I've heard people say the Cherokee has an interconnection between the ailerons and rudder with a spring or bungee system, but I've never seen any evidence in any of the ones I've flown or in a POH for any of the variants. Seems like an urban legend.
The Piper Tri-Pacer had a bungee interconnect between ailerons and rudder; its successor the Cherokee did not.I've heard people say the Cherokee has an interconnection between the ailerons and rudder with a spring or bungee system, but I've never seen any evidence in any of the ones I've flown or in a POH for any of the variants. Seems like an urban legend.
Several types have spring/bungee interconnect. The Tri-Pacer is one (though not its two-seat Colt derivative); another is the V-tail Bonanza. I remember taxiing my K35 and the ailerons would respond when making a sharp turn on the ground. 1969 and later Cessna 210s also have them. Cessna aerodynamicist and test pilot Bill Thompson explained the reason:The only spamcan I know of that does have rudder/aileron connection is the Ercoupe. How one safely lands with interconnected rudder and ailerons in a strong crosswind has always baffled me. Or forward slips.
I've always loved the spring loaded PA28-151.. the plane feels like it flies tighter and even more on rails. Aerodynamically they're different tooThere was a topic regarding a PA28-151 and it mentioned it had “spring loaded ailerons”. What is the purpose of that?
The system is sprung. It's not rigidly connected like the Ercoupe's. You can still slip the airplane.The only spamcan I know of that does have rudder/aileron connection is the Ercoupe. How one safely lands with interconnected rudder and ailerons in a strong crosswind has always baffled me. Or forward slips.