also an A&P and have restored a couple.
Tony
Never use FSRealistic with first review of a plane, now we don't hear what sounds come from the plane and what's from FSRealistic. But thanks 4 being 1st for this plane :-) does it steer with yoke or rudders while taxiing?
Good point , i will turn it off next time . I didn't think about that , thanks for pointing that out .
It steers with rudder but for some reason as you have noticed the yoke turns . Im no pilot so don't know if this is right , but i would think it's a mistake and hopefully will be rectified .
@@zeberdee1972 It should steer with the yoke. This plane is an odd one IRL that why I asked. ua-cam.com/video/afl1VIvOwMM/v-deo.html
@@zeberdee1972 this plane steer with yoke, no rudder pedals on real plane
@@davidmatusek197 Thanks for clearing that up , so are there no rudder or is it incorporated in with the yoke ? . Its certainly a different way of doing things .
Interesting to see. Looks like the flight model needs a little work, maybe. Here's some videos of the real thing: ua-cam.com/video/shx5LMi2TRQ/v-deo.html
The cowling shaking movement in flight is a little off-putting. I'd get that looked at soon as possible! And as someone else said, landing in a crosswind is super easy without the rudder pedals. Just crab into it, and stay crabbed all the way to the ground. I did notice you didn't keep the nose up very much when landing, landing too hard on the nose wheel will cause engine mount/firewall/fuse damage.
Reversed pitch prop LOL.
Almost a good flight model. Flies too fast and climbs too fast
Thank you for the comment 👍 , now that I didn't know . Have you flown this aircraft in real life ? , that would be pretty cool . I have not seen one of these aircraft ever .
I saw one in alaska once, among a ton of other interesting aircraft.
I've been looking up videos for this model because I'm currently trying to buy one from somebody, and itd be nice to get some sim practice for it. The one I'm trying to get has the 75 horsepower engine.
Even the 85 hp version, 85 hp is pretty anemic compared to most modern aircraft. And I'm trying to fly 75 hp version in colorado, where it's hot and high altitude at ground level, so I'm expecting some really crap climb rate.
I'm going to go look at it tomorrow.