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Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
Erco 415 Ercoupe(freeware) released 17may12
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full
Developer
Yeah, I've added some parasite drag to the float version now. Found out yesterday that the "Seacoupe" crashed on its maiden flight so was never certified.
I'm holding off releasing the package until I finish this variant...
View attachment 65277
That is going to be really neat. Will my N3191H repaint work on these different variations?
rdaniell
SOH-CM-2013
The first shows the cockpit with only the white light on before engine start. The second shows the engine running with the white overhead light off.
Full modeled a red cockpit lamp mounted above and aft of the seat. This gives plenty of light to the instruments while maintaining good night vision.
OK, it's time to do a little "Night Couping."
RD
rdaniell
SOH-CM-2013
...engine installed in Scrappy II. On the test flight, the chase pilot called and wanted to know what happened to my gear. I told him that they fell off when I lifted off from the runway....LOL... Fortunately for me I was just teasing him. Full is also going to be releasing an Ercoupe with retracts. Well, if you've been following this thread, you already knew that. But, did you know it was going to have a 160 hp engine? I didn't.
As Full stated above in his latest post, and as can be seen from the screen shots the paint schemes can be used on any of the models.
RD
RED LIGHTS....Night vision....Like mine in the Flt. 1 Dreamfleet Archer PA-28-181...would like to see it in most planes!.....[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Red light is used in cockpits for night flying because it is the least detrimental to the pilot's night vision. You have noticed that it takes a period of accommodation for your eye to see well in the dark after leaving a lighted room. That accommodation is easier after being exposed to red light.
There are two problems with the red light in the cockpit. First the human eye is less sensitive to red light than to any other color of the spectrum. Second, the pilot cannot see red print (which is sometimes used on navigation charts) under the red light. To solve this second problem the cockpits often have a small, narrow-beamed white light that is used sparingly. Often the pilot closes one eye when using the white light to preserve the night adaptation of that eye.
The human eye sees green the best. So the important information (like numbers on instruments) are generally green (or sometimes yellowish green) in color.
Maintaining good vision inside and outside the cockpit... even at night... is important to a pilot.
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full
Developer
full
Developer
Here are the finished Ercoupe packages (I think), I will also be uploading the files to the library here tomorrow.
Happy Couping !
http://www.classicwings.net/freeplanes/Ercoupe/Ercoupe.exe (2048 Textures)
http://www.classicwings.net/freeplanes/Ercoupe/ErcoupeLite.exe (1024 Textures)
Bruce Thompson
Charter Member
.Regards
Bruce.
Roger
Senior Administrator
Dave see post #90
