| Warranty | N/A |
|---|---|
| Year | 1946 |
| Total Time | 1765 Hours |
| Engine Time | 267 SMOH |
| Prop Time | 245 SNEW |
Airframe: Complete logs:
Yes Hangered: Yes
Damage History: Yes, hard landing in 1970 aircraft fully repaired see log entries for repairs
Inspection Status:
Annual Inspection: Last Annual Inspection completed July 2024 Transponder Inspection: 91.413/Transponder Inspection: Last completed August 2024.
Weight and Balance:
Max Gross: 1260 Aircraft Empty Weight: 836 The Useful Load: 424
Comments:
A well maintained and cared for 1946 Ercoupe 415-C. 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.
