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[Ken from PG]

Haven't seen one of these in a long time.

[Peashooter]

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one spotted at Oshkosh last year...

[GRNDP51]

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There was one at minter painted weird. There was purple checker-board some red some pink and some some otther things.

[AirDOGGe]

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I've never seen one in person, only in photos.

Must feel weird flying without rudder pedals...

[Lockheed Bob]

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Isn't it an Ercoupe & was suppose to be spinless. They were flying postwar WW2. Santa Paula,CA airport use to have some flying around.

[ShermB]

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Nice little plane. I took quite a bit of my primary in one. My instructer was a former Navy carrier pilot, who also flew the Berlin Airlift, and swore at it each time we wer in it. "%&%#(&^ underpowered SOB" Good training for x-wind landings, though
Betty

[Sky Critter]

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Ercoupe which later became Forney then Aircoupe. Mooney picked up the certificate in the late 60's early 70's but changed it to the single tail cadet. The early model Ercoupes prior to the D model meet the Light Sport Aircraft rule and are getting bought up fairly fast (and driving the price up considerably).

Here's a good site for these:

http://www.ercoupe.org/

[rc38pilot]

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These were avertised as a spin proof airplane at one time ,several are based at the Nut Tree airport.There was also a very similiar plane called the Alon....That was the purple checkered one at shaftner,he is out of davis ca.


Jim A (blue thunder crew)

[uhhuh35]

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Ercoupe which later became Forney then Aircoupe. Mooney picked up the certificate in the late 60's early 70's but changed it to the single tail cadet. The early model Ercoupes prior to the D model meet the Light Sport Aircraft rule and are getting bought up fairly fast (and driving the price up considerably).
Here's a good site for these:
http://www.ercoupe.org/

I saw a Forney last summer at Gettysburg airport. I didn't even know they existed!

[Sky Critter]

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These were avertised as a spin proof airplane at one time ,several are based at the Nut Tree airport.There was also a very similiar plane called the Alon....That was the purple checkered one at shaftner,he is out of davis ca.


Jim A (blue thunder crew)

Yes Jim, the Aircoupe was manufactured by Alon. The type certificate has been passed along over the years and it now resides with a company that makes parts for most all of the models.

I once read, somewhere, that you can put these planes into a standard rate turn by sticking your arm out the window (below 100 IAS).

Most of the early models were delivered from the factory without rudder pedals but many have been retrofitted for pedals through an available STC.

[AirDOGGe]

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Lotta info at the following sites, inmcluding this tid-bit...

"The first Ercoupe, serial no. 1, was owned by George Brinckerhoff and flown at College Park Airport, and now belongs to the National Air and Space Museum"



ERCO Ercoupe (Wikipedia link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ERCO_Ercoupe

Ercoupe Owners Club

http://www.ercoupe.org/

[Skyracer]

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AKA:

Erpcup

Scaircoupe

Others

[t-dub]

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Errorcoupe