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Avionics: I-Com
200 com, KT-400 transponder and a panel mounted intercom system. |
If you are interested in
Ercoupes, watch this informative video: |
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Equipment &
Features: This is a corrosion-free Rocky
Mountain Ercoupe with a clean spar and all the desired inspection
plates. The engine has been boroscoped and is rust free. A canopy
cover is included. The aircraft is hangered and gives the appearance
of always being so. The control system is the original without
rudder pedals. |
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Exterior: Overall
polished aluminum, including the wings. The metal on this original
airplane is amazingly straight and unmolested. With a high polish,
this Ercoupe could win prizes at flyins. |
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Interior:
Older interior done in medium blue and plaid. |
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Comments: These
airplanes are over seventy years old and corrossion is becoming a
problem. This airplane offers freedom from that concern and one of
the straightest airframes that a mechanic, who has extensive Ercoupe
experience, said he'd ever seen.
The Ercoupe (E and R
coming from the company's name: Engineering and Research
Corporation) was one of the most unusual-and controversial-light
airplanes ever built. It was designed by Fred E. Weick, one of
aviation's foremost engineers, who decided to solve with one bold
stroke the biggest single cause of aviation fatalities: the stall,
followed by spin, at altitudes too low to permit recovery. The
Ercoupe was designed to be stall-proof and spin-proof.
The
Ercoupe was noticeably faster than its contemporaries and quite
comfortable and easy to fly. One nice touch was that the cockpit
canopy could be opened in flight, producing much the same sensation
as driving a convertible with the top down. It was a nice looking,
aluminum fuselage with cloth wings, and it was true that it would
neither stall nor spin. The major thrust of the sales effort was "anyone
can fly," and cases without end were cited in which pilots who
had never had a previous lesson soloed in three hours, or two, or
even one. As some owners began to metalize the wings, the factory
did produce some later models with metal wings.
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here to learn more about Ercoupes.
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Financing /
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Updated March 14, 2020 |
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Weaver Aircraft Sales. Specifications are based upon owner's
representations, and subject to buyer's verification. Aircraft are
subject to prior sale or removal from market. |
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