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Avionics:
All Brand-New Avionics:
IC-A200
VHF Transceiver
Garmin
296 GPS
Garmin
320A Transponder with Encoder
PCD
7100 Intercom with Entertainment System |
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Equipment & Features:
Auto Gas STC
Electric Start
Tricycle Landing Gear
Full Electrical System No Rudder Pedals
Cleveland Brakes Spin-On Oil Filter Good Glass
Hangared All A.D.'s Complied No Corrosion All
Logs I checked the NTSB and FAA databases and found No Damage
History |
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Exterior:
9+ Overall White with Blue and Red Trim in Excellent
Condition. New Bubble Windshield. Metal Fuselage with Fabric Wings. |
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Interior:
9+ Interior in Excellent Condition. |
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Comments:
The Light Sport License pilot has some choices, they can buy an
older taildragger with prop-starting, find a qualifying Ercoupe in "whatever"
condition, spending $100,000 or so for a new sport plane, or buy a
fully-restored Ercoupe like this. Call me now to discuss.
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.
Click
here to learn more about Ercoupes.
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