1946 Ercoupe 415C For Sale

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1946 Ercoupe 415C $27,900 Financing / Calculate Payment Insurance / Ferry Pilot Location: Upper Midwest USA

Total Time:
1972 hrs.
Engine: Continental
75 hp C-75-12
817 hrs. SMOH 192 hrs. STOH
Prop: New McCauley in 2004
Next Annual:
December, 2008

Photos: Exterior1 Exterior2 Exterior3 Exterior4 Panel Interior

QUALIFIES FOR THE SPORT LICENSE!
Final determination of eligibility of the aircraft
is the responsibility of the buyer.

Avionics:
• King KX 170B Nav Com • New Garmen GTX 320A Transponder with Encoder (2005) • New ELT (2004)

When the Ercoupe was introduced in 1946, the company claimed you could learn to fly in a single day.

Equipment & Features:
•LSA Eligible with a gross weight 1260 lbs, never converted • Metalized Wings • Full Electrical System • No Rudder Pedals • New Univair Panel(2005) • New Cleveland Brakes (2005) New Slick mags (2006) • New Vertical Card Compass (2005) • Replaced Control-System Bushings and Bearings (2007) • Compressions: 75 / 75 / 75 / 75 • Good Glass • Hangared • All A.D.'s Complied • No Corrosion • All Logs

• Also included, but not installed: - Large baggage area kit from Skyport with STC - New Front and Rear window plexiglass from Univair

Exterior:
Polished Aluminum in Good Condtion.

Interior:
Standard Ercoupe Interior in Good Condition.

Comments:
What a find for the LSA pilot!

This plane is in excellent condition, and was flown from Iowa to Alaska in 2006 by the previous owner without any issues.

The Light Sport License pilot has some choices, they can buy an older taildragger, find a qualifying Ercoupe in "whatever" condition, spending $100,000 or so for a new sport plane, or buy a ready-to-go 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.

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Updated December 26, 2007. For more information, call us at 763-389-9399.
Specifications are based upon owner's representations and subject to buyer's verification. Aircraft are subject to prior sale or removal from market. Registration numbers on photos may be altered or removed to protect the privacy of the owner, and to ensure that buyers will work with us to complete the purchase.